Lockdown
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Africa
Ebola: Uganda declares 3-week lockdow in 2 districts
A three-week lockdown has been declared in two districts of Uganda as the country battles an Ebola outbreak. Bars, nightclubs,…
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Health
Covid-19’s full death toll is nearly three times higher than reported, WHO data suggests
About 14.9 million people around the world died as a direct or indirect result of Covid-19 in the period between…
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Foreign
Covid: Why lockdown hasn’t led to more babies
For those who thought that lockdown would leave couples with little else to do than procreate, there was a surprise…
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News
Presidency: Nigerians must wear face mask to avert lockdown
The Presidency is worried by reports of non-compliance with just signed Executive Order that makes mask wearing and observation of…
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News
Disregard misinformation on lockdown, FG advises Nigerians
The Federal Government on Thursday urged Nigerians to disregard the news circulating on the social media that it was contemplating…
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Entertainment
Covid: Ali Jita prays against lockdown ‘before March’
Popular Hausa singer Ali Jita is praying against the imposition of another lockdown as Covid-19 cases continue to spread across…
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News
Part of N2.67bn school feeding money diverted, ICPC says
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has uncovered diversion of part of the N2.67…
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Business
UK officially in recession for first time in 11 years
The UK economy suffered its biggest slump on record between April and June as coronavirus lockdown measures pushed the country…
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Lifestyle
1 in 3 women suffering loneliness in lockdown – Study
One in three women are suffering from loneliness in lockdown, new research suggests. According to a study carried out by…
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Foreign
Sex traffickers left thousands of Nigerian women to starve during Italy lockdown
Revealed: Gangs abandoned trafficked Nigerian women without access to food or funds amid coronavirus pandemic