Just In: Doctors Threaten Fresh Strike Aug 17
By our correspondents The National Association of Resident Doctors has given the Federal Government three weeks to address its demands or its members would resume their suspended strike on Monday,…
Lai Mohammed Allegedly Asks NBC To Stop #Bbnaija ‘Over COVID-19’
Citing fears of a possible spread of COVID-19 among inmates, Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has asked the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to take Big Brother Naija (BBN) off the…
COVID-19: Lagos Case Likely To Peak, Get Flattened In August
Moses Godonu Lagos state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has said that COVID-19 cases are likely to peak in the month of August. He made the disclosure at…
Five Countries Responsible For 80% Of COVID-19 Cases In West Africa – WAHO
Five countries have been identified as responsible for over 80 per cent of the COVID-19 cases in West Africa, the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) said. Addressing Members of ECOWAS…
Trump Says COVID -19 Pandemic Will ‘Get Worse’, Urges Americans To Wear Masks
US President Donald Trump has urged Americans to wear masks, warning that the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States may “get worse before it gets better.“ In what seems to be…
Nigeria Receives $890m From Global Fund To Tackle HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria
Nigeria has received $890 million grant from Global Fund to reduce the burden of HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria over an implementation period of three years, beginning from 2021 to 2023.…
BURUNDI: IMF Approves $7.6 M Debt Relief To Address COVID-19
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), says $7.6 million debt relief has been approved to aid Burundi’s economic on COVID-19. According to IMF, the relief for three months would be potentially…
Organisers Cancel 2020 Ballon d’Or Due To COVID-19
The Ballon d’Or will not be awarded this year due to the extraordinary conditions created by the coronavirus pandemic, organisers France Football announced on Monday. It will be the first…
COVID-19: Kaduna Calls For Civil Servants Resumption To Work
The Kaduna State Government has directed its civil servants to resume work on Monday, July 20 after the declaration of Work From Home amid coronavirus, and following the Quarantine Act…
Kaduna Tells Civil Servants To Resume Monday
Kaduna State has directed its civil servants to report to work on Monday, July 20 after working remotely for over three months at home following invocation of the Quarantine Act…
