The federal government said thursday that it was tracing at least 4,370 people of interest suspected of having contacts with or being in close proximity to persons whose COVID-19 status had been confirmed to be positive. The central government’s revelation preceded President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement last night that he had received briefings from appropriate agencies […]

National Association of Road Transport Owners  (NARTO) has urged drivers to withdraw services from Friday. Its National President, Alhaji Yusuf Lawal Othman,  said the directive became imperative as part of measures taken by  Federal Government  to manage the identified cases of COVID-19 and curtail its spread. The president also ordered drivers to stay away from […]

The Presidency on Wednesday said the State House, Abuja, is on a partial lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Mr Femi Adesina confirmed to State House Correspondents that President Muhammadu Buhari tested negative to COVID-19. The presidential spokesman said the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting was […]

Nigeria announced new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday night, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 51, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has disclosed. The NCDC via its twitter handle said, “On the 25th March 25, 2020, five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 was recorded in Nigeria. “Till date, 51 […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has pledged N50 million to a coronavirus relief fund for Nigerians. He announced this in a statement he issued wednesday. He said the donation was being made on his behalf by Priam Group to form part of the stimulus package the federal government should create for Nigerians. “I commend all […]

President of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has advised that private laboratories should be allowed to run COVID-19 tests alongside government centres. He said giving approval to qualified private laboratories would reduce the waiting period for suspected COVID-19 cases. He made this known in a statement to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday […]

COVID-19 has struck at the Presidential Villa in Abuja and in the Bauchi State Government House. Chief of Staff to the President Mallam Abba Kyari has tested positive to the virus, it was learnt yesterday. Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed also yesterday announced that he tested positive to the pandemic. President Muhammadu Buhari, who volunteered […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has suspended services requiring physical contacts in its offices and centres nationwide for two – week because of the spread of Covid-19. The board also suspended all services requiring biometric verification indefinitely. JAMB’s Head of Media and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin disclosed these in a statement on Tuesday in […]

WITH thickening uncertainties in the global market and a continued wave of industry spending cuts, oil majors are bracing for a $10 per barrel oil price. They have announced significant reductions to spending as prices crashed to $20. “No one can exactly be sure that production will be shut-in fast enough to not overwhelm our […]

Nigeria has recorded two new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 44. Announcing this Tuesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said one was from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), while the other came from Bauchi State. It said: “The cases have travel history to Germany […]