Tag: COVID-19 Pandemic
AfDB approves $288.5m for Nigeria COVID-19 Response Support Programme
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved 288.5 million dollars loan to help Nigeria tackle...
NOA DG lauds staff for dedication to fight against COVID-19
Dr Garba Abari, Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has lauded the staff of the agency (field officers)...
Polio eradication expertise backs Africa’s COVID-19 response –WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says expertise in polio eradication that has put Africa on the verge of being...
Lagos Squash Association cautions players as lockdown eases
Tomi Falase, the Chairman, Lagos State Squash Association (LSSA), on Friday cautioned squash players that playing the game was...
Africa’s COVID-19 tally exceeds 168,000 cases, deaths reach 4,700 – WHO
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 168,464, and at least 4,700 people have died, statistics...
World Environment Day: Conservationist links wildlife consumption to COVID-19
Dr Ibrahim Goni, Conservator-General (CG), National Park Service has cautioned Nigerians against the consumption of wildlife, identified as the...
It will be interesting to see if Djokovic can regain momentum, Evert says
It will be interesting to see if men’s world tennis number one Novak Djokovic can regain the existing momentum,...
COVID-19: Lagos govt says churches, mosques remain shut
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said that churches and mosques in the state might not be reopened soon...
