Coronavirus

The state government would begin to enforce the compulsory wearing of face mask as from Tuesday morning of April 7,...

The five confirmed cases of coronavirus in Akwa Ibom are said to be mostly healthcare professionals.

Within the week, Burundi, Botswana, Sierra Leone, and Malawi confirmed their index cases of the virus.

The directive was aimed at curbing the surge of Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by coronavirus.

Hundreds of Nigerian sportsmen and women are now at home and are only condemned to personal workout to keep fit.

Only two countries - Afghanistan and Pakistan - have not successfully interrupted the transmission of wild polio virus. The Global...

Nigeria has recorded 210 cases of COVID-19, out of which 20 people have been discharged.

Thirteen states and Abuja have so far reported at least a confirmed case of COVID-19 in Nigeria.

An official also said about 6,700 contacts of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria had been traced.

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu said the patient is an army officer who recently returned from India.

IMF says the outbreak of coronavirus has led to unprecedented economic crisis across the world.

Mrs Dabiri-Erewa said the Ministry of Finance had instructed that cost of evacuation will be covered by the evacuees.

"While health workers risk their lives for the public good, there is no provision for remuneration or any encouragement from...

Mr Guterres says Nigeria’s response COVID-19 is remarkable.

The palliative committee will deliberate and make recommendations on how to cushion the harsh economic impact of the lockdown on...

The government says the gesture will cushion the effects of the restriction order in the state.

The House of Representatives have resolved to donate two months salaries to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.

The Kwara State government placed a ban on gatherings of more than 10 people.

“We have discharged 15 patients over the last two days and diagnosed 16 new patients on Thursday,” the commissioner said.

The bureau said that as the coronavirus forced a widespread U.S. economic shutdown, many Americans lost their jobs.

The couple said the names connote the triumph they had over the hardships they experienced in the build up to...

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has given a boost to an unsettling idea: that the novel coronavirus can spread...

Twelve states and Abuja have so reported at least a confirmed case of COVID-19 in Nigeria.

PREMIUM TIMES had earlier reported how Mr Otegbayo on Sunday announced that his result was positive.

Mr Oyetola on Thursday, signed the Osun Infectious Diseases (Emergency Prevention) Regulations 2020.