Tag: Coronavirus
22 new cases take coronavirus figures to 276 in Nigeria
Nigeria has recorded 22 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Wednesday night.
The agency said...
15 Chinese doctors arrive Nigeria to join coronavirus fight
15 medical doctors from China have arrived the country to assist the government tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
The news of their arrival in Nigeria was...
Deyemi Okanlawon turns hairstylist on lockdown
Nollywood actor, Deyemi Okanlawon, has joked that he has become a hairstylist while on lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic.
The Gidi Up star shared a...
I’m not the cure for coronavirus, Uriel Oputa tells fan
Ex-Big Brother Naija housemate, Uriel Oputa, has told a fan that she is not the cure for the coronavirus.
The 33-year-old shared a conversation between...
Coronavirus: FG slashes 2020 budget
The Federal Government has cut down costs in its budget for 2020 as the country begins to feel the effect of the coronavirus pandemic...
Coronavirus not for the rich or poor – Okowa
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has confirmed the state’s index case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), saying it is not a death sentence.
The Nigeria...
Court remands 10 passengers of Caverton Helicopters caught flying in Rivers...
A Port Harcourt Chief Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of 10 passengers who flew into the Air Force Base in Port Harcourt on...
Briton, 66, dies of coronavirus in Lagos
A Briton has died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos, the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said.
Abayomi announced the death on Twitter...
Coronavirus: Apostle Suleman defends Oyakhilome
President of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has urged the critics of the founder and president of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as...
Okonjo-Iweala lauds Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, for donating $1bn to coronavirus...
Former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has hailed the chief executive of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, for donating $1 billion of equity in his company,...