COVID-19 response
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Health
684 evacuees test positive for COVID-19 — PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has revealed that 684 evacuees tested positive for COVID-19. This was revealed by…
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Health
Nigeria reports 423 new Covid-19 cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 423 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, with Lagos topping the…
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Business
AUDA-NEPA launches Academy for Africa’s MSMEs
AUDA-NEPAD (the African Union Development Agency) has announced the launch of the MSME Academy, in partnership with Ecobank Group. Spearheaded…
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Health
World Bank approves $114m for Nigeria’s COVID-19 response
ABUJA (Reuters) – The World Bank has approved $114 million to help Nigeria tackle its coronavirus pandemic, the global lender…
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Health
Nigeria COVID-19 cases hit 45,687
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 443 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the…
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Health
Nigeria records 386 new COVID-19 cases Saturday
Nigeria has recorded 386 new COVID-19 cases, theNigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Saturday. Statistics from the NCDC…
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Health
Sanwo-Olu directs reopening of worship centres as Covid-19 cases decline
Following the decline in coronavirus positive cases, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has relaxed some of the lockdown measures taken by the…
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Health
Coronavirus: Russia plans mass vaccination campaign in October
Russian health authorities are preparing to start a mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus in October, the health minister has said.…
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Health
People over 6ft have double the risk of coronavirus, study suggests
People who are over 6ft tall have more than double the chance of being diagnosed with Covid-19, a survey suggests.…
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Health
Nigeria COVID-19 cases hit 42,208
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 404 new COVID-19 cases in the country, as total infections from the…