Don’t relax COVID-19 rules so fast says EU chief
European countries should not ease coronavirus restrictions too quickly, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned on Wednesday, stressing the risk of a post-Christmas third wave. Some European nations are…
TODAY FCT DOCTORS BEGIN STRIKE OVER COVID-19 ALLOWANCE
The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration chapter, will today (Tuesday) embark on strike over non-payment of their COVID-19 hazard and inducement allowances. The strike which was also…
REOPENING VARSITIES NOW SUICIDAL, SOCIAL DISTANCING IMPOSSIBLE ASSU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Monday, warned the Federal Government against reopening tertiary institutions without taking concrete steps to curb the spread of COVID-19. Zones of the union…
COVID-19: LAGOS HEALTH COMMISSIONER ABAYOMI RECOVERS
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, has recovered from coronavirus. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Lagos State, Gbenga Omotosho, made this known on Monday. Abayomi had on August 24…
COVID-19: NCDC ANNOUNCES 138 NEW CASES, NATIONAL TOLL NOW 53,865
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reported 138 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the nation’s confirmed cases to 53,865. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter…
VARSITY LECTURERS TELL FG, WE ARE READY TO RESUME
Lecturers under the aegis of Congress of University Academics have asked the Federal Government to reopen tertiary institutions in the country. CONUA is a breakaway faction of the Academic Staff…
PTF SAYS, COVID-19 FATALITY RATE ON STEADY DECLINE
The Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus says the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is on the decline in the last five months but there is need for caution. Mr Boss Mustapha,…
STATE RULES OUT SANWO OLU’S EXAMINATION AS COMMISSIONER CONTRACTS COVID-19
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, has said there is no big deal about the COVID-19 status of the state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi. Omotosho…
IN AKWA IBOM :WASSCE CANDIDATE CONTRACTS COVID-19
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom on Monday said a student taking the ongoing West Africa Examination Council examination in the state had tested positive for COVID-19. Emmanuel, who made…
STATES ASK FG TO REDEEM N67.2BN COVID-19 BAILOUT
HEALTH Commissioners in the country have urged the Federal Government to redeem its pledge of assisting 32 states across the country with the sum of N67.2bn to enable them to…















