Tag: coronavirus
COVID-19: We must leave no one behind says Pope
The novel coronavirus pandemic should lead us to look out for the vulnerable, the displaced and our seriously ill planet, Pope Francis said on...
COVID-19: Nestlé donates N32m worth of items
Nestlé Nigeria Plc. has donated food and beverages worth N32 million to Kaduna State Government to support the state’s palliative efforts occasioned by Coronavirus...
Spain reports sharp fall in newly confirmed COVID-19 cases
Spain on Monday reported a sharp fall in the number of new cases of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, in...
Coronavirus-hit Ruby Princess cruise ship finally leaves Australia
The cruise ship solely responsible for about 10 per cent of all coronavirus cases and more than a quarter of COVID-19-related deaths in Australia has...
CACOVID plans food relief package for 1.7million Nigerian households
The Private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has ordered for 250,000 supplies for tests and another 150,000 extraction kits to fast-track molecular testing for...
China rebuffs theory coronavirus originated in lab
China on Thursday denied suspicions reportedly raised by U.S. intelligence sources that the coronavirus might have originated in a medical laboratory rather than a...
Chart: 318 Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says active cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Nigeria is 238, while total infections number...
Lagos records COVID-19 death at Ayinke House, LASUTH
The Institute of Maternal and Child Health (Ayinke House), Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, has recorded a COVID-19 related death, the News...
COVID-19: Niger State imposes 24-hour curfew
Niger Government has announced a 24-hour curfew for the period of two weeks as part of measures to further prevent the spread of coronavirus...
5G mobile networks do not spread COVID-19 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that viruses cannot travel on radio waves or mobile networks, saying COVID-19 is a respiratory disease.
WHO through a...
Africa’s $12.4 Billion Safari Industry Devastated by the Coronavirus Pandemic
SafariBookings.com, an online marketplace for African safari tours, has conducted a second survey which involved 443 safari tour operators to ascertain the impact that the coronavirus...
NNPC halts payment of subsidies
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, says Nigeria would no longer pay subsidy on petrol with...
Coronavirus: Afghanistan to release 10, 000 prisoners
The Afghan authorities plan to release up to 10, 000 inmates within 10 days to prevent the spread of COVID-19, local media reported on...
COVID-19: Olympic Games postponed to 2021
Japan and the Olympics movement decided on Tuesday to delay this year’s Tokyo Games into 2021 as the coronavirus crisis obliterated the world’s last...
COVID-19: We’ll enforce social distance directive-FRSC
The Ogun Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday said it will enforce the regulation of social distance directive to further prevent...
Coronavirus: NSE extends filing of 2019 results by 60 days
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has granted a 60-day grace period to companies for the submission of Audited Financial Statements (AFS) due March 30,...
South Africa’s coronavirus cases reach 554, country braces for lockdown
South Africa on Tuesday confirmed number of coronavirus cases rose to 554 from 402 a day earlier, as businesses raced to make plans for...
