Sweden, Austria join list of restricted countries The Federal Government has added Austria and Sweden to the list of high-risk countries whose travelers are restricted from entering Nigeria over the coronavirus outbreak. Already, 13 countries, considered high-risk, have been placed on the list released on Wednesday. They include China, Iran, South Korea, Germany, Italy, United […]

In her 24 years of checkered political history, Ekiti State has produced four politicians who cannot easily be dismissed. They also have a huge stake in its future political permutations. They include the first elected governor on the platform of Alliance for Democracy (AD) and current Minister of Trade and Investment in All Progressives Congress […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disagreed with President Donald Trump of the United States on the use of chloroquine to treat Coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID -19. Trump had on Thursday said Chloroquine has been approved for treatment of Coronavirus patients in the United States. But WHO said there has been no proof of […]

Migrants sit on Piazza dell’Aracoeli in central Rome on March 19, 2020, during the country’s lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of the COVID-19 (new coronavirus) pandemic. – Italy braced on March 19, 2020 for an extended lockdown that could see the economy suffer its biggest shock since World War II from a pandemic that […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the conduct of four senatorial by-elections indefinitely as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye,INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Thursday in Abuja. Okoye said the by-election, which included Bayelsa Central […]

It is not yet the ‘appropriate’ time for President Muhammadu Buhari to adress Nigerians on the coronavirus pandemic, the information minister, Lai Mohammed, suggested on Wednesday. Mohammed told journalists that Buhari will address the nation at the appropriate time. “When it is appropriate, Mr President will address the nation,” he said. “But, I think what you […]

The Nigerian Infectious Diseases Society (NIDS) has expressed worries that most states of the federation are not adequately prepared to respond to the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), if more cases are reported, especially outside Lagos. It further explained that the poor preparedness of most states is evident by the lack, or poor state of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday called on Nigerians to remain calm in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. He urged his countrymen and women not to give to panic as he assured that his government is taking adequate measures to fence the virus away from the shores of Nigeria. He said in a statement by […]

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has urged residents of the state to stop handshakes and unnecessary movement in order to check the spread of Covid 19 in the state. Ishaku disclosed this to newsmen in Jalingo as he returned after 87 days away over health issues. He noted that the State Government had set […]

Federal Government has directed the Heads of Federal Institutions and Principals of the 104 Unity Colleges across the country to close down the institutions to check the spread of coronavirus. It noted that the decision was a proactive step aimed at preventing the spread of the dreaded Corona virus. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu […]