Tag: Covid-19
El-Rufai orders closure of Kaduna schools
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has ordered the closure of schools in the state by Wednesday.
A statement from the government on Tuesday said the...
FRSC boss Oyeyemi charges commanding officers to intensify COVID-19 awareness campaigns
Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps Boboye Oyeyemi has tasked commanding officers to brace up and be more proactive and ensure immediate deployment of...
El-Rufai isolates again as family members contract coronavirus
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai says he has gone into isolation after his family members and senior government officials around him tested positive for...
William Shakespeare gets COVID-19 vaccine
An 81-year-old man from Warwickshire named after the famous poet, writer and playwright William Shakespeare has become the second person to get a Covid-19...
US embassy praises Nigerian Onyema Ogbuagbu who helped develop COVID-19 vaccine
The US embassy in Nigeria on Monday celebrated a Nigerian-born researcher Onyema Ogbuagbu for his role in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Ogbuagbu is...
Femi Kuti resumes performance at Afrika Shrine after COVID-19 break
Afrobeat singer Femi Anikulapo-Kuti on Friday announced the resumption of performances at the New Afrika Shrine in Lagos after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) break.
In...
China bars Nigerians, others from entering country
Chinese authorities have placed a temporary embargo on entry into China by Nigerians and other nationals in Nigeria holding valid Chinese visas or residence...
FG arraigns two for ‘duping’ German state of €2.3m COVID-19 funds
The Federal Government has arraigned Babatunde Adesanya and Akinpelu Abass at a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly defrauding the German state of...
Boss Mustapha to deliver Realnews 8th anniversary lecture Nov 19
Secretary to the Government of the Federation and chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Boss Mustapha will deliver the eighth anniversary lecture...
Sanwo-Olu orders full reopening of markets
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the full reopening of markets in the state.
This was made known on Tuesday by the Commissioner for...