Sokoto Govt Orders Closure Of All Inter-State Routes
Sokoto State government has ordered the closure of all inter-state routes into the state from midnight of Friday, 27th March 2020. The state governor Aminu Tambuwal made this announcement during…
French PM Warns ‘Difficult’ Days Ahead Over Coronavirus
Pigeons stand on a empty central square, close to Rennes’ city hall in Rennes, western France on March 21, 2020. A strict lockdown requiring most people in France to remain…
Military Destroys Terrorists’ Hideout In Borno
A file photo of a Nigerian air force airstrike The Nigerian military says it has destroyed some structures belonging to the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in air…
NDDC Set To Partner Stakeholders, Fight COVID-19 In Niger Delta
The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Kemebradikumo Pondei says the Commission is ready to protect the people of the Niger Delta region from the dreaded…
14 New Cases Of COVID-19 Confirmed In Nigeria
Fourteen new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Nigeria, bringing the total number of cases to 65. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this in a…
Coronavirus Forces Zimbabwe To Reintroduce Use Of US Dollar
A man walks in the streets wearing a face mask as a preventive measure agaisnt the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus on March 23, 2020, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. ZINYANGE AUNTONY /…
Morgues Overwhelmed As Italy’s COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 8,000
A general view shows coffins of the deceased stored in the church of San Giuseppe in Seriate, near Bergamo, Lombardy, on March 26, 2020, during the country’s lockdown following the…
Spain COVID-19 Toll Passes 4,000 But Death Rate Slows
Healthcare workers dealing with the new coronavirus crisis in Spain, hug each other as they are cheered on by people outside La Fe hospital in Valencia on March 26, 2020.…
Lagos Assembly Passes Bill To Curb Coronavirus Spread
A file photo of the mace at the Lagos State House of Assembly in Alausa, Ikeja. Photo: Twitter- @lshaofficial The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed an emergency bill…
COVID-19: South Africa Set For Military-Enforced Lockdown
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa dressed in military fatigues talks to soldiers of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) at the Doornkop Military Base in Soweto, on March 26,…
COVID-19: Buhari Approves Immediate Release Of N15bn To Lagos, NCDC
President Muhammadu Buhari at his office in the Presidential Villa in Abuja on March 26, 2020. Photo: Twitter- @NGRPresident President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate release of N15 billion…
COVID-19: Zulum Bans Visitors In Borno IDP Camps, Creates Isolation Centers
A file photo of Babagana Zulum. Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has placed a ban on the receiving of visitors at all Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in the state,…
16-Year-Old Girl Accused Of Killing Father’s Friend Remanded In Custody
File photo A 16-year-old girl accused of killing her father’s friend who allegedly attempted to rape her has been arraigned before an Ebute Meta Magistrate Court sitting in the Yaba…
New Coronavirus Infections In Italy Drop To Lowest Point
Italy on Tuesday received more reassuring evidence that its coronavirus infection rate was slowing thanks to a painful lockdown that other nations are starting to apply at great economic cost.…
Three Suspected Cases Test Negative For Coronavirus In Kaduna
A map showing Kaduna, a state in Nigeria’s North-Central region. The Kaduna State government has said that the three suspected cases of coronavirus have tested negative for the virus. Giving…
Iran Rejects ‘Foreign’ Help As Virus Death Toll Nears 2,000
Iranian workers set up a makeshift hospital inside the Iran Mall, northwest of Tehran, on March 21, 2020 amid the coronavirus outbreak. A senior Iranian official Tuesday ruled out “foreign”…
Coronavirus: Over 1,000 Passengers Stranded At Istanbul Airport
A map of Turkey used to illustrate the story. More than 1,000 Algerian passengers are stranded at Istanbul airport because of the new coronavirus pandemic, the facility’s operator said Tuesday,…
Economic Fears As Africa Escalates Coronavirus Response
A Port Health Service staff member stands next to a thermal scanner as passengers arrive at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, on January 27, 2019. PIUS UTOMI…
Coronavirus: Vice President Osinbajo In Self-Quarantine
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (right) wears a mask during a meeting. Photo: Tolani Alli Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently in self-quarantine amid the spread of the new coronavirus in…
CBN Retains MPR At 13.5 Per Cent
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 13.5 per cent. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee…