Coronavirus

Abidemi Rufai
A Nigerian politician was arrested for wire fraud in the US. He could spend up to 30 years behind bars if convicted. This is Neusroom’s untold story of Abidemi Rufai

Abidemi Rufai, a Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Housing to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun…

Respite For Healthcare Workers As MTN/AU Vaccine Arrives In Two Weeks

Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease in Nigeria, our healthcare workers have risen to…

Remembering Dr Stella Adadevoh, daughter of ex-UNILAG VC, who helped Nigeria nip Ebola

A time like this when Nigeria is throwing different measures in the frontline of the…

Mike Adenuga: The Business Magnate Helping Nigeria’s Response Against COVID-19

The Bull, as Mike Adenuga is fondly called, is one of the few elite Nigerians…

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Why Google is committing $100m fund to support COVID-19 fight

  As business organisations across the world continue to take active measures to support the…

Directory: The locations of COVID-19 test centres in Nigeria.

To ensure that Nigerians have prompt access to COVID-19 testing, the NCDC opened COVID-19 test centres in strategic locations across the country.

Deltans can now conduct weddings, burials, resume work as Okowa relaxes lockdown after 30 days.

The lockdown relaxation takes into account safety protocols that must be followed by members of the public which includes wearing face masks

Why Reps want FG to repatriate illegal Chinese immigrants

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Interior, Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring,…

COVID-19: Why the FG cannot evacuate all Nigerians seeking to return home

Because of the high numbers, and limited mandatory-isolation spaces in Nigeria, the evacuations will be done in batches.

COVID-19: South Africa announces new $26bn budget to relieve hunger and social distress

South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa has announced an “extraordinary coronavirus budget” of $500 billion rand…

Situation Report: What you need to know about the spread of COVID-19 in Africa

The pandemic has been spreading to all regions of the continent, albeit slower than in other places around the world.

How 2020 is proving to be a tough year in just four months

There was a World War 3 speculation, but the issue was eventually brought under control. 

Regions in Nigeria with confirmed cases of Coronavirus

Nearly two months after the first case of Coronavirus was announced in Nigeria on February…

After third COVID-19 case, Ekiti to increase capacity of isolation center to 120 beds

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has announced plans by the state to…

Coronavirus: How the government is helping Nigerians cope with economic hardship

President Buhari announced on April 13 that the National Social Register would be expanded from 2.6 million households to 3.6 million in the next two weeks.

Abba Kyari, the ‘powerful’ business executive and Buhari loyalist who divided opinions

Abba Kyari is a polarising figure. The confirmation of his death at the early hours…

Why U.S wants to halt funding to World Health Organisation (WHO) and its implication for COVID-19 fight

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will halt funding for the World…

Dr Alfa Sa’adu: The Nigerian ‘legend’ who died of COVID-19 while saving others in UK

Dr Alfa Sa’adu is a Nigerian medical practitioner who got his feet wet and couldn’t…