Category: News
Google to fight misinformation on COVID-19 with $6.5m
Google is providing $6.5m in funding to fact-checkers and non-profit organisations fighting misinformation around the world in an effort to help addre [...]
Outrage as Funke Akindele hosts party to celebrate husband’s birthday amidst lockdown
Many Nigerians are indeed disappointed at actress, Funke Akindele-Bello for hosting a house party on Saturday April 4th in celebration of her husband, [...]
French doctor apologises for suggesting COVID-19 drug be tested in Africa
One of the French doctors, Jean-Paul Mira, who suggested that the potential COVID-19 treatment be brought to Africa for testing, sparking an outrage o [...]
COVID-19 patient who absconded from Osun isolation centre found
The Osun state government says it has found the COVID-19 patient who reportedly fled its isolation centre. Ishmael Omipidan, chief press secretary to [...]
Enugu loses health commissioner to undisclosed illness
Anthony Ugochukwu, the Enugu State commissioner for health, Anthony Ugochukwu, is dead. He died Friday night at Memphys Hospital, Enugu, PremiumTimes [...]
Here is why a Chinese medical team is coming to Nigeria
An 18-man Chinese medical team are coming to Nigeria to share their experience with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and not for them to [...]
Outrage greets Akeredolu’s appointment of son into COVID-19 palliatives committee
Outrage has greeted the appointments made by the Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu into the state palliatives and response committees on C [...]
Osun govt reacts to 6 persons escaping from isolation centre
The Osun State government has described as untrue, reports that six persons who tested positive for coronavirus escaped from an isolation centre in th [...]
We are expecting medical team from China – Ehanire
A team of medical personnel from China are expected to arrive the country in a few days, just as a group of Chinese companies working in Nigeria have [...]
Cameroonians arrested for illegal migration in Cross River
The Nigeria Immigration Service in Cross River State has arrested nine Cameroonians and four Nigerians for illegal migration through the waterways and [...]