President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Recall that President Buhari had last year suspended the former Acting Chairman of the anti-corruption agency, Ibrahim Magu over corruption allegations. The appointment of Bawa as the EFCC boss was contained in a statement issued […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday afternoon announced that 12 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the country. This is just as Lagos state government disclosed that one of the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the State, who is an American citizen has been evacuated to his country, the U.S. In […]
The senator who represented Kogi West constituency in the 8th National Assembly, Dino Melaye, has again released a new song titled ‘Corona’. The dramatic senator in the video said the pandemic virus, codenamed ‘coronavirus’ can not affect him. He said he is a child of God who is not afraid of coronavirus. While listing preventive […]
Lagos State Government on Monday discharged five coronavirus patients at Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba Mainland Hospital. This brings to eight the total number of discharged patients from the Centre. The patients who had been quarantined at the isolation center for weeks looked stable and unruffled. Although, the discharged patients preferred anonymity, they expressed joy and […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the message spreading on social media that Coronavirus (COVID-19) is airborne is incorrect. The WHO headquarters in Geneva explained this in its official twitter account @WHO. The agency said the virus that causes COVID-19 was mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs sneezes or speaks. “These […]
Covid 19/Dare Provides 57 Suites for Use at Abuja National Stadium Sports Minister, Mr. Sunday Dare has said that 57 executive Suites at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium will be made available for use by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development for treatment of Corona virus patients if the need arise. The Minister who […]
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Saturday tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). This was confirmed by the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan on Saturday evening via his Twitter handle. Aruwan, a former spokesperson to the governor said the sample was submitted earlier this week and the […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that he is self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19. “Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus,” he said on Twitter, posting a video message “I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference […]
The Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr. Tunde Ajayi, has disclosed that six of the patients at the Infectious Disease Hospital have recovered. Ajayi via his twitter handle, @thetundeajai, said the patients would be discharged soon. “Six of our #COVID19 inpatients have recovered and will be discharged soon. There is something […]
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) is “in self-isolation in accordance with NCDC protocols.” His media aide, Laolu Akande disclosed this via his Twitter handle Tuesday. Akande who tweeted a photo said, “VP Osinbajo yesterday at the office conducted his meetings via video conferencing, while observing social distancing. Today, he continues his work from the […]