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The Cross River Commissioner for health, Dr Betta Edu has restated the state’s preparedness to tackle Coronavirus if it eventually gets to the state.

Cross River suspected coronavirus case tests negative

Nigeria has confirmed 12 new casesof coronavirus with total number of cases in the country rising to 151.

Coronavirus hits 51 of 55 nations of Africa

Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu has been Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) since the 15th of August 2016.

NCDC confirms 10 new coronavirus cases in Nigeria

Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu has been Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) since the 15th of August 2016.

NCDC: Akwa Ibom coronavirus tests results accurate

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Nigeria has confirmed 12 new casesof coronavirus with total number of cases in the country rising to 151.

South Korea coronavirus infections pass 10,000 mark

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed prompt payment of salaries to all employees. 2

Presidential committee meets President Buhari, says economy in bad shape

The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, has lamented the under-utilisation of the capacity of police lawyers.

Lockdown: IGP cautions police personnel against human rights abuse

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday allayed the fears of Lagosians over the case of an Italian who tested positive to the deadly Coronavirus in the state.

Lagos governor, wife test negative for coronavirus

The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) insist they are aware players must “share the financial burden” during the coronavirus as the row over wage cuts for Premier League stars mounted on Thursday.

PFA: Players must ‘share financial burden’ during virus

Google is creating a website for people to screen their health and help them find testing sites at Target, Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart locations

Google uses location data to show which places are complying with...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called for new, stronger and more effective ways to eradicate racism in football in the wake of England players suffering abuse in Bulgaria.

FIFA chief warns football will be ‘different’ upon return

business

The Standard Organization of Nigeria has presented the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certification to Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing company.

Innoson Motors seek N4 billion loan to start ventilators...

eBay Inc

eBay waives seller fees for new businesses to help...

Nigerian equities market posts 0.10 per cent growth

IPMAN kick against new petrol pump price, says members incurred N5.5...

Stock market nosedives 0.14% as investors lose N16 billion

One of the victims of the fast-spreading coronavirus has reportedly died in Ghana, authorities have confirmed.

Nigerian bank shuts down office as staff tests positive for virus

The last three weeks have marked one of the most devastating periods in history for the American job market, as first-time claims for unemployment benefits have surged more than 3,000 per cent since early March.

Report: 6.6 million Americans file for unemployment benefits

UBA - United Bank for Africa

UBA donates N28.5 million to fight coronavirus in Kwara

nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed prompt payment of salaries to all employees. 2

Presidential committee meets President Buhari, says economy in bad...

Lockdown: IGP cautions police personnel against human rights abuse

Lagos governor, wife test negative for coronavirus

Cross River suspected coronavirus case tests negative

President Buhari’s daughter rejoins family after self-isolation

africa

Nigeria has confirmed 12 new casesof coronavirus with total number of cases in the country rising to 151.

Coronavirus hits 51 of 55 nations of Africa

WHO concerned as coronavirus accelerates in Africa

UN: 2.1 million people to face food insecurity in Sahel

Passenger bus stoned in DR Congo capital

Multi-national troops launch massive offensive operations against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists

world

Nigeria has confirmed 12 new casesof coronavirus with total number of cases in the country rising to 151.

South Korea coronavirus infections pass 10,000 mark

WHO: Coronavirus has exposed weakness of national health systems

Coronavirus cases pass one million mark globally with 51, 378 deaths

Britain records 569 new coronavirus deaths

Vladimir Putin orders Russians not to go to work in April

sports

Wilfred Ndidi scored for the second time this season, as Leicester City moved to third place on the Premier League table, after recording a massive 5-0 win over Christian Atsu’s Newcastle United at King Power Stadium.

Stats which prove Wilfred Ndidi is indispensable at Leicester...

The Premier League, EFL and FA have reportedly drawn up contingency plans in the event of a mass shut-down of sporting events amid concerns over the spreading of the coronavirus.

Premier League could ‘complete the season in China’

Diego Simeone dismissed talk of winning the La Liga title after Atletico Madrid preserved their 100 per cent record with a last-gasp comeback against Eibar.

