COVID-19 Shutdown: Minister Issues Fresh Guidelines after Plane Carrying Supplies was Refused Landing at Lagos Airport
Matilda Omonaiye/ Following the initial refusal of air traffic control to grant landing permission to a DHL cargo aircraft at…
Minister Commits Suicide over Coronavirus in Germany
Agency Report/ Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over…
Polaris Bank Boosts Fight Against COVID-19 with 400 Specialised Beds, Accessories
Femi Ashekun/ Polaris Bank has given a boost to government efforts in the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19) by acquiring 400…
Buhari to Make Nationwide Broadcast
Pat Stevens/ President Muhammadu Buhari will broadcast to the nation this evening. The broadcast, scheduled for 7pm, will be on…
Video: FCTA Closes Christ Embassy Church for Defying COVID-19 Shutdown to Celebrate Wedding
Pat Stevens/ The enforcement unit of the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) yesterday sealed off a Christ Embassy Church at…
Nigerian Immigration Boss, UCH Chief Medical Director, Others Test Positive for COVID-19
Matilda Omonaiye/ Four top Nigerian officials revealed today that they tested positive to the novel Coronavirus spreading across the country.…
Video: NCDC Personnel Take Sample from a UK Returnee for COVID-19 Test
Femi Ashekun/ An online video has shown the moment officials of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) arrived at…
Breaking: Nigeria Records 8 New COVID-19 Infections as Total Cases Rise to 97
Ololade Adeyanju/ The total number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria rose to 97 today with Kaduna State recording its…
COVID-19: Ogun Shuts Interstate, International Borders
Rasaq AbdulKareem/ Starting from midnight on Sunday, Ogun, Nigeria’s gateway state will shut its borders for two weeks to curb…
Implications of Kyari’s Illness for Nigeria’s Weak but Over-centralised Federal Government
John Campbell/ Abba Kyari, President Muhammadu Buhari’s chief of staff, has tested positive for coronavirus following a trip to Germany…