NCDC confirms 8 new COVID-19 fatalities, total deaths now 200
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says the number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria has reached 200. This was disclosed in a series of tweets on…
Virtual FEC meetings not run on deprecated operating system – GBB
The Galaxy Backbone (GBB), has debunked rumours of holding virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC), meeting on a platform running a deprecated operating system thereby presenting potential security issues. The virtual…
Why I signed Executive Order reducing Telecoms companies’ RoW charges – Imo Gov.
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has said that the signing of an Executive Order to reduce the the RoW charges for telecoms companies was a manifestation of the government’s…
Eight Medical Doctors test positive for COVID-19 in Zamfara
The Zamfara State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association has confirmed that eight of its members have tested positive for COVID-19. The association’s vice-chairman in the state, Mannir Bature in…
Nursing mothers, children among 292 stranded evacuees from S/Arabia
The Federal Government has received 292 stranded Nigerians from Saudi Arabia, with a large number of them nursing mothers and children. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed…
Chinese experts still in Nigeria assisting in building, equipping isolation centres – MinisterÂ
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on Tuesday said the 15 Chinese experts who came into Nigeria to support the fight against COVID-19Â are still in…
Facebook to launch new shopping feature across apps
Facebook Inc is launching Facebook Shops, a service that will allow small businesses to display and sell their products on the social network’s platforms, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg…
Africa close to being certified polio free – WHO
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Director for Africa, says African Region is on the verge of being certified free of the wild polio virus. Moeti disclosed this…
Trump threatens to permanently freeze WHO funding, reconsider U.S. membership
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) if it did not commit to improvements within 30 days, and to reconsider…
COVID-19: Nigeria tests over 35,000 samples as infections surpass 6,000
Nigeria has so far tested 35,345 COVID-19 samples as 216 new infections have been confirmed. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced this in a series of tweets…