Tag: Covid-19
COVID-19: Kwara receives N100m from World Bank
Kwara state government said it has received N100 million World Bank grant to strengthen its management of the…
Sniffing dogs to detect COVID-19 at Dubai airport
Coronavirus-sniffing dogs capable of detecting the infection with 92 percent accuracy have been recruited to vet travellers arriving…
COVID-19: World Bank approves $114.28m for Nigeria
The World Bank has approved $114.28 million financing to help Nigeria prevent, detect and respond to the threat…
COVID-19: Lagos govt announces resumption for JSS 3 students
The Lagos State Government has directed Junior Secondary School (JSS) 3 students who are registered for National Examination…
Lagos conducts 66,000 COVID-19 sample tests
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi said 66,431 COVID-19 sample tests had been carried out since…
COVID-19: Popular entertainment news, E! cancelled after 29 years on air
After 29 years of captivating moments on air, the long-running entertainment news show popularly known as E! News…
‘Hydroxychloroquine’ Doctor Stella Immanuel speaks again
U.S.-based Nigerian-trained Cameroonian doctor, Stella Immanuel, the woman who took the world by storm last month when she…
Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy protection, warns it is running out of money
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic could run out of cash next month if creditors do not approve a…
Nigeria records 354 new cases of COVID-19, total infections now 45,244
Nigeria on Thursday night recorded 354 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the…
COVID-19: FG approves gradual reopening of international flights
The Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19 has approved gradual reopening of international flights and train services across…
COVID-19: Gambian president declares state of emergency
President Adama Barrow of Gambia has declared a state of emergency and introduced nationwide night curfew for 21…
Couple of 35 years die of COVID-19 days apart
A man and his wife have died of complications from coronavirus after 35 years of marriage. Keith and…