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In the midst of what is increasingly becoming a global coronavirus lockdown, governments’ operations and private businesses are being affected across the world as isolation and social distancing have become the order of the day. But it would seem Nigerians are leading in adopting technology to beat the situation which ordinarily would have grounded operations of governments and businesses. In ... Read More »

… Plans to increase capacity for testing weekly Federal government has said it will be reaching more than 11 million Nigerians with palliatives to cushion the harsh effects of the measures set to fight back outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. Also, the government has said it will continue to increase capacity to test for cases of the Novel ... Read More »

Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde has tested positive for COVID-19. He disclosed this in a series of tweets on Monday. Read More »

 Fellow Nigerians,  From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures in the event the disease hits Nigeria.  The whole instruments of government are now mobilized to confront what has now become both a health emergency and an economic ... Read More »

Kaduna state Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The governor in a live broadcast said he submitted a sample for the Covid-19 test and the  result came in positive, adding that he has being in isolation according to Doctors order. According to El-Rufai “I submitted a sample for the Covid-19 test and the  result came in ... Read More »

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday received briefing from the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on the latest developments over the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister, who was at the official residence of the president, updated him on the pandemic and other health issues in the country. NAN observed ... Read More »

..More govt officials, aides expected to go into isolation The Boris Johnson-led assault on the coronavirus pandemic in Britain took a twist on Friday after the prime minister and Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that they had tested positive for the virus. Their announcements came on a day the coronavirus death toll in the country jumped by 181 to 759 ... Read More »

All the remaining senators refused to either shake hands or engage them in discussions. The usual camaraderie was absent as many senators wanted a snappy session. Findings at press time revealed that most of the senators opted for COVID-19 test only in private hospitals because they feared that their health status might leak from government clinics. All of them are ... Read More »

Nigeria’s disease control centre on Friday night confirmed 11 cases of cornavirus in the country. 11 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 8 in Lagos, 2 in Enugu & 1 in Edo State As at 11:55pm 27th March, there are 81 confirmed cases of  #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 3 have been discharged with 1 death. Read More »

Airlines suspend local flights Cases now 51 Following the positive COVID-19 result for Chief of Staff to the President Mallam Abba Kyari and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, some of the governors who had contact with them have gone into self-isolation. No fewer than eight ministers have also been tested to determine their status. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who self-isolated ... Read More »