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 – Minister
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-19 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…
COVID-19: Taraba govt directs reopening of worship centres, says we no longer have an active case
Gov. Ishiaku Haruna Taraba State government says it has successfully treated and discharged all COVID-19 patients in the State. This was announcement by the state deputy governor, Haruna Manu…
Konga Partners UKAid-funded firm to boost farming in Nigeria
Foremost composite e-commerce giant, Konga has partnered with UKAid-funded Frontier Technology Livestreaming to deploy the power of e-commerce in reaching rural farmers across Nigeria’s vast landscape. Indeed, the partnership will…
Three Dubai voluntary returnees test positive for COVID-19
Commissioner for Health, Lagos State, Akin Abayomi Three of the returnees recently evacuated from Dubai have tested positive for COVID-19. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Health in…