Covid-19

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State on Monday bowed to pressure from parents and private school owners as it declared Covid-19 test free for all returning SSS3 students in private and public schools. The governor also instructed testing…

Nigeria has recorded 304 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Sunday bringing the total number of reported cases to 43, 841. The breakdown of the figures released by the NCDC on its verified Twitter handle shows Lagos State regaining the top…

A total of 117 Nigerians stranded in three East African countries of Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania due to the coronavirus pandemic have returned home. The evacuees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, early…

‎ ‎Hugs, handshakes and high-fives are prohibited in churches in Lagos, the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said. Spas, bars, lounges, night clubs, cinemas and games arcades will also remain shut, ‎the governor announced in his…

For three days in a row, Nigeria’s Covid-19 cases have continued to drop as the country on Sunday recorded 386 fresh cases bringing the total number of reported cases to 43,537. The breakdown of the figures released by the NCDC on its…

Secondary school students in boarding schools in Ogun State who are returning for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination must undergo COVID - 19 tests before they resume. The Ogun State government ‎disclosed in a statement…

Almost five months after they were shut down as part of measures to curtail the spread of the Covid-19, worship centres in Lagos state will finally reopen by next week Friday, August 7, 2020. Lagos state has recorded over 15,000 Covid-19…

‎Fresh off a bout of COVID-19, Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, said Friday nearly everyone will probably end up catching the new coronavirus, urging Brazilians to “face up to it” and saying there was nothing to fear. The far-right…

‎Hundreds of children contracted the coronavirus (COVID-19) at a summer camp in the US state of Georgia last month, health authorities said Friday, adding to a growing body of evidence that minors are both susceptible to infection and…

‎Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, has tested negative for COVID-19. ‎‎Fayemi, who is also‎ chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum,‎ announced his recovery from the disease on Twitter on Saturday morning. He expressed appreciation to…