Atletico Madrid players confirm 70 percent wage cut due...

Premier League chiefs are now working towards restarting the season on June 1.

English leagues say facing difficult decisions over virus impact

Secretary-General of the Nigeria Olympic Committee Olabanji Oladapo has stated that the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by a further one year had become necessary and hence imminent following the formal announcement from the International Olympics Committee yesterday on the premise of the Covid-19 pandemic.

New Olympic dates indicates clarity in planning – NOC scribe

Nigeria professional football league outfit MFM Football Club of Lagos has reinstate Coach Tony Bolus as the head of team’s technical crew.

MFM FC manager charges players to continue working on their fitness

Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday, said he was proud after reaching 50 goals as a Bianconeri player following his side’s 3-0 victory against Fiorentina in the Serie A.

Juve have no doubts about Cristiano Ronaldo’s commitment

Jürgen Klopp has seen his Liverpool side concede seven goals in their last three games. John Sibley-Action Images via Reuters

Ilkay Gundogan: Liverpool deserve title if season cancelled

art

Terrence McNally, one of America's great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays Love! Valour! Compassion! and Master Class and the musicals Ragtime and Kiss of the Spider Woman, has died of coronavirus.

American playwright Terrence McNally dies of coronavirus

Banky W, wife Adesua self-isolate as AMVCA attendee tested positive

Lagos: AMVCA participants exposed to coronavirus

Africa’s Namwali Serpell wins Windham-Campbell 2020 Prize

Coronavirus: AGN mulls cancellation of movie productions

film

Mark Blum, a veteran stage actor known for films including “Desperately Seeking Susan” and “Crocodile Dundee,” has died, after contracting the coronavirus disease.

Veteran actor Mark Blum dies of coronavirus disease

Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango dies after contracting coronavirus

Coronavirus: I have recovered – French actress

Why Nigerians living abroad love to watch Nollywood movies

Wale Adenuga: All is not well with Nollywood

people

Andrew Jack as Major Ematt in Star Wars- Episode VII -- The Force Awakens

Star Wars actor Andrew Jack dies of coronavirus

American musician Adam Schlesinger dies of coronavirus

Aaron Carter’s girlfriend arrested for domestic violence

English handbook author Ajibola Ogundipe passes on at 92

Grammy winning music star dies of coronavirus

technology

Google is creating a website for people to screen their health and help them find testing sites at Target, Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart locations

Google uses location data to show which places are...

eBay Inc

eBay waives seller fees for new businesses to help...

Amazon has stopped selling N95 respirators, paper surgical masks, face shields, surgical gowns and gloves, and large-volume containers of sanitizer to general consumers, according to Recode.

Amazon stops selling N95 and surgical masks to public

Uber Eats is launching a series of partnerships with supermarkets, convenience stores, and other businesses to offer home deliveries of essential items, Reuters reports.

Uber Eats turns to grocery deliveries to fill pandemic-shaped hole in...

Amazon has stopped selling N95 respirators, paper surgical masks, face shields, surgical gowns and gloves, and large-volume containers of sanitizer to general consumers, according to Recode.

Amazon stops selling N95 and surgical masks to public

Amazon and Instacart workers strike over safety and pay concerns during...

Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF)

Nigerian governors agree to hold weekly virtual meetings

Google is creating a website for people to screen their health and help them find testing sites at Target, Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart locations

Google uses location data to show which places are complying with...

opinion

In his broadcast to the nation on Sunday, March 29, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari declared that “in Nigeria’s fight against Covid-19, there is no such thing as an overreaction or under-reaction.

Coronavirus: What President Buhari has done and still doing

The psychology of Covid-19

Historiography and tale of two Awe towns

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the restriction of movements in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja and Lagos, which are the hardest hit by coronavirus in the country.

President Buhari’s coronavirus speech is like fine wine with a bit...

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the restriction of movements in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja and Lagos, which are the hardest hit by coronavirus in the country.

President Buhari’s speech on coronavirus pandemic — full text