Tag: COVID-19
ActionAid Donates Hand Sanitizers to NTA
ActionAid Nigeria has donated hand sanitizers to the Nigerian Television Authority to protect journalists from contracting COVID-19. Communications coordinator, ActionAid Nigeria, Lola Ayanda who presented ... Read More
COVID-19: Gombe discharges 350, records 19 deaths
Gombe State Task Force on COVID-19 says 350 persons infected with Coronavirus have been treated and discharged, while 19 deaths were recorded. The Chairman of ... Read More
COVID-19: Adamawa records 84 cases, 6 deaths – Official
The Adamawa government says it has recorded 84 COVID-19 cases and six deaths from March till date. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Abdullahi Isah, ... Read More
COVID-19: CSOs call for community testing in Enugu
Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Enugu have appealed to the state government to start community testing for COVID-19 in the state. The CSOs made ... Read More
Drug Addicts, Substance Users Susceptible to COVID-19 Infection, Expert Says
A Mental and Behavioural Medicine Specialist, Dr Kola Okunade, on Saturday said drug addicts and substance users were more susceptible to COVID-19 and other deadly ... Read More
FG Sets Regulations, Performance Simulation Flight Ahead of Reopening of Airports
Ahead of the reopening of the aviation sector in Nigeria, Minister of Aviation, Sen Hadi Sirika and other members of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) ... Read More
COVID-19: NITDA Cautious Against Fake Websites Pledging FG’s Lockdown Funds
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned Nigerians using the cyber space to beware of fake websites leveraging COVID-19 pandemic to defraud unsuspecting ... Read More
Oscar Award Moved to April Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
The 2021 Oscars ceremony was moved to April from February on Monday due to the havoc caused in the movie industry by the coronavirus pandemic. ... Read More
Many Families Will Resort to Child Labour Over COVID-19 Pandemic- UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says many families will resort to child labour as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally. Mr ... Read More
Buhari Receives Economic Sustainability Plan
President Muhammadu Buhari has received the report of the Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) with a pledge that the Federal Government will continue to implement measures ... Read More
COVID-19: Bauchi Deputy Governor Tests Negative of Coronavirus
Mr Baba Tela, Deputy Governor of Bauchi State who tested positive to Coronavous about a week ago has tested negative for the virus and discharged. ... Read More
60 Percent of Kano Deaths Linked to COVID-19 – Minister
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Monday said that 60 per cent of recent deaths recorded in Kano State had been linked to ... Read More
PTF on COVID-19 Brief President Buhari as Ease of Lockdown Ends
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID–19 where today at the State House, Abuja to brief President Muhammadu Buhari. The President received members of the ... Read More
COVID-19 Won’t Truncate Nigeria’s Electoral Process – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday said COVID-19 pandemic would not truncate Nigeria’s democracy and electoral process. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this in ... Read More
Brazil Now has More Coronavirus Deaths Than Spain
Brazil has now suffered more deaths from the novel coronavirus than Spain, according to new statistics released by Johns Hopkins University in the U.S. The ... Read More
Make Sanitary Pads Part of COVID-19 Relief Packages- Group
A group, Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN), has called for the inclusion of sanitary pads and other menstrual hygiene materials in all COVID-19 relief ... Read More
Menstrual Hygiene Day: Stakeholders Want Misconceptions, Myths Removed
Stakeholders on Thursday called for collective actions toward ending the misconceptions about menstruation by women in the country. The stakeholders spoken an Nigeria joins the ... Read More
COVID-19: Nigeria has 112 Treatment, Isolation Centres, 5,324 Beds — Minister
Nigeria has a total of 112 treatment and isolation centres with 5,324 beds as part of the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minster ... Read More
PTF Chair, Boss Mustapha Calls for Researches into COVID-19 Pandemic
Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, has urged researchers and scientists to investigate and do studies on COVID-19, just as the ... Read More
Children’s Day: Lawmaker Urges Parents to Put to Rest Children’s Fear From COVID-19
Mr Gbolahan Yishawu, member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has urged parents and guardians to allay fears of their children from the ravaging ... Read More