The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 23 new cases in five states, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 174. According to NCDC, out of the 23 cases, nine were confirmed in Lagos, 7 in Abuja, 5 in Akwa-Ibom, 1 each in Kaduna and…
The National Coordinator, Nigeria Sex Workers Association, Amaka Enemo, says sex workers in the country have been forced to suspend activities, especially in Lagos and Abuja due to the lock down caused by the coronavirus pandemic. According to PUNCH, Enemo said that although sex workers offer “essential services” they will…
The coronavirus continues to spread in Nigeria as it has recorded 12 new cases in three state, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 151. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), out of the 12 new confirmed cases, nine have been recorded in…
President Donald Trump warned Americans they would have a very tough two weeks coming in the fight against the coronavirus as he urged everyone to follow federal social distancing guidelines through the end of April. It was a stark message from a President who spent weeks downplaying the severity of…
The price of petrol has been reduced by the Federal Government from N125/litre to N123.5/litre on Tuesday night. Current petrol price indicates a reduction of N1.5 on every litre of petrol purchased nationwide. This is coming only weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari approved the reduction of the price from N145…
The coronavirus continues to spread in Nigeria as it has recorded four new cases bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 135. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), three of the new cases are in Osun state, while one is in Ogun state.…
Lagos State Government on Monday discharged five coronavirus patients who were admitted to and treated at the Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba Mainland Hospital. The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu took to Instagram to shared the news. The statement reads: “With so much joy and pleasure in my heart, I hereby…
President Muhammadu Buhari gave a live broadcast this evening, March 29, 2020 to address the nation on the steps the Federal Government plans to take to contain COVID-19 and also announcing the lock down of Abuja, Lagos and Ogun state. Below is his full speech: “Fellow Nigerians, From the first…
The coronavirus continues to spread in the country as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed five new cases. According to the NCDC, there are 3 confirmed cases in the Federal Capital Territory and 2 confirmed cases in Oyo State bringing the total number of confirmed cases to…
Former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has made a 50 million Naira ($135,000) donation towards the coronavirus pandemic. Reports from Africa News reveal that, the donation which has been tagged a relief fund was announced in a statement he issued on Wednesday. According to him, the donation is being made…
