Three persons among the 256 evacuees from Dubai have tested positive for coronavirus. Lagos Commissioner Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, revealed this on Sunday morning on his official twitter handle. He said the positive evacuees have been moved to one of the isolation centres. The evacuees have been observing the mandatory 14-day isolation in Lagos, having … Read more
The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) on Saturday said its President, Prof. Bello Mohammed Agaie, had died in Sokoto of complications from Coronavirus (COVID-19). Prof. Bala Muhammad, the FCT branch Chairman of the association (NVMA), announced this in a statement in Abuja. Muhammad said Agaie died on May 12, in Sokoto due to complications from … Read more
Nigeria has recorded 288 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 5,445. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this known on its website on Friday. A breakdown of data obtained from the centre’s website showed that 140 COVID-19 patients were discharged in the past 24 … Read more
A six-year-old girl alongside her father who was the index case of COVID-19 in Kazaure, Jigawa State have both recovered from COVID-19 in Jigawa State. The girl was said to have contracted the virus after having contact with her father a businessman who returned from Enugu to Jigawa. The State Commissioner of Health, Dr Abba … Read more
Founder of Daar Communications Plc Raymond Dokpesi has been discharged from the University of Abuja Treatment Centre After Testing Negative to Coronavirus. “I am exceptionally indebted to God Almighty for keeping and protecting me and my entire family all through our isolation at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada Isolation Centre,” Dokpesi said in … Read more
The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, announced the recovery and discharge of 26 more patients who tested negative twice to the Coronavirus. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said in a statement that the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged had become 528. ‘Good people of Lagos, today, 26 COVID-19 Lagos patients; 13 males and … Read more
Lagos State Ministry of Health(LSMOH) on Sunday announced the discharge of 21 more COVID-19 patients from its isolation centres to reunite with the society after testing negative twice. This was disclosed via the Ministry Twitter handle. LSMOH reports that the discharged patients, who are all Nigerians, were made up of 17 males and 4 females. … Read more
Lagos Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Friday, announced that the State may record between 90,000 and 120,000 cases of coronavirus by July or August when it reaches the peak. Abayomi, revealed this during a media briefing on the update of COVID-19 in the state, held in Alausa, Ikeja. According to the commissioner, the … Read more
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC on Thursday via its verified Twitter handle have confirmed 381 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3526. It tweeted, “On the 7th of May 2020, 381 new confirmed cases and four deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “No new state has … Read more
Kano State Commissioner (former) for Works, Engr. Muazu Magaji who rejoiced over the death of Abba Kyari, late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari has tested positive to COVID-19. A reliable source on Thursday said that Muazu Magaji has been carried to isolation centre. Also, the former commissioner had announced on his verified Facebook … Read more
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday has announced that it was facing scarcity of reagents for COVID-19 tests. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, divulged this in an interview with The PUNCH, as the Federal Capital Territory disclosed that it was battling a shortage of test kits. Omotosho in an interview with one … Read more
The Lagos State Ministry of Health on Tuesday has announced that a patient has died of coronavirus-related complications in Lagos. LSMOH made this known via its Twitter handle on Tuesday. It also said that 14 more patients were discharged in the state. The ministry tweeted, “76 new cases of #COVID-19 infection confirmed. Total confirmed cases … Read more
Three patients who were positive to COVID-19 virus has been discharged after spending almost three weeks at Kano State isolation centre. Briefing journalists on COVID-19 update in Kano, the state task force coordinator Dr Tijani Hussain disclosed that the three patients were released after testing negative for the disease twice. Tijani, who emphasized that the … Read more
Six people, including two pilots, were killed when in a plane crash in south-western Somalia on Monday, authorities said. According to Somalia News Agency, the plane belonged to African Express Airways and was transporting supplies for use in the fight against COVID-19. The plane, which was carrying medical supplies needed in the fight against the … Read more
The American University of Nigeria, Yola owned by former Vice President and PDP Presidential aspirant in 2019, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday sacked over 400 staff. According to a reportage by Sahara Reporters, the Sack Letters were signed by the President of AUN, Dawn Dekle who stated that the university no longer required the services of … Read more
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 disclosed on Monday that Nigeria has indicated interest to be part of a global trial test of the vaccines developed for the treatment of coronavirus. Nigeria has informed the World Health Organisation (WHO) that it wants to be part of the global solidarity trial of the medicines being … Read more
Late April 2020, over 600 people died mysteriously in Kano state, currently, over 100 people are said to have died within the last ten days in Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State. This was made known by the Special Assistant to the Local Council Chairman on Media, Sani Kakabori on Channels Television. According to … Read more
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has declared openly that 14 new coronavirus patients have recovered and discharged from its isolation centres after testing negative twice. This was disclosed via its Twitter handle @LSMOH, saying the 14 patients are Nigerians. It tweeted, “14 more #COVID19 Lagos patients; 6 females and 8 males, all Nigerians were … Read more
Taraba state on Monday has confirmed the arrested of the positive COVID-19 patient who disappeared from the isolation centre where she and seven others were being treated last week. The absconder by name Talatu Idris is said to have been apprehended and taken to the isolation facility. State Commissioner for Health and Chairman of the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja via teleconference took part in the online Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Contact Group Meeting in response to coronavirus. Recall that the meeting with the theme; ”United Against COVID-19”, was presided over by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and current Chair of the NAM, Mr IIham … Read more