The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), on Monday said the leadership of House of Representatives in Nigeria was poised to forcefully pass the compulsory vaccine bill without subjecting it to the traditions of legislative proceedings.

World leaders called Monday for cooperation not competition in the quest for a coronavirus vaccine, as they pledged 7.4 billion euros ($8.1 billion) at a fundraising telethon snubbed by the United States.

The board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the sum of $3.4 billion to support Nigeria’s COVID-19 fight. The emergency financial assistance to Nigeria is the highest so far to any member country. THE IMF EXECUTIVE BOARD TODAY APPROVED US$3.4 BILLION TO HELP #NIGERIA ADDRESS THE SEVERE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE #COVID19PANDEMIC AND THE SHARP FALL…

China announced on Thursday that it will donate another $30 million to the World Health Organization to help the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic. His comments come around a week after the United States — also the WHO’s biggest contributor — said it would halt payments to the UN body after accusing it of…

A Ugandan court in Kampala has convicted six Chinese nationals for escaping from a hotel in the country’s capital where they had been quarantined over the deadly Coronavirus. According to the Daily Monitor, the group last month escaped from a hotel in Kibuli and were later arrested together with their Ugandan driver and his wife…

French President, Emmanuel Macron has dismissed the idea that China’s handling of the Coronavirus epidemic was transparent. Macron said there are things that happened in China that are not known up till today. He said this while dismissing reports by ‘The Financial Times’ that China could be a role model for democracies. Macron opined that…

Melinda Gates has slammed U.S. President Donald Trump for pulling funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) at a time of coronavirus pandemic. Melinda described Trump’s move as dangerous and nonsensical. She spoke Wednesday when she announced an extra $150 million of funding from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to WHO. The money is…

It has been a case of double jeopardy for a 6-month old baby girl and her parents who have been childless for 10 years, and after giving birth to her she’s been in and out of the hospital for one condition or the other. The agony stricken couple shared heartbreaking photos of their six-month-old baby,…

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the European Union for donating the sum of N21 billion (€50 million) to support Nigeria’s efforts at controlling the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Receiving the EU delegation to the country, led by Ambassador Ketil Karlsen, President Buhari said the donation would go a long way in supporting Nigeria’s…

The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has announced immediate debt relief to twenty-five countries following the Coronavirus pandemic. The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, in statement issued by the global financial institution said: “Today, I am pleased to say that our Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has named a former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as a member of its External Advisory Group. IMF’s Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, announced Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment into the 12-member team on Friday in a statement. According to the statement, the new group will provide perspectives from around the globe on…

Greater Manchester Police has warned people not to breach lock-down rules over Easter after it had to break up 660 parties.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said. Mr Johnson has mild symptoms and will self-isolate in Downing Street. “He was tested for coronavirus on the personal advice of England’s chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty,” a statement said. He will still be in charge of the government’s handling of…

Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus, according to a statement from the Buckingham Palace. “It is not possible to ascertain from whom the prince caught the virus owing to the high number of engagements he carried out in his public role during recent weeks.  

Nigeria’s share of the coronavirus kits donated by Jack Ma Foundation and Ali Baba Foundation to African Union Member States arrived in the country on Tuesday afternoon. The donations were brought into the cargo area of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos by an Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane. Although closed to international flights, the Nigerian…

According to reports, Nigeria’s share of the coronavirus kits donated by Jack Ma Foundation, founder of the Asian giant e-commerce website Alibaba has arrived the Lagos International Airport and ready for immediate use and distribution. The testing kits with other medical supplies to help mitigate the battle against the ravaging #COVID-19 was donated Ali Baba…

The United States Embassy in Nigeria shut down and cancel its routine immigrant and non-immigrant visa appointments.