Covid-19

The Presidential Taskforce on COVID -19 has asked the‎ Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority and the airlines to commence the process for the restart of international flights in the country. The Federal Government had suspended domestic…

For allegedly violating COVID-19 directives banning interstate travels put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus, music star, Azeez Fashola aka, Naira Marley has been dragged before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja.…

The Federal Government has extended the second phase of the eased lockdown for another four weeks. The extension is the third for the second phase. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task…

The Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) has called on African Governments to end all attacks and violations against journalists covering the rampaging covid-19 pandemic. Rising from a two-day virtual conference hosted by the Nigeria…

Gambian President Adama Barrow has declared a state of emergency and introduced nationwide night curfew for 21 days in the face of a rising cases of coronavirus. ‎The president said the borders and airspace will remain closed except for…

‎Toyota Motor forecasts its net profit for the current financial year will drop by 64.1 per cent from the previous year to 730 billion yen ($6.9 billion) due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, it said on Thursday. Japan’s largest…

Germany on Thursday recorded its highest number of new daily coronavirus infections in three months, the government’s infectious diseases institute said. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) recorded 1,045 new infections within the past 24…

The Chairman, Igboeze South Traditional Rulers Council, Igwe Ikechukwu Oke says observance of elaborate burials is increasing the burden of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in rural communities. To this end, Oke urged the state government to…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 457 new Covid-19 infections in the country. With the new figure, Nigeria now has a total of 44, 890 confirmed cases of the rampaging pandemic since February 27 when the first case…

Even after winning the FA Cup which secured their place in next season’s Europa League, Arsenal football club has announced plans to lay-off about 55 of its staff, no thanks to the effects of the rampaging Covid-19 pandemic. The lay-off…