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President Muhammadu Buhari has declared curfew in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State. He said the restriction was to curb the community transmission of COVID-19 in the states where it is prevalent. Lagos has the highest number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Nigeria followed by Abuja. He said this during a nationwide broadcast on […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the movements of all passenger aircraft, both commercial and private jets in Nigeria. He announced the suspension during a nationwide broadcast on Sunday. “Movements of all passenger aircraft, both commercial and private jets, are hereby suspended. Special permits will be issued on a needs basis,” he said.     – […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will make a broadcast to the nation this evening at 7pm, the State House has said. “President Muhammadu Buhari will broadcast to the nation Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 7pm. “Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended basic hygiene tips as many nations lock down their communities to tackle the raging COVID-19. The tips were issued by WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Thursday in a video clip. “During this difficult time, it is important to continue looking after your physical and mental health, this will not only […]

Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo has emerged winner of Manchester United’s March’s Goal-of-the-Month award. The striker’s sparkling effort against LASK in the Europa League earned him the accolade. Ighalo scored twice in the match, but it was the first goal that landed him the award ahead of his teammates. Manchester United on its official website revealed Ighalo […]

The Presidency has distanced itself from a claim making the rounds that the federal government had plans to pay N30,000 to each Nigerian with a Bank Verification Number (BVN). The amount is purportedly meant to serve as part of palliatives to help Nigerians stay at home as government battles the coronavirus pandemic. The release was allegedly linked […]

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has tested positive for the coronavirus disease. He announced this in a video posted on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday evening. “Earlier this week, I submitted a sample for the COVID-19 test. The result came in this evening, and I regret to say that it is positive,” […]

There was pandemonium at the  Gbagada General Hospital, Lagos, on Thursday when four white men suspected to have coronavirus were brought to the emergency ward of the hospital for treatment. According to sources at the  hospital, the  men said to be Egyptians, were brought in a private vehicle around  midnight,  with one of them coughing […]

All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says Nigeria’s health care system cannot withstand a coronavirus pandemic on the scale of America and Europe. He, therefore, called on the government and the citizens to do everything to curb the spread of the virus in the country. Tinubu said this in a statement he wrote […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has donated his former residence at the presidential hilltop, Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, to be used as isolation centre for the coronavirus pandemic. Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo’s media aide, announced this in a statement on Friday. The facility, located off the Presidential Boulevard, Oke Sari, Abeokuta, has 32 rooms en suite, with […]

The United States Government has announced a 7 million dollars (about N2.6 billion) emergency health and humanitarian aid to Nigeria amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This is part of a 274 million dollars (N103 billion) assistance package to no fewer than 63 countries affected by the disease, according to a statement by the Department of […]

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed the possibility of his administration shutting down the state totally soon if the cases of people testing positive to Coronavirus, COVID-19 continue in the state. Sanwo-Olu also announced an economic stimulus package for the vulnerable and indigent in the state aimed at cushioning the effects of various stringent […]

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said the state may witness up to 39,000 cases of coronavirus. Abayomi at a briefing on Friday urged people to adhere to the social distancing advice of the state government to check the spread of the disease. He said, “Our mathematical modelling shows that the […]

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday announced the donation of N50m to fight Coronavirus across Southeast Nigeria. Kanu made the announcement in a broadcast via Radio Biafra. He said that part of the donation will be used to ensure some hospitals in the Southeast are equipped to fight COVID-19. […]

Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters and convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, has accused the federal government of planning to rearrest and infect him with coronavirus. Sowore who was the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 election was arrested and detained in August for planning a nationwide protest against the […]

As the novel coronavirus pandemic spreads across Nigeria, the House of Representatives has started taking delivery of the Toyota Camry 2020 model cars acquired for members as official cars, otherwise called utility vehicles, Punch has reliably learnt. Punch correspondent sighted some of the cars at different parking lots within the National Assembly Complex, on Thursday. The […]

The Federal Government said it is still on the trail of 4,370 people of interest over COVID-19 pandemic. It expressed regrets that most of the returnees from abroad submitted wrong addresses. It also said President Muhammadu Buhari is not coughing after testing negative to Coronavirus. It said the President is fit and fully in charge […]

The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed into law a bill empowering security agencies to arrest people who flout directives aimed at stopping the spread of Coronavirus pandemic in the state. Part of the bill recommended that those who flout the coronavirus lockdown directive be jailed for a month or fined N100,000. The Lagos […]