Lawmaker Introduces National Health Emergency Bill In Senate

A National Health Emergency Bill has been introduced for the first reading in the Senate.

Coronavirus Deaths Top 250,000 As Billions Raised For Vaccine Push

Global deaths from the coronavirus pandemic topped a quarter-million on Monday, mostly in the US and Europe even as both regions slowly moved away from lockdown and world leaders raised billions towards a vaccine.

Infectious Diseases Bill To Go Through Public Hearing, Says Gbajabiamila

Femi-Gbajabiamila

he controversial Control of Infectious Diseases Bill, 2020 being debated on the floor of the House of Representatives will be put to public hearing, the Speaker has said.

COVID-19: We Are Treating 65 Almajiri Children, Two Policemen – Kaduna Govt

The Kaduna State government has confirmed that it is treating 72 COVID-19 patients in the state.

Nigeria records 245 new COVID-19 cases, total now 2,802

Nigeria has recorded 245 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 2,802.

FG, Oyo at war over controversial ‘COVID-19’ rice

For the people of Oyo State who are eagerly awaiting the distribution of the COVID-19 palliatives by the state government, hope for the planned welfare package appears far-fetched as blame game and controversies take the centre-stage. Apart from the heated criticism from the All Progressives Congress, which is the major opposition political party in the state, the controversy between the state government and the Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Command, over the quality of the 1,800 bags of rice donated by the Federal Government to the state is a subject of contention.

Prepare for fresh total lockdown if COVID-19 cases rise, says PTF

NCDC fears new infections

The Federal Government, on Monday, decried the nationwide non-compliance with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19’s guidelines for gradual reopening of the economy.