Six staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have been confirmed positive for COVID-19. This was confirmed  in a tweet on the commission Twitter handled on Monday According to the tweet, the affected staff were attached to the office of Cairo Ojougboh, executive director (projects), of the agency. But Ojougboh was said to have […]

The incursion of the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria through the index case on February 27 added another worry to the array of fears for Nigerians. Lack of effective emergency management system and an ailing health management system has made the COVID-19 situation in Nigeria more worrying. The novel coronavirus was first detected in Wuhan […]

The Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has tested positive to COVID-19 and has since gone into isolation. This was made known  in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, John Kalu on Monday. He has asked his deputy, Rt Hon Ude Oko Chukwu to continue running the affairs if the state. “As a result,” […]

As Nigeria joins the global community in marking the World Environment Day, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal government to learn from the positive fallouts of the COVID-19 global shutdowns and save the nations environment through concrete steps aimed at transiting from fossil fuels. CAPPA said its position […]

Nigeria has announced  350 new cases of novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) bringing the total infections in the country to 11, 516. This was disclosed in a tweet on Thursday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The country has discharged 3, 535, and recorded 323 deaths. According to the information on the NCDC official […]

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has affirmed that the World Health Organization has resumed its use of Hydroxychloroquine in the fight against COVID-19. This was confirmed by the Chairman of the Committee and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, during the PTF’s briefing today. The PTF Chairman warned however, that […]

The Lagos State government has reviewed some of the protocols being used to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Addressing a press conference on Thursday at the Government House in Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced that the government would be relaxing the measures in the coming days. He explained that this included […]

The former governor of Old Ondo state in the third republic, Bamidele Olumilua is dead. Olumilua was said to have died after a brief illness at around 3am today. His son, Muyiwa Olumilua confirmed the news of his death. “Yes, Baba died today around 3am,” he said. “We thank God that he lived a good […]