The team of 15 Chinese medical professionals who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on April 8, 2020, with medical equipment worth about $1.5 million, is expected to complete the mandatory 14-day isolation period today. The team is expected to begin work tomorrow after the completion of the 14-day quarantine period. The invitation […]

The Bauchi State Government on Tuesday confirmed that another official of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has tested positive of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total of active cases in the state to three. The Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi. […]

The Defence Headquarters said troops of Operation Hadarin Daji on April 20, killed no fewer than 21 armed bandits in an encounter at Zurmi in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said four soldiers died during the […]

The husband of a 68-year-old woman who delivered twins in Nigeria has told the BBC it took 43 years and three unsuccessful IVF procedures before conceiving their babies. Noah Adenuga said their search for children had taken them to the UK and back to Nigeria and that their faith kept them going through the many […]

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF) yesterday apologised to Nigerians over the violation of social distancing rules during the funeral of the late Chief of Staff Abba Kyari. The Coordinator of the task force and Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency Dr. SaniAliyu tendered the apology at a press conference in […]

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Monday directed investigation to ascertain the cause of the records tens of “unusual” deaths in the state. No fewer than 40 corpses were reportedly buried since the declaration of the lockdown at Dandolo cemetery in Dala local government area of the metropolis, against the unusual three and at […]

Lagos State commissioner for health Akin Abayomi on Tuesday announced the death of two coronavirus patients. Abayomi stated that although Lagos had no fresh cases since April 20, there were still fatalities from the virus from those earlier infected. “No new case of #COVID19 was confirmed in Lagos on 20th April 2020,” Abayomi said. “However, […]

rtThe Federal Government yesterday extended the shutdown of airports nationwide by another two weeks. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this via his Twitter account, stated that the facilities would no longer open for commercial operations on April 23. Besides, the British Airways flight, BA9157, has evacuated 213 United Kingdom citizens from the […]

Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Centre for Change, has called on Federal Government to increase the number of isolation centres and testing sites in order to contain spread of COVID-19 pandemic as cases hit 627 Okei-Odumakin made the call in a statement in Lagos on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday insisted that there was no approved vaccine in Nigeria or any part of Africa for COVID-19 saying researches are still ongoing on the deadly viral disease. WHO Immunisation Team Lead, Dr Fiona Braka, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the efforts of the world body […]

The Kano State Government has closed down Tiamin Rice Mill along Zaria Road due to complaints of air pollution. The notice is contained in a circular issued by the state Ministry of Environment and addressed to the Managing Director of the rice mill. According to the circular, the pollution agravates the condition of Coronavirus patients […]

Several key Boko Haram Terrorists/ISWAP leaders have been killed in multiple air strikes conducted by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole at Durbada in Borno, the Defence Headquarters has said. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, added that structures belonging to the terrorists were […]