London, April 8, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Lagos state government, South West Nigeria has barred private hospitals across the state from admitting patients with Covid-19 symptoms according to report by Today Nigeria READ ALSO: GHANA, NIGERIA GET MEDICAL SUPPLIES FROM CHINA TO CONTAIN CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC The Nigerian publication reports that the state commissioner of health, Akin Abayomi, ...

London, April 7, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria and her West African neighbour Ghana are being assisted with medical supplies by China to combat the ravaging covid-19 pandemic READ ALSO: AFRICA WILL NOT BE TESTING GROUND FOR CORONAVIRUS VACCINES-WHO While Ghana on Monday received about 30,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), from the People’s Republic of China, Nigeria’s Health ...

London, April 5, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A five-year-old Nigerian schoolgirl has donated her £2 savings to support the battle against the coronavirus pandemic in her state, Ogun State, South West Nigeria READ ALSO: NAIRA RAIN IN NIGERIA AS CITIZENS, COMPANIES DONATE TO CORONAVIRUS COURSE Kemi Ogunleye, a Basic-1 pupil, made the donation of N950, the naira equivalent following government’s ...

London, April 1, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Nigerian government has announced further reduction in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol from N125 to N123.50k per litre. The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) made the announcement in a statement signed by its Executive Secretary, Abdulkadir Saidu, in Abuja on Tuesday night. “PPPRA ...

London, April 1, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Over three hundred GeneXpert machines used for tuberculosis diagnosis are to be converted for the screening and detection of Coronavirus infection in Nigeria READ ALSO: HOPE IN DESPAIR AS OVER 400 PATIENTS RECOVER FROM CORONAVIRUS IN AFRICA The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire stated this at the news briefing of ...

London, April 1, 2020 (AltAfrica)-One of Nigeria’s foremost polytechnics, the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has developed anti-Corona hand sanitiser to contain the spread of the killer virus which is currently ravaging the World. READ ALSO: GHANA ARRESTS 23 NIGERIANS, 15 OTHERS FOR ILLEGAL ENTRY DURING LOCKDOWN The Commissioner for Tertiary Education Science and Technology, Alhaja ...

London, April 1, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission says there will be a 3-month delay in the implementation of the proposed electricity tariff in the country. The regulator had earlier announced that there would be an upward review of electricity tariff across the country effective April 1. READ ALSO: RWANDA FINES OVER 100 BUSINESSES ...

London, March 31, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Two African countries, Egypt and Nigeria on Monday announced 67 combined new covid-19, coronavirus infections as Africa grapples with surge in new cases of the deadly infection While Egypt reported 47 new coronavirus cases and one more death, Nigeria government announced 20 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in three states – Lagos, Kaduna ...

London, March 30, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Wealthy Nigerians and corporate bodies have turn on the naira tap in a bid to assist the government curb the effects of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in the country RELATED: NIGERIA RELEASES N15BN TO TACKLE COVID-19 SPREAD Wealthy Nigerians and organizations, including banks, are outwitting others and donating billions of Naira to ...

London, March 29, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Nigerian state, Kano and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja have launched special fumigation exercise as part of proactive measures to curb the spread of the dreaded novel Coronavirus disease The fumigation exercise in Kano launched at the main gate of the government house, Kano during the state’s monthly Sanitation Day, on ...