Senator Ben Bruce loses wife to cancer
Lady Evelyn Murray-Bruce, wife of Senator Ben Murray-Bruce is dead. She died Friday morning of cancer in a US hospital. She has battled the illness for a long time, according…
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…
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,…
Covid-19: Konga sets up N10m fund, free delivery for customers
Konga, Nigeria’s foremost e-commerce giant, has announced a N10m intervention package to cushion the effects of the dreaded coronavirus (Covid-19) on its teeming customers. The fund, which will be disbursed…
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…
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…
LASG confirms four new cases of COVID-19
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has confirmed four new cases of the COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos. This brings…
NCDC working with Whatsapp to scale up information dissemination
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says it is working with WhatsApp to scale up capacity to keep Nigerians informed on COVID19. The NCDC made the announcement on…
Coronavirus: UK experiencing food shortage, over 2,600 infected
With over 2,600 infected and 104 deaths as of Thursday, the United Kingdom is said to now be experiencing food shortage as a result of coronavirus Pandemic. In a…