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Victims Support Fund (VSF) has earmarked N1 billion as a palliative for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North East as the world battles the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The non-governmental organisation yesterday presented goods and other items worth N65 million ...

The Federal government has disclosed that it will embark on community testing for coronavirus and social mobilisation at the grassroots level to ensure physical distancing and advise on the use of masks to reduce the risk of transmission. Insisting that it ...

A former national President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Idris Omede, has charged the Federal Government to facilitate and commence its planned life insurance for medical and health professionals and other front liners in the fight to contain ...

Facebook has announced another step is taking to combat the spread of harmful hoaxes and misinformation about COVID-19 on its platforms. It explained through Facebook’s Newsfeed, that users who interact with harmful COVID-19 claims would receive messages on coronavirus myths ...

The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) said it has expanded its services in the event that more cases of COVID-19 were reported in the state, which would require additional admissions. Chief Medical Director of UBTH, Prof Darlington Obaseki said ...

Residents of Odighi Community in Ovia North East Council Area of Edo State have lamented that their community is under siege as herdsmen killed and beheaded two hunters on their farms. The residents, who are mostly farmers, have expressed sadness ...

Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has introduced tougher measures to the lockdown that was extended last week for another two weeks. Under the new measures, hospitals in the state that refuse to treat sick persons would face sanctions, just as the ...

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has restated its commitment to protect consumers in the country. Its Chief Executive Officer, Babatunde Irukera, stated this in Lagos during an enforcement exercise, following complaints from customers over certain cosmetic surgical ...

Immediate past Director General of Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), Segun Oshinowo, has advocated the need for the Federal Government to adopt a home-grown response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He noted that it was wrong for the country to use ...

Akwa Ibom State government has said that the state has only three positive cases of COVID-19. Chairman, COVID-19 Committee and Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, disclosed this during a press briefing in Uyo. According to him, ...