Private sector pools N19.4bn to fight Covid-19
The Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has so far realised N19.4 billion to help fight COVID-19 pandemic. The update of the contribution was made known in a document…
Covid-19: Africa records 284 deaths; Nigeria has 4 deaths, 210 cases
Data from the Africa Centre for Disease Control (AfricaCDC) shows that there are 7,028 COVID-19 cases, 284 deaths, and 561 recoveries in Africa. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…
Gov Emmanuel locks down Akwa Ibom, insists 5 suspected cases not showing symptoms
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has announced the complete ban on movement of people in the state for a period of 14 days. Emmanuel said during a state-wide broadcast…
Covid-19: Stop the debate, accept the result; NCDC boss tells Akwa Ibom Govt
The Director General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has countered the claim of  Akwa Ibom State Government denying the existence of five cases of…
Civilian killed, soldier injured over covid-19 lockdown in Delta; Govt orders probe
An unknown soldier has killed a 28-year-old man identified as Joseph Pessu in Warri Delta State as the covid-19 lockdown enters day two in the state. The unidentified soldier allegedly…
Covid-19: Quarantine violators to be jailed 7 years
Russia’s Lower House of Parliament gave its final approval on Tuesday to legislation to send Covid-19 quarantine violators to prison for up to seven years. According to the legislature, if…
Covid-19: Thailand gives citizens free 10GB mobile data to boost stay-at-home
Thailand will give the public free mobile data as companies initiate work-from-home policies and schools use remote learning amid the coronavirus outbreak, an official said on Tuesday as operators considered…
New returnees ship in Covid-19; Nigeria now has 135 cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has updated the national case definition for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), outbreak in the country. As at 11.15 a.m. on March 31, there are…
Covid-19: Nigeria now has 111 cases, Lagos still leads with 68
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday night confirmed 14 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria, with nine reported in Lagos State and five in…
COVID-19: Konga assures on deliveries of essentials to last mile
Konga, Nigeria’s foremost composite e-commerce giant, has once again assured Nigerians of its utmost commitment to ensuring that essential deliveries reach them, irrespective of their locations, especially as the country…