As part of the attempts to limit the spread of the coronavirus, governments all over the world have instituted lock-down measures and banned public gatherings, and Nigeria is attempting to do the same. With 12 confirmed cases so far, the Nigerian government is shutting down airports, schools,
A representative of Tom Hanks shared a piece of good news with CNN which might be a sign of improvement for the filmmaker and his wife, Rita Wilson. Hanks, who is currently in Australia to shoot a movie, took to Instagram a few days ago to share that he and his wife
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has suspended the ongoing Orientation Course for 2020 Batch A, Stream 1 corps members due to the current coronavirus situation in Nigeria. This is coming barely 24 hours after the third coronavirus case was confirmed in Nigeria. In the shared statement via
Pictures of empty planes and deserted airports have become commonplace in recent days – but not everyone is putting their travel plans on hold because of the coronavirus outbreak. New data suggests the country’s wealthiest 1% are taking to the skies on private jets –
No time to die, guys. Fans of James Bond‘s “No Time to Die” starring Daniel Craig will have to wait because the highly anticipated movie has been rescheduled for November. The James Bond sequel was set for debut on March 31st in London, and April 10th in North America, and
Grace Osagie doesn’t know when she will post new stock on her Instagram business pages. “I’ve not been able to get goods out of China,” the Lagos-Nigeria based online fashion retailer tells me. As you should know if you have not been under a rock, Covid-19 is
President Muhammadu Buhari has spoken up for the first time since the confirmation of Nigeria’s first case of the coronavirus (COVID-19). This is coming amid public panic prompted by the confirmation of Nigeria’s first case of coronavirus, a few days ago. President Buhari released a statement on
On Friday, it was reported that an Italian businessman who arrived in Lagos at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos from Milan, Italy, having travelled through Turkey, fell ill and tested positive to the coronavirus after which he was taken to Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba. Prior to
The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case in Lagos State, Nigeria. The case, which was confirmed on the 27th of February 2020, is the first case to be reported in Nigeria since the beginning of the outbreak in China in
The Economi and Financial Crimes Commission, is still insisting that its acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, never said that Coronavirus otherwise known as Covid19 is caused by corruption. Magu trended last week after a video of him making the said comment at the
Africa can now breathe easy as the foreign national in Egypt who was thought to be carrying the coronavirus has tested negative for it. This is coming after Egypt confirmed its first case of the virus last week by a foreigner who was immediately put in isolation.
Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says he is strongly convinced that corruption is the cause of coronavirus. Magu said this at the passing out parade of 281 cadets of the EFCC Detective Inspector Course-5, at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna,
The number of new cases and related deaths from the new coronavirus rose Wednesday in mainland China, Chinese health officials said, while the discovery of new cases outside the mainland indicated the increasing spread of the outbreak. However, despite its increasing detection in numerous countries,