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Osun: Missing Ivory Coast returnee found, back in Isolation Centre
The State Government of Osun says it has found the only person who reportedly absconded from the Isolation centre in...
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COVID-19: CBN, Dangote, UBA, FirstBank, Access Bank, Fidelity, Ecobank’s contributions hit N19.4bn; NCDC confirms two deaths in Lagos, Edo; Joshua vs Pulev heavyweight title fight postponed; South Africa to conduct mass community testing; Americans to wear non-medical masks; Ekiti confirms second case; Ogun Police appeal to residents to stay at home; Catholic Church donates to Enugu Govt
The Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has so far realised N19.4 billion to help fight COVID-19 pandemic. The...
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Global COVID-19 infections hit one million, Italy remains worst hit; 10 fresh cases in Nigeria; Emmanuel locks down Akwa Ibom for 14 days
cases have hit the one million mark, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The reported cases has grown...
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Africa: COVID-19 cases climb to 6,213, death toll reaches 221; Oyetola signs Osun emergency regulations law; Lagos mosque sealed for flouting ban on religious gathering; Buhari meets Kyari, Finance Minister; IGP cautions police personnel against human rights abuse; Curfew in Mecca, Medina; PDP Reps call for decentralised action; Nurses protest in Enugu
The death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent has reached 221 as confirmed positive cases surpassed...
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WHO: COVID-19 straining health systems worldwide
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released guidelines to help countries maintain essential health services during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....
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COVID-19: Diagnostic Centre in UCH now functional, says Makinde
The Diagnostic Centre at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has been certified by the National Centre for Disease Control...
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COVID-19 cases now 97; Niger governor, Garba Shehu test negative; Osun announces total lockdown; NUJ wants safety kits, palliatives for journalists; FRSC Corps Marshal directs commanders to enforce restrictions
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday night, confirmed eight new cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria....
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Coronavirus: Oyo Govt imposes curfew, bans inter-state travel; Enugu Govt confirms two cases
The Oyo State Government has announced a dusk to dawn curfew and banned gatherings of more than 10 persons as...
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NCDC confirms five fresh cases of COVID-19 in Abuja, Oyo; Davido’s wife Chioma tests positive
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Friday night, confirmed five new cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in...
Read moreDetailsMore than 500,000 infected with coronavirus globally, may reach 39,000 in Lagos if…; Wike leads taskforce to enforce ban on public gatherings
More than half a million people around the world have been infected with the new coronavirus, the World Health Organisation...
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Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus, says ‘in self-isolation, I will continue to lead government’s response as we fight this virus’
United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said on Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. “Over the...
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Coronavirus: U.S. now global epicentre with confirmed cases, SA tops chart in Africa
The United States (U.S.), on Thursday, became the global epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic with the highest number of infections,...
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U.S. blames China for endangering world with coronavirus
The United States (U.S.) Ambassador to the United Kingdom (U.K.) has said China had endangered the world by suppressing information...
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Covid-19: Patriots’ Club launches advocacy in support of FG to halt escalation
The Patriots' Club of Nigeria (PCN) has launched a three-key advocacy campaign in support of the Federal Government's measures to...
Read moreDetailsCOVID-19: Seven in self-isolation in Kogi; Clerk orders total shutdown of NASS Complex; Akeredolu, Fayemi, Ganduje, Ugwuanyi, Umahi announce measures to check spread; Niger Govt earmarks N100m to battle virus
The Kogi State Ministry of Health said that seven persons are now on a compulsory 14-day self-isolation in the state....
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Coronavirus: ‘Imported’ cases rise in China, South Korea
China, on Tuesday, reported 78 new cases of the new coronavirus as well as seven new deaths due to the...
Read moreDetailsWHO: Coronavirus ‘spreading faster’; Africa needs $100bn economic stimulus; PDP, APC close secretariats
Coronavirus is spreading ever faster, and there are now over 300,000 confirmed cases recorded worldwide, the World Health Organisation’s figures...
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Nigeria records first COVID-19 death as confirmed cases rise to 36
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has confirmed Nigeria’s first Coronavirus (COVID-19) death. Ehanire also said that confirmed cases...
Read moreDetailsCOVID-19 outbreak cases in Nigeria now 30
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak cases in Nigeria have increased to...
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Indians observe nationwide curfew to check coronavirus spread
More than a billion people remained indoors in India on Sunday during a one-day nationwide curfew aimed at controlling the...
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