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The Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC),Dr. Chukwe Ihekweazu who has been on a national tour to acess the level of preparedness in various state in a bid to combat the coronavirus pandemic in the country was in Kano State to meet the Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. Governor Ganduje who spoke to the Director – General of the NCDC, …

On the 8th of April, 2020, a team of 15 Chinese medical professionals arrived Nigeria with medical equipment worth $1.5m are expected to complete their mandatory 14-day isolation today. The arrival of the Chinese medical team was not fully accepted by most citizen and medical practitioners in the country as they asked questions like: Who are these Chinese doctors? What …

Lagos State which is recorded as the second most populated State in Nigeria according to 2006 census, just recorded 59 new confirmed cases for the Coronavirus after showing signs of slowing the curve in just a day. As at 11:10 pm 20th April, there was a total of 38 confirmed cases by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) with …

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Plateau State has reportedly caught fire. CBN confirmed the incident in a Tweet on Tuesday. “Minor fire outbreak at the Jos branch of Central bank of Nigeria, promptly contained today, April 21, 2020,” the apex bank tweeted. This adds to the series of fire outbreaks that have hit key government offices in the country …

President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aid, Bashir Ahmaad has called out Zlatan Ibile for seemingly making a joke of an update by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on COVID-19 cases in the country. The NCDC had taken to its Twitter page on Sunday night to announce that 86 new cases of the novel disease had been confirmed in the …

The former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Abimbola Osuolale Richard Akinjide is dead.In a time when the country faces a global pandemic, the death of an Icon, Father, Mentor and a Visionary comes as a great loss to the Nation and family of the deceased. It was reported that Abimbola, 88-year-old died in Ibadan, Oyo State, …

The first index of the Coronavirus was on 27th February, 2020 after it was recorded that an Italian who was positive without signs as at 27th, came to the country on a business trip. Its 54 days now and the cases being recorded in Nigeria keeps increasing. As at 20th April, 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) released …

The Coronnavirus lockdown has not only affected some set of Nigerians, but it has affected every body as Nigerian Movie Star, Director, Producer and Father of 6, Yul Edochie laments as fans keeps sending him account number on his official Twitter handle to ask for money. Yul Edochie who is the son of Nigerian movie legend, Pete Edochie is known …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has just released the 2019 provisional admission list of successful candidates on the official website of the board. The board disclosed this in its weekly bulletin made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. According to the statement published on their website the board said, “For ease of …

In other to curb the spread of the Coronavirus, strict measures are needed in various states across Nigeria. The Kwara State Government has introduced a mobile court to prosecute those who violate the sit-at-home order. The sit-at-home order is meant to curtail the possible spread of the Coronavirus as Kwara State has recorded a total of 9 confirmed cases according …