Mr C-Don Adinuba, Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Anambra, has urged the citizens of the state to shield themselves from the COVID-19 pandemic following its second wave in Nigeria. Adinuba made the call in an interview with the Newsmen…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has expressed concern over the increasing rate of COVID- 19 infections among healthcare workers in Lagos State, advising them to be more safety conscious. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Dr Adetunji…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has again tested negative for COVID-19 for the second time. According to a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Terver Akase, in Makurdi, the governor tested negative for COVID-19 on Dec.…
Residents of Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta have appealed to the Federal Government to extend deadline of registration for the National Identity Number (NIN) to enable all eligible Nigerians to be captured The residents who spoke with the Newsmen…
At least 20 doctors have been infected with COVID-19 at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), an official has said. Dr Badmus Habeeb, President of UITH chapter of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) said this in an interview with…
Dr Innocent Vakkai, the Taraba commissioner for Health, on Tuesday, denied local media reports that he embezzled the sum of N1.2 billion COVID-19 funds given to the state by the Federal Government to tackle the virus. Vakkai, who is also…
The Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State has shut Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) Health Centre, Aboru to curb the spread of coronavirus in the area. The council’s Chairman, Mr David Famuyiwa, had recently ordered the closure of…
The fast spread of COVID-19, the dangerous second wave has come with some reservations which call for utmost attention. On Monday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made touching revelations that the country is moving towards a critical state…
The elder brother to late Nollywood actress, Folakemi Aremu, (Orisabunmi) has dispelled the rumour going around that his father and his siblings died of COVID-19 complications. Tunde Onishola, son to late Kwara Falcons Basketball Club Technical Director, Steve Onishola, told…
The Bauchi state government says it would reopen its 4,816 schools on Jan. 18, for the 2020/2021 academic session, according to Aliyu Tilde, the state commissioner of education. “We would reopen the schools for first term, which was supposed to…
