Players from every team in the NBA are being expected to provide blood samples as part of a major study into the novel coronavirus – with the doctor behind the scheme telling them to “do something right for their communities”.…
Makinde discloses company with 63 COVID-19 cases in Ibadan
Since Saturday night when the news of a company in Ibadan South West Local Government with 30 confirmed cases of COVID-19 broke out, Head, Oyo State COVID-19 task force, Governor Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, officially named iSON Xperiences as the…
Home Grown School Feeding Programme begins in Lagos on Thursday, May 21, 2020
…37,589 beneficiaries across the state will be impacted ….parents/guardians/caregivers of beneficiaries to collect Take-Home Rations … FG is providing funding while Lagos state implements The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development will commence the Home-Grown School…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases now 6,401 with 226 new infections
Nigeria has recorded 226 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, bringing the country’s total to 6,401. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Tuesday night, tweeting that 131 of the new cases are in Lagos, 25…
COVID-19: Inter confirm all playing and coaching staff returned negative tests
Inter have confirmed all medical tests carried out on its playing, coaching and management staff returned negative results. Serie A clubs are allowed to resume group training from Monday, having been permitted to return to team bases for individual sessions…
As Obiano leads Anambra to post-COVID-19 triumph – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
There ought to be life after the COVID-19 onslaught. Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano had been on a steady course of triumphs before the Coronavirus challenge which he attacked with relentless ardour. With his eyes on the ball, he has…
Nigeria’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases inch towards 6,000
With 176 new cases on Saturday night, Nigeria’s confirmed COVID-19 cases are now very close to the 6,000. The new grim total is now 5, 621 according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which tweeted the announcement. The…
Nigeria’s new coronavirus cases rise by 288
Nigeria Friday recorded 288 new COVID-19 cases across the country in 34 states and the FCT. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the confirmation of the new cases via tweet bringing the total to 5,445. NCDC said 179…
Post-COVID-19: What President Buhari is doing, and will do, by Presidency
The Presidency has listed the things it says President Muhammadu Buhari is doing both in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak and what he plans to do afterwards. The list is contained in a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser…
Dispute rages in Lagos over lockdown’s likely return
Will lockdown return to Lagos as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the nation’s commercial capital? This question is generating intense controversy in the social media as Lagosians participate in an online poll over whether the stay-at-home order, which President…
