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A second case of Coronavirus has been confirmed in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known in a tweet posted on its official Twitter page on March 10. According to NCDC, this case is a contact of the index…

The Federal government has on March 6 released N620 million for the fight against coronavirus.  In a statement released, the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed said the approval and release of the funds by President Buhari was based on…

Cameroon government has on March 6 diagnosed a French national who arrived in the country's capital, Yaounde in February with coronavirus, making it the country's first confirmed coronavirus case. The health ministry in a statement said…

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has revealed that there are currently three suspected cases of Coronavirus that are now under Isolation in the state. The Commissioner, who made this known via a tweet on his…

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has said the World Health Organisation is tracing the passengers who boarded the Turkish Airlines flight with the Italian man who came into the country infected with…

Lagos State Biobank has said the Italian man who tested positive for coronavirus in Nigeria is fast recovering and already feeding well. The Centre Manager of the Lagos State Biobank, Dr Bankole Akinwale, made this known at the briefing…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised people to use online mobile transaction instead of cash as banknotes may be spreading coronavirus. The organisation on March 3 warned that the infectious COVID-19 virus could be carried on…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against the use of polythene bags popularly known as nylon in food packaging as it causes cancer.The Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor…

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has expressed doubt over several reports given by the government about the Italian man that was diagnosed with Coronavirus in Lagos. FFK in a Twitter thread said something does not add up in…

Head of Human Resources at the Federal Ministry of Health, Shakuri Kadiri, has said the country has one doctor to 2,753 patients as migration of medical doctor increases. Kadiri disclosed this in Abuja at the launch of the Nigeria…

The Director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been on self-isolation for possible infection of the deadly coronavirus after his return from China. The NCDC said this in a statement issued…

Nigerian lawmakers have suspended their usual plenary sessions for the next two weeks over the coronavirus disease. The House of Representatives took the decision in a resolution taken as part of the prayers of a motion moved…

Pope Francis seen coughing into an handkerchief during Ash Wednesday service in the Vatican city Pope Francis has reportedly tested negative to coronavirus, some days after he cancelled all public engagements for being ill shortly after…

Pope Francis, who last week had postponed his official appointments to work from after due to a ‘mild ailment’, has tested negative for coronavirus. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said he had no immediate comment on the report. The…

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has said serious health security has been put in place to prevent the spread of Coronavirus within the institution during its coming 51st convocation.…