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No fewer than four Nigerians have been detained by soldiers in Cotonou, Republic of Benin after 14 days of COVID-19 quarantine for refusing to pay N900,000 each for accommodation. The Nigerians, who arrived from different parts of Europe and America, ...

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced the creation of COVID-19 Response Facility to assist member-states fight the epidemic. Nigeria alone is seeking $1 billion to contain the spread of the pandemic that had infested some 250 people and ...

No fewer than nine persons were feared killed in militia attacks on Mbamena and Jootar communities in Ukum Local Council of Benue State. In the assault on Jootar, a settlement bordering Benue and Taraba states, suspected Jukun militias eliminated three persons, ...

The Delta Police Command has arrested and handed over a returnee lady from Cote d’Ivoire and her driver at Udu Local Council to the relevant authorities for COVID-19 tests, warning that any officer found extorting motorists and commuters during the ...

Cross River State Governor, Benedict Ayade released 50 vehicles for the enforcement of preventive measures to keep the state free from coronavirus as most people in the state comply with the wearing of face mask order. Ayade, who promised to ...

Governor Nyesom Wike has suspended the chairman of Abua/Odual Council of Rivers State, Opelia Daniel, from office for lack of commitment in the fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The governor announced the one-month suspension at the Government House, Port Harcourt, ...

The Gregory University Uturu (GUU), Abia state has commenced fumigation and decontamination of selected places in the state, as announced by its Chancellor, Professor Gregory Ibe, who had delivered 850 bags of rice to the state government to distribute 50 ...

As Nigeria battles with coronavirus pandemic, a report has indicted some universities for failure to update their websites with necessary information about COVID-19 for its students and staff members. The report titled, “Response, Contribution and Adaptation of Nigerian Universities: Internet ...

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has launched the made-in Nigeria ventilator to boost the fight against the deadly coronavirus. Minister of State for Science and Technology, Abdullahi Mohammed, while commissioning the prototype, commended the agency for ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a message of solidarity to the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, wishing him a quick recovery and restoration to full health. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, ...