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The former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, has explained why him and his close aides which to under the COVID-19 pandemic test. The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, whose sample and those of his close aides taken by officials of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, …

The Oyo state government have announced their intention to return the 1,800 bags of rice donated to the state by the Federal Government as palliative for COVID-19, saying that the rice had been infested by weevils. The state government took delivery of the three trailer loads of rice through the …

Governors across various states of the federation have resolved to Implement new strategies to curb community transmission of the novel Coronavirus pandemic. In a collective decision reached in a teleconference meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) held on Wednesday, the governors agreed to ban movement between states for two …

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has releases post COVID-19 guidelines to Nigerians, saying that the lockdown will soon be a thing of the past. The General Overseer who advised Nigerians and Africans to suspend trips abroad after the coronavirus lockdown has …

86 New cases of COVID-19 has been recorded in Nigeria, taking the entire number to 626 confirmed cases. These figures were release on the verified Twitter handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The death toll recorded in Nigeria has also risen to 21 as of 11:50 pm on …

Presidency has confirmed the death of the chief of staff to president Muhammadu Buhri, Mallam Abba Kyari. The Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina, who confirmed this in a press statement, said the deceased died on Friday, April 17, 2020. “The Presidency regrets to announce the …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has roll out criteria that qualifies one to undergo the Covid-19 test. NCDC, in a releases titled “who can be tested” gave out three criteria that qualifies one for the test. The Nigeria public health institute that is mandated to respond to infectious …

With the help of local materials, a Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun state, Nigeria, has recorded a major breakthrough in the manufacturing of ventilators. Speaking with Newsmen, the rector of the institution, Olusegun Aluko, said it took the team dedicated seven days to record success in the manufacturing of the most …

First Bank Of Nigeria Holdings PLC, has indicates interest to do away with 65% of their equity in FBN Insurance Limited to their partner, Sanlam Emerging Market. Sanlam have an existing equity of 35% with FBN Insurance before these new discussions. FBN who made the ongoing discussion to sell the …

Coronavirus has claimed the life of a 56-year-old Nigerian who recently returned from the US in Lagos. The Lagos state commissioner for health, Akin Abayomi, discloses this today (Tuesday) to Newsmen in Lagos. He said “the male patient, who died on Monday, recently returned to the country from the United …