PHOTOS: Ekiti Govt Fumigates Markets, Public Places Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
An official of the Ekiti State Government fumigating markets and public places in the state capital against COVID-19 on April 4, 2020. As part of the measures to check the…
COVID-19: FG Seeks NASS Approval For N500bn Intervention Fund
File photo of Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed The Federal Government has sought the approval of the National Assembly for an intervention fund to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.…
Missing Osun Coronavirus Patient Found
The COVID-19 patient in Osun State who had gone missing from the Isolation Centre in the Ejigbo area of the state has been found and returned to the centre. The…
The Week In Photos: Scenes From The Lockdown
As the coronavirus pandemic lingers, here are some of the best photos of the last week: Fire servicemen are seen fumigating a government building on the second day of a…
Armed Forces Destroy ISWAP Camp At Tumbun Fulani In Borno
The Armed Forces of Nigeria, through the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole and Artillery Batteries of Sector 3 of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), has destroyed an…
Military To Investigate Alleged Killing Of 28-Year-Old Man In Delta
The military is set to investigate the alleged shooting of a civilian in Delta State by a soldier involved in the enforcement of the order on the restriction of movement…
Delta Killing: Police Accuse Slain Youth Of Flouting Army’s Order
A file photo of a police van. The police in Delta State have accused the 28-year-old man reportedly killed by a soldier in the Warri area of the state of…
France Reports 588 More COVID-19 Deaths
Health workers wearing protective gear transport a patient on a stretcher in front of the emergency services of the Aix Hospital Centre (Centre Hospitalier du Pays d’Aix) in Aix-en-Provence, southern…
Neymar Donates $1M To Fight COVID-19
(FILE) Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar reacts during the French L1 football match against Lille at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on November 22, 2019. FRANCK FIFE /…
COVID-19: Don’t Rush To Lift Restrictions Too Quickly, WHO Urges Nations
(FILE) World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, at the WHO Headquarters on March 11, 2020 in Geneva./ AFP The World Health Organisations (WHO) has urged nations not to be…
COVID-19: Nigeria Orders Foreign Missions To Compile List Of Citizens Willing To Return Home
A file Photo of Abike Dabiri-Erewa. The Nigerian government has directed all its missions abroad to compile a list of citizens willing to return home. The Chairman of the Nigerians…
Bach Confirms IOC Scholarship Grants For Nigerian Athletes
A file photo of ICO President, Thomas Bach. The President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, has commended the Nigeria Olympic Committee Athletes Commission for their initiative in creating…
VIDEO.I.NG Watch Movies – Onyeama Reveals Why Foreigners Are Leaving Nigeria Over COVID-19
A file photo of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has explained why foreign nationals are leaving Nigeria in the wake of…
BREAKING: Nigeria Confirms 20 New COVID-19 Infections, Total Cases Rise To 210
Nigeria has recorded 20 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 210. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed this…
Nigeria Records Two More COVID-19 Deaths
File photo/ AFP Nigeria’s COVID-19 death toll has risen to four. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the two additional deaths on Friday in a tweet. According to…
COVID-19 Lockdown: Buhari Orders Finance Ministry To Pay Salaries
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning to pay March salaries following his movement restriction in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja. The President gave the…
Lassa Fever: 185 Killed, 951 Cases Confirmed In 2020 – NCDC
File photo A total of 185 people have died of Lassa fever with 951 cases confirmed in the country since the beginning of the year 2020. The Nigeria Centre for…
COVID-19: I Have Lost ‘Close Friends,’ Says Anthony Joshua
(File) Anthony Joshua speaks during the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London on March 09, 2020. Ben STANSALL / POOL / AFP Unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, says…
Google Earmarks $6.5m To Tackle Fake News On COVID-19
Google on Thursday said it is pumping $6.5 million into fact-checkers and nonprofits as it ramps up its the battle against coronavirus misinformation. Fact-checking organisations, which often operate on relatively…
Bauchi Govt Reverses COVID-19 Lockdown Order Over Lack Of Palliatives
The Bauchi State government has reversed the decision to impose full restriction of movement, following its inability to provide palliative supplies for its residents. The State Deputy Governor, Baba Tela…