Nigeria may spend over N540bn on COVID-19 vaccines

 Sanwo-Olu, Obaseki, others worry as cases, deaths rise• FG reveals plan to immunise over 120 million Nigerians• Minister, top health officials meet NASS Monday over funding• AU, W’Bank, Afrexim Bank…

COVID-19: Lagos shuts Cubana nightclub

Security operatives have sealed off Cubana nightclub, Ikeja GRA, and other facilities over failure to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines. Both the Lagos State Safety Commission and Lagos State Police Command…

COVID-19: France’s Macron tests positive

French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, the presidency said, adding that he would now self-isolate for the next week. “The president tested positive for Covid-19…

UPDATED: Lagos orders public, private schools to vacate Friday

The Lagos State Government has asked public and private schools in the state to vacate on Friday. This was contained in a statement, on Thursday, titled ‘LASG directs schools to…

COVID-19: US secretary Pompeo goes into isolation

America’s top diplomat Mike Pompeo was in quarantine Wednesday after being exposed to a person who has tested positive for Covid-19, the State Department said. The Secretary of State “has…

COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu will recover soon, says commissioner

Lagos State Health Commissioner, Akin Abayomi, says Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will soon recover from coronavirus. He said in a statement titled ‘Update on #COVID19 status Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’ on Tuesday.…

DISEASES PREVENTION AND HEALTH SENSITISATION PROGRAM ATTRACTED BY OKECHUKWU CONTINUES AT OJI RIVER IN ENUGU

The health Sensitization and disease prevention training Attracted by the Deputy Minority leader, house of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Toby Okechukwu, had continued in Oji river local government Area, on 14th…

Fear grips 26 infected generals’ aides, COVID-19 positive commanders spread

The Nigerian Army on Monday said 26 Generals and other senior officers have so far tested positive for COVID-19. It also disclosed that 417 officers had undergone testing for coronavirus…

547 schoolgirls pregnant during COVID-19 lockdown in Benin

More than 500 pregnancies were recorded in secondary schools at Benin’s northeastern department of Borgou during the 2019-2020 school year, the Beninese news agency (ABP) reported from Cotonou. “Altogether, 547…

Airlines face new threat as COVID-19 second wave spreads

With the rising cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria and other countries, Nigerian airlines are likely to be hard hit again by the impact of the looming second wave on air…