The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has ordered the closure of all schools from tomorrow, 20th March, 2020. Social and religious activities are to be restricted.In the same vein, shopping malls and other large business premises without sanitizers and other safety measures are to be shut down immediately. Lagos and some Northwest states had already… Continue reading Covid-19:FCTA SHUTS Down Schools_Ada Nkong

Four new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Lagos state. Akin Abayomi, the state commissioner for health, said this during a press conference on Thursday. “What we have is a combination of imported cases and local transmission,” he said. Nigeria previously had eight confirmed cases of the disease. The four additional cases bring the… Continue reading Lagos State Records Four New Coronavirus Cases_Ada Nkong

The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that while Africa so far had seen few cases of COVID-19, the continent should “prepare for the worst”. “Africa should wake up,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists in a virtual news conference. Tedros said that to date, 233 cases of the new coronavirus had been registered… Continue reading WHO Urges Africa to Brace Up_Ada Nkong

The Zonal Coordinator, National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) Southwest Area Office in Osun State, Mr Emmanuel Attah, says no corps member in NYSC Ekiti Orientation Camp tested positive to COVID-19.A statement signed by Attah describes the report as ‘fake and being peddled by mischievous people.”He lamented the fact that such misleading and damaging reports could… Continue reading No Corp Member Tested Positive for Coronavirus_Ada Nkong

The Ondo state government says the Coronavirus case reported in the state is yet to be confirmed.Reports on Wednesday suggested that a man named David, who came into Nigeria from Maryland, United States of America, has been taken to a government hospital in Ondo State after being suspected of having Coronavirus. According to reports, the… Continue reading Ondo State Coronavirus Case Still a Suspect_ Ada Nkong

In a bid to curb the spread of the Coronavirus outbreak, the Lagos State Government has banned religious gathering of over 50 people . A statement released on Wednesday says the decision was arrived at after a meeting of the Lagos State Government with religious bodies in the state, which included both Christian Association of… Continue reading Lagos State Bans Religious Gatherings Over 50_Ada Nkong

The total number of Confirmed Coronavirus cases in Nigeria have risen to 8 with five new cases confirmed. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire confirmed the cases during a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He explained that three of the victims came from the United States of America including a mother… Continue reading Confirmed Cases of Covid-19 in Nigeria Rise to 8_Ada Nkong

Following calls for proactive measures to stop the spread of Coronavirus I Nigeria, the Federal government has placed a travel ban on 13 countries. The countries are China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, Norway, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Switzerland .