In the face of huge global demand, the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has donated 20 ventilators to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. The Agency’s Director General, Dr. Bashir
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has declared that African airlines have lost $4.4 billion in revenue to Coronavirus as of March 11, 2020. Multiple flights have been cancelled or temporarily suspended across Africa as
New cases of the novel coronavirus that emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late December are being reported daily around the world. More than 46,000 people have died from COVID-19, as the
A six-week-old infant has died of complications relating to COVID-19, the governor of the US state of Connecticut said Wednesday, in one of the youngest recorded deaths from the virus. Governor Ned Lamont tweeted that
UEFA has suspended all Champions League and Europa League matches have been suspended “until further notice” because of the coronavirus pandemic. ALLIANZ STADIUM, TURIN, ITALY – 2019/04/15: The logo of UEFA Champions League is pictured
Japan has begun clinical trials to test the effectiveness of the anti-flu drug Avigan in treating patients with coronavirus, according to latest report. Following promising result in China, Japan commenced the trials for the drug
Argentine star, Paulo Dybala, has opened up on living with coronavirus after the forward tested positive early March. Dybala became the third Juventus player to contract the virus after defender, Daniele Rugani and midfielder, Blaise
In an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Nasarawa State government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Karu Local Government Area of the state with effect from Thursday because of its proximity
The Ogun State Police Command has warned residents of the state against restricting the lockdown order of the government. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Kenneth Ebrimson, said the Command is ready to enforce
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero has called on residents to continue to observe all the necessary preventive measures and obey all instructions from health practitioners to prevent being infected by the Coronavirus.
Ondo State has closed its borders neighboring Ekiti, Edo, Osun, Kogi and Ogun states over the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure will be effective from 6.00 pm on Thursday, April 2. According to the state government,
The Federal Government has announced that all markets in states where a lockdown was imposed (Lagos, FCT and Ogun) will be allowed to open between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm daily. The National Co-ordinator of
As Nigeria continues to battle the spread of the COVID-19 disease, the Lagos State Commissioner for health, Akin Abayomi, has given a breakdown of the situation in the state. At a briefing on Tuesday, he
World heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, has revealed that he has “lost close ones” to coronavirus. Joshua disclosed this via a clip on his YouTube channel on Wednesday. “Wherever you are in the world I’m just
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has disowned persons who are allegedly going round the state collating names and details of would-be beneficiaries of his promised economic relief package. Obaseki in a statement by his