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The Governor expressed dismay at the flagrant disregard for the closure of the state borders by commercial motorcyclists who smuggle ...

“In Rivers State, Governor Wike is fighting the virus with thuggish garrulity, expressed in thoughtless state broadcasts,” the former commissioner ...

The communities affected include Toll-Gate, Dalemo, Sango, Ijoko, Oniyale, Iyana-Ilogbo, all the way to Ifo area of the state.

"During this difficult time, we can all do things to maintain a healthy lifestyle," the FAO said.

This brings the total deaths from coronavirus in the state to four.

The New York Times reported that around 25 people were being buried daily on Hart Island since the coronavirus crisis ...

Mr Ehanire said all cases should be referred to healthcare facilities for safe isolation and management.

WHO launches three tools to help managers and planners calculate the health workers, supplies and equipment that will be needed ...

"When I came on board, I found that the entire structure of the Service had keeled over. So, I had ...

Being the first respondents to coronavirus patients, frontline health workers are highly exposed to the infection.

The FG is exploring ways to ameliorate any hardship on Nigerians, the tweet read.

Trials to assess the usefulness of the BCG vaccine in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic are already underway.

Usman Mohammed takes over from Faruk Yahaya, who has been redeployed to Operation Lafiya Dole as new Theatre Commander.

The speaker also sought to understand the specific mandate of the Chinese medical team that arrived Nigeria Wednesday.

"You should be aware. You dropped the ball there," Mr Gbajabiamila told the health minister.

Mr Masari, said the lockdown would kickoff starting from 7 a.m on Saturday.

The justice minister urged the governors to direct the Chief Judges in their states to identify and release deserving inmates.

Lagos State has 158 confirmed cases of coronavirus, 107 active cases, 46 recoveries, two evacuated cases and three deaths.

The federal government says counter directives by some states in the efforts to contain COVID-19 are uncalled for and unnecessary.

The medical doctor, Aliyu Yakubu, died of COVID-19 on April 4 in Daura, Katsina State.

"To serve our membership well in this context, we need top-notch input and expertise from the widest range of sources, ...

The federal government imposed a lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun, while various state governments also issued stay-at-home directives to ...

The agency said it was moved to embark on the gesture by the hardship some Nigerians are facing after the ...

China is reportedly blaming blacks for the newly reported cases of coronavirus in the country.