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A coronavirus vaccine trial in the United State, US, has given a dose to its first participant. The study aims to enroll a total of 45 healthy adults over a six-week time frame. Each will receive two injections about a ...

The U.S. coronavirus death toll surpassed 1,000 on Wednesday. Statistics showed that 247 people died in 24 hours and 13,355 new cases recorded. Recovery rate remains poor: 384 out of 68,211 cases. With U.S. tailing Italy’s 74,386 cases of coronavirus, ...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has announced a two-week holiday for all civil servants in the state as from 27 March as his government rolled out measures to fight the Coronavirus pandemic. Makinde made the holiday announcement on Wednesday ...

Multi-billions of naira will be lost in Lagos in the next seven days, as major markets in the state will be shutdown totally on Thursday to halt the spread of Coronavirus. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on Tuesday announced total shutdown ...

The death march of the coronavirus shows no sign of slowing down, having killed thousands and forcing countries to go into complete lockdown. Since appearing in China in December, the deadly disease has tainted all continents – except Antarctica and ...

In fact every Governor must self-isolate except they were not in that meeting. Fayemi already said the truth. Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State has gone into self-isolation along with members of his family as a precautionary measure against the spread ...

US President Donald Trump and the Senate have agreed a massive economic relief package worth more than $1.8 trillion (£1.5tn). The package includes money to bail out industries that have been affected by the coronavirus crisis. Republican Senate Majority leader ...

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Osun State chapter has declared a 3-day sit at home prayers and fasting against coronavirus that is ravaging the world. The state director of media, Bishop Seun Adeoye in a statement today said the ...

Issa ga o! The General Secretary, National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has threatened that the union would be forced to embark on strike to protect its members against COVID-19. Ajaero made this known on Wednesday in ...

Sheybi you say you won’t stay at home, lol. Kwara state government today banned commercial vehicles, Okada and motor bike operators in the state. The state also announced the closure of all mosques, churches and markets effective from Thursday. It ...

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has debunked reports that he has gone on self-isolation. Akeredolu who appeared at a press briefing Wednesday evening alongside State Commissioner of Police, Undie Adie, said he would not have come out if he were ...

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the suspension of the Lagos-Ogun Mass Transit Train Services (MTTS) with effect from this evening. The Lagos Railway District Manager, Mr Jerry Oche, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that ...

Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has donated N50 million to curtail the spread of coronavirus in the nation. Atiku, whose son is also infected with the deadly virus, donated the money through his company, Priam Group today. The former ...

World heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has placed himself in self-isolation following a meeting with coronavirus victim Prince Charles. Chales, the eldest son and heir to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, is showing mild symptoms of coronavirus and is self-isolating in ...

No fewer than 27 people have been placed on compulsory self-isolation in Bauchi State. The compulsory isolation which covers a minimum of 14 days is to determine their coronavirus (COVID-19) status. This was disclosed in a situation update given by ...

The older brother to the Bauchi State Governor, Adamu Mohammed Duguri has been kidnapped. He was allegedly whisked away around 7:30 pm this evening at Anguwar Jaki in Bauchi metropolis. Although efforts to reach the Police to confirm the incident ...

It seems Taylor Swift isn’t the only one who has fallen out with Kim Kardashian. The reality star’s sister Kourtney physically lashes out at the 39-year-old and yells about her ‘fat ass’ during an angry argument on Keeping Up With ...

The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus, Clarence House has announced. Prince Charles, 71, is displaying mild symptoms “but otherwise remains in good health”, a spokesman said, adding that the Duchess of Cornwall, 72, has been tested but ...

Theater Arts and Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) has suspended movie production effective from Friday, March 27, due to the widespread of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the National President of the association Bolaji Amusan, who made known ...

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has postponed indefinitely the 2020 National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday, March 28 2020. The announcement came as the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has rolled ...

Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow said he and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus. “We started experiencing symptoms on Sunday — first coughs then fevers, chills, and muscle aches and contacted our doctors on Monday,” he said in a ...

At least 92 soldiers from Chad have been killed in the deadliest-ever attack by the Boko Haram armed group on the country’s military forces, President Idriss Deby said on Tuesday. “We lost 92 of our soldiers, non-commissioned officers and officers,” ...

Corps members willing to travel to their various homes should be allowed to go, this was the directive given in a memo to all Area Coordinators signed by Sanusi A.R on behalf of the NYSC DG. The decision, according to ...

Rapper Slim Thug has tested positive for coronavirus amid the outbreak. But the musician, 39, took to Instagram to warn others after he fell ill despite following precautions with masks, gloves and “everything on”. The rapper – who has the ...

The speaker of the Edo state House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, has tested positive for Coronavirus. This was confirmed by the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu today while briefing journalists. He said the state is taking measures to tackle further spread ...