‘Lagos deserves better than Okada,’ Govt crushes 2,228 impounded motorcycles (Channels) The Lagos State government has insisted that there is no going back on its decision to rid six local government areas and nine local council development areas of commercial…
Nigeria records one more death from coronavirus
The Federal Government on Monday said a second person has died from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, made the announcement during a press briefing in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. The first to die from…
Nigeria records 10 new cases of coronavirus
Nigeria has recorded another 10 positive cases of coronavirus, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire said on Saturday. “Nigeria has recorded 10 new cases of #COVID19 in Lagos and FCT,” Ehanire said in a tweet. “That is a total of…
Nigeria records five new coronavirus cases
The Federal Ministry of Health has announced five new cases of coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to eight. All the five new cases had a travel history to the United Kingdom and the United States,…
Another Nigerian tests positive for coronavirus
A Nigerian, who returned from the United Kingdom last Friday, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, Lagos State Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. “She is clinically stable and is being treated at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Lagos,” Nigeria’s…
FG to ban use of tobacco in Nigeria (ThisDay)
Following the high mortality rate of tobacco users in the country, the federal government said yesterday it had concluded plans to ban tobacco use in Nigeria. The decision, it said, was part of the implementation of the Tobacco Control Act…