Coronavirus

COVID-19: 160 stranded Nigerians depart U.S. for Abuja

The first batch of Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus…

Nigeria records highest COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control on Saturday reported 11 deaths from the coronavirus…

Kaduna records two new COVID-19 deaths, two positive cases

The Kaduna State government on Saturday recorded two COVID-19 related deaths. The Governor, Nasir…

Curfew: Suspected hoodlums attack policemen in Edo, kill one officer

Suspected hoodlums on Friday attacked policemen attached to Auchi Division in Edo and killed…

Ekiti to establish own Coronavirus laboratory

The Ekiti State Government said on Friday that it has concluded arrangements to open…

This is no longer reporting, it’s harassment, Man City star Walker blasts English press

Manchester City defender Kyle Walker says he feels “harassed” by a section of the…

COVID-19 deaths in Africa may hit 190,000

The novel coronavirus could kill between 83,000 and 190,000 people in Africa in the…

COVID-19: NCDC officials refuse tests in Kogi, flee to Abuja

An official of the National Centre for Disease Control , who was ordered by…

Bauchi records 19 new COVID-19 cases, total now 102

Following the confirmation of 19 new coronavirus cases in Bauchi, the toll in the…

COVID-19: Kano discharges Health Commissioner, 15 others

The Kano state government has discharged 16 more COVID-19 patients, including the state commissioner…

JUST IN: Yobe Director dies in isolation centre

A Director in the Yobe State Civil Service (name withheld) has died in one…

No human guinea pigs, minister tells ‘trado-medics’ asking for COVID-19 patients to cure

Hopes by traditional practitioners that they may soon be allowed to use some of…

Boy, 10, on the run after contracting COVID-19 in Oyo; cases in state now 52

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has confirmed that one of the state's fleeing…

Niger arrest truck loaded with 40 passengers, travelling from Kano to Lagos

The Niger State Government says it intercepted a truck travelling from Kano to Lagos…

18 nurses test positive for COVID-19 in Kano

No fewer than 18 nurses have tested positive for coronavirus in Kano, the Chairman,…