Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has explained why road construction was suspended during the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 across the country. Speaking with Funmi Iyanda on a Public Eye interview on Friday, Mr Fashola…
Another 387 people catch coronavirus across Nigeria
Nigeria has recorded 387 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 9,302. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known Friday night on its verified Twitter handle. The agency…
Barcelona blasted for selling $20 face masks as fans accuse club of cashing in on COVID
Barcelona fans are being given the chance to recreate the look of their heroes by buying replicas of masks that the club’s squad and coaching staff are wearing to training – but fans say the products are capitalizing on COVID-19.…
Kogi rejects NCDC’s claim of recording two COVID-19 cases in the state
The Kogi State government has rejected the new data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) that two confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the state. The NCDC in its data released for Wednesday, May 27, said…
WARIF takes COVID-19, sexual violence awareness to rural communities
As the cases of the COVID-19 infection in Lagos State continue to rise daily with an increasing number of cases of violence against women and girls also being recorded, Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF), one of the nation’s foremost…
Man rejected by Lagos hospital over COVID-19 fear dies
A man, identified simply as Joel, has lost his life after he was allegedly refused treatment by the Isolo General Hospital in Lagos State over fear of being a COVID-19 patient. It was gathered that Joel slumped on Sunday while…
Nigeria’s coronavirus cases rise by 276
Nigeria has had an increase of 276 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours with 249 deaths and 2,385 patients discharged from the isolation centres across the country having been deemed well enough to go home. The Nigeria Centre for…
Premier League says two more people test positive for coronavirus
England’s Premier League on Saturday said that two more individuals from two different clubs have tested positive for coronavirus, just three weeks from a proposed restart of the season. In all, 996 players and club staff were tested over three…
21 members of a household test positive for COVID-19
Twenty-one members of a household in Jos North Local Government of Plateau State have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state, as of yesterday, to 76. In an interview with journalists, yesterday, Management…
*NDLEA dismantles first-ever hashish oil laboratory in Lagos (Nation) *Financial autonomy to legislature best Sallah gift – Obasa (Guardian)
NDLEA dismantles first-ever hashish oil laboratory in Lagos (Nation) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a clandestine laboratory for the production of hashish oil in Lagos. According to a statement by the Principal Staff Officer, Public Affairs…