COVID-19

Nigeria House of Representatives has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) Ahmed Idris. Chairman, Committee on Public Account (PAC), Wole Oke (PDP – Osun) issued the threat on Monday.…
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The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has hinted that schools may reopen in the country after the ban on interstate movement has been lifted. The minister stated this during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on…
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Coronavirus patients without symptoms aren’t driving the spread of the virus, World Health Organization officials said Monday, casting doubt on concerns by some researchers that the disease could be difficult to contain due to asymptomatic…
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Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has tested positive for COVID-19 John Okiyi Kalu, commissioner of information in the state, announced the case in a statement on Monday. He said the governor had gone into isolation before his…
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It has been revealed that the Federal Government of Nigeria chartered a special flight between Abuja and Dhaka on Sunday to collect a small dose of the Bangladesh-produced anti-viral drug remdesivir in an effort to treat one of its…
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The Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, on Saturday laid the foundation for the construction of a 200-bed Emergency and Infectious Disease Hospital in Kaita, Katsina State.…
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Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has met with religious leaders in a bid to work out modalities to reopen worship centres. Represented by the Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, Fayemi emphasized that his administration would…
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared that as from June 19 mosques will reopen, while churches can reopen as from June 21. The governor also said that churches and mosques in the state should not accommodate more than 40…
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Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Mr. Baba Tela, has tested positive for COVID-19. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) had carried out tests on him after exhibiting noticeable symptoms of the disease. According to a statement…
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Germany’s federal government and mainstream media are engaged in damage control after a report that challenges the established Corona narrative leaked from the interior ministry. Some of the report key passages are: - The…
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