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Overrule Education Minister On WASSCE, Reps Urge Buhari

Members of the House of Representatives during plenary
The House of Representatives has called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to order a partial reopening of schools to allow pupils sit the 2020 West African SeniorRead More

CAN Awaits Details As FG Opens Churches, Mosques, Eases Curfew

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the easing of restriction placed on churches and mosques starting from Tuesday (today). The Chairman ofRead More

For Makoko Women, Surviving Childbirth Is A Game Of Chance

Mother and her newborn baby in a floating Makoko "hospital"
On daily basis, life in Makoko, a slum community squeezed between the Lagos Lagoon and the mainland is a struggle to survive. It is even more precarious for pregnant women,Read More

Coronavirus: 190,000 Africans May Die In 2020 – WHO Warns

World Health Organisation (WHO)
The World Health Organisation warned, on Thursday, May 7th, 2020, that up to 190,000 people in Africa could die of coronavirus in the first year of the pandemic, if containmentRead More

Coronavirus: NCDC Fears Transmission May Worsen As Lockdown Ends Today

Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said it fears that the number of coronavirus cases in the country will continue to rise for the next few months. ThisRead More

Buhari’s Team Lands In Kano, As Five More Personalities Die

Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday, April 28th, 2020 said it would target testing two million people in the next three months. The NCDC DG, Dr. ChikweRead More

Coronavirus: Jack Ma’s Third Medical Supplies Arrive In Africa

Medical supplies from Jack Ma Foundation arrive Lagos.
The third batch of medical supplies donated by Jack Ma Foundation to African Union Member States to assist their response to the coronavirus pandemic has arrived on the continent. EthiopianRead More

317 Dead As Egypt’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 4,500

Egypt COVID-19 response teams
Egypt, on Sunday, April 26th, 2020, confirmed 215 new cases and 10 deaths of COVID-19, raising the total number of cases recorded in the country to 4,534, including 317 deaths,Read More

Fabric Face Masks Offer Least Protection, Says Pathologist

Fabric face masks
As confirmed cases of coronavirus continue to surge in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said government might commence enforcement of wearing of face mask in public places from Monday,Read More

Coronavirus Deaths Across Africa Hit 1,000

Coronavirus disease 2019, otherwise known as COVID-19
The coronavirus disease 2019 has killed 1,000 people across Africa since the pandemic emerged late last year, according to an AFP tally using official figures. Algeria is the African countryRead More