A chartered Air France Flight AF0986 on Thursday evacuated 260 European citizens from Nigeria and additional 118 European citizens from other West African countries through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, THISDAY has learnt. The British High Commission is also exploring options for sending its staff, dependents and otherContinue Reading
A Nigerian lady who just returned from the United Kingdom has tested positive for coronavirus in Lagos and is currently in isolation. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Lagos State Ministry of Health, adding that the 30-year-old lady came to the country on March 13. Details soon… TribuneContinue Reading
No fewer than 100 people had contacts with the Italian who is Nigeria’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) index case, the Lagos State government said on Sunday. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Akin Abayomi, told Reuters: “It is around 100 people (that have been identified). He added that the number is increasing every minute.”Continue Reading
The Nigerian Government on Thursday urged the United States of America to consider the long standing relationship between the two countries and reverse its visa restrictions on the country. Ministry of Interior Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the call on Thursday, when the American Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, andContinue Reading
Six people have been killed and others wounded in a shooting in the south-west German town of Rot am See. A suspect was arrested after the attack, which happened in a building close to the railway station. Police in the state of Baden-Württemberg said initial indications suggested the suspect andContinue Reading
