Tag: Covid-19
Italian scientists develop vaccine that claims to neutralise coronavirus in human cells
A team of Italian scientists has developed a couple of vaccines that they claim neutralises the novel coronavirus in human cells. This could be among [...]
Go on 14-day isolation or leave Kogi – Yahaya Bello to NCDC officials
Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has asked a delegation of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the ministry of health to go on 14-day i [...]
Ehanire says COVID-19 patients won’t be released to herbal practitioners
The federal government has said no COVID-19 patient will be released to herbal practitioners to test the efficacy of their drugs as many traditional m [...]
Fresh positive tests on recovered COVID-19 patients are not re-infections – WHO clarifies
Some Coronavirus patients declared recovered who later test positive for the disease are still expelling dead lung cells rather than getting new infec [...]
Dangote Foundation donates N1.5bn to Nigeria/UN COVID-19 basket fund
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has donated N1.5 billion ($3.8 million) to the ‘Nigeria/United Nations COVID-19 Basket Fund’ to boost the fight aga [...]
UBA rewards 100 customers with N100,000 amid COVID19 meltdown
Pan African Financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has once again given its loyal customers reason to cheer as it recently rewarded 1 [...]
CACOVID strengthens Rivers, Enugu States against COVID-19
The private sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has strengthened the fight against the scourge with the handover of fully equipped isolation c [...]
COVID-19: FG extends flight ban for four weeks
The Federal Government has extended the ban placed on flights in the country as part of efforts to curtail the spread of coronavirus for another four [...]
CACOVID donations to be used to fund supplementary budget
The ministry of finance says the federal government will be using private sector COVID-19 donations to fund a 2020 supplementary budget, TheCable is r [...]
Professor researching Covid-19 killed in apparent murder-suicide
A University of Pittsburgh professor on the verge of making very significant findings researching COVID-19, according to the university, was shot and [...]