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Thousands of schools reopened throughout France on Tuesday as the government eases its coronavirus lockdown rules despite some fears of a second waves of infections. According to official figures there were 348 new COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, bringing the national total to 26,991. Primary and nursery schools reopened however, with teachers wearing face masks and […]

Another major international airline has gone bust in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Colombian airline Avianca (AVH) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US Southern District of New York on Sunday, blaming its collapse on the “unforeseeable impact of the Covid-19 pandemic,” according to a company statement. Avianca, which was founded in 1919, claims to be the […]

Nigeria has recorded 242 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total infections to 4,641. In a tweet late Monday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 88 new cases in Lagos, 64 in Kano, 49 in Katsina and 13 in Kaduna. According to the health agency, Ogun state had nine cases, Gombe […]

The Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has offered all its 425 health facilities across the country as isolation centres for COVID-19. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), who disclosed this at the presidential task force briefing on Monday said state governments can now take advantage of the facilities. The Nigeria […]

A former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has registered his intention to shift from active political activities to focus on humanitarian services. He made the revelation during the inauguration of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) state executive council on Sunday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The former president said his decision to move away from the party’s activities […]

The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, said his administration cannot be accused of any wrongdoing for demolishing two hotels in the state. Mr Wike, in a state-wide broadcast on Sunday, said his action was backed by the law. “We acted against the hotelier because, apart from using the facility to jeopardise the lives of our citizens in violation […]

The Lagos State Government has shut two facilities in Badagry West LCDA of the state for contravening new guidelines issued by the government to operators of hotels, clubs, and other entertainment outfits in the state. The facilities include Maggi Hotel, and Tambari Theatre Art (Night Club). This was disclosed by the state government in a […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 248 new COVID-19 cases. The agency made the announcement on Sunday night via its Twitter handle. A total of 4,399 cases have now been recorded in 34 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). Seventeen deaths were also recorded in the last 24 hours. NCDC said, […]

Coronavirus infections are rising in Germany, official data shows, just days after the country eased its lockdown restrictions. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the reproduction rate – the estimated number of people a confirmed patient infects – is now above 1. This means the number of infections is now rising in the country. […]

Boris Johnson called on people across the UK on Sunday to return to work if they cannot do so from home, as the Prime Minister laid out his vision for gradually restarting the economy. The government’s previous stance was that people should only go to work “if they must,” Johnson said. “We now need to stress that […]

The Rivers State Government has demolished two hotels in the state allegedly for violating the lockdown order in the state. Governor Nyesom Wike personally supervised the demolition of the structures in company with some government officials on Sunday. The affected hotels are Prodest Hotel in Alode and Etemeteh Hotel in Onne – both in Eleme […]

Nigerians on coronavirus infection watch list now have to wait for a week or more to get their results, Daily Trust investigation has shown. Many people who are anxious to know their status have to endure days of uncertainty and trauma, Daily Trust correspondents from across the states report. States without testing centres also face […]

Ghana has the highest number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in West Africa. Ghana recorded 251 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the national total to 4,263. This makes the country the worst hit in the West African region ahead of Nigeria, which has 4,151 cases On Friday, Ghana had announced 921 confirmed cases, its highest […]

Benin on Saturday was conducting mass coronavirus testing of teachers ahead of the reopening of schools as part of a plan to loosen measures against the pandemic. The West African nation of 11 million is set to end six weeks of travel restrictions to key cities and allow some students back to classrooms from Monday. […]

The Senate has said that it is already planning a comprehensive legislative intervention that will ensure that workers in the private sector do not suffer job losses as a result of the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. The upper chamber, however, promised to unfold its agenda after a robust engagement with the Minister of […]

Nigerians spent N4.598 trillion on food consumed outside the home, the National Bureau of Statistics has revealed. This is the highest share of expenditure on food and on general food and non-food expenditure in the country for the year 2019. Most of the nation’s expenditure came in from Lagos, Oyo, Delta, Rivers, and Kano states […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, says his administration may be forced to review the ease of lockdown if residents continue to  ignore public health guidelines. President Muhammadu Buhari had eased the five-week lockdown he imposed on Lagos, Ogun and Abuja to check the spread of COVID-19. But there have been complaints of non-adherence to […]