NIMC orders closure of enrolment centres in Lagos, Katsina, 3 others
NIMC boss, Aliyu Abubakar The National Identity Management Commission has ordered the immediate shutdown of enrolment centres in Lagos, Katsina, Ekiti, Ogun and Anambra states as part of preventive measures against…
FG orders shutdown of 3 international airports
President Buhari The Federal Government has ordered the shutdown of three international airports in the country to curb the spread of coronavirus. The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation…
WHO plans to declare DRC Ebola free says there’s still risk of re-emergence
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has been over a month since last Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case was recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Dr Tedros…
Coronavirus can persist in the air for hours, on surfaces for days – Study
The highly contagious novel coronavirus that has exploded into a global pandemic can remain viable and infectious in droplets in the air for hours and on surfaces up to days,…
Air Canada to lay off over 5,000 employees due to coronavirus pandemic – Union
Air Canada will temporarily lay off more than 5,100 employees as it attempts to check the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the union representing the Canadian airline’s flight attendants said…
FG orders closure of all tertiary institutions, secondary, primary schools
The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered immediate closure of tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools nationwide following the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country and as part of measures…
Lagos explosion: LASEMA recovers yet another body from rubble
Four days after, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu says yet another body has been recovered from the rubble of the explosion that rocked the…
Abule-Ado explosion: LASG relocate 100 displaced persons to relief camp
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has said that 100 of the 468 people displaced from their homes after the Abule- Ado explosion are now in the relief camp,…
Coronavirus: Africa should wake up – WHO warns
Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded its first COVID-19 death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the World Health Organisation urged the continent to “prepare for the worst”. “Africa…
COVID-19: FG repositions economy to mitigate global effect of coronavirus
President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has directed a repositioning of the economy, starting with a review of 2020 budget to reflect realities in oil sector, and prioritizing health…