The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has given a 30-room hotel to the Sokoto State Government as an isolation centre for suspected coronavirus patients in the state. Announcing via Twitter on Monday afternoon, the Sokoto State Ministry of Health, said Kukah acted on behalf of the Catholic Diocese in the state. The ministry … Read more
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, on Sunday announced that the state’s Assembly member, Suleiman Adamu, died of the COVID-19 disease, becoming the first casualty in the state. Ekohotblog had reported Suleiman’s death on Friday. Before his death, he was representing Nasarawa Central at the State House of Assembly. Announcing his demise to journalists Friday morning … Read more
Billionaire Aliko Dangote has contributed a mobile laboratory equipped to regulate 400 samples daily to enhance the testing capacity in Kano state. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje disclosed this on Saturday during a press briefing organised by the state task force on COVID-19 which took place at the Africa House in Kano. He divulged that the test … Read more
Ekiti State Government, on Saturday, confirmed three new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the state, as declared by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday night. The government said the three new COVID-19 cases were transmitted by the late 29-year old pregnant woman. The pregnant woman was initially reported to have sneaked into the … Read more
Chief Raymond Dokpesi and seven members of his family have tested positive for the COVID-19 disease. Recall that three days ago, Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc tested positive for the virus and had gone to Gwagwalada Isolation Centre for treatment. More details soon… https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/04/27/breaking-news-daar-communications-chairman-raymond-dokpesi-jnr-tests-positive-for-covid-19/
The Plateau State Government on Thursday has forbidden all movements within the state in order to curb the community spread of coronavirus. In his address, Governor Simon Lalong said the move is part of his administration’s efforts in battling the virus following the only confirmed case in the state. The governor remarked that it was … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has disclosed the urgent need of bed spaces for the treatment of COVID-19 patients in Lagos State, which has the highest number of persons infected by coronavirus in Nigeria. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of Centre, said this at the briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19 on Thursday. … Read more
Lagos state government has listed out businesses that must remain closed even as the state permeates into the first phase in the gradual easing of the lockdown, on May 4. During the state-wide address on Wednesday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu explained that these businesses will remain closed for another two weeks, even during the partial lockdown … Read more
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has announced that a sixty-eight-year-old woman from Akwa Ibom State has died of Coronavirus with three new positive cases of coronavirus within the week. Emmanuel made the disclosure on Thursday while giving an update on COVID-19 in the state at Government House, Uyo. According to Emmanuel, the new death … Read more
The Chief Medical Director of Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Dr Bowale Abimbola, has tested positive for Coronavirus. SaharaReporters gathered that Abimbola is presently being treated in one of the wards in the hospital. “Yes, he is positive, that’s why you haven’t seen him in public for a while. It was Dr Nifemi Bella Oloniniyi … Read more
Kano State has confirmed two more deaths from coronavirus. In a tweet on its handle on Thursday, the State’s Ministry of Health also confirmed 24 new infections in the state. This brings to 139 the total number of those who have contracted the virus in Kano State, as of 12:05 am on April 30. Residents … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has recorded 38 fresh cases of COVID-19 in Kano. Confirming the development, the Kano State Ministry of Health, via its Twitter handle on Wednesday, said the State has recorded three deaths. The tweet read “COVID19KN Update as at 1:20 am 29th April 2020. “38 New #COVID19 cases confirmed. “Total … Read more
The National Centre for Disease Control on Sunday has confirmed 91 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria which brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 1273 NCDC disclosed this via a tweet on its official Twitter handle @NCDCgov. NCDC said, “On the 26th of April 2020, 91 new confirmed cases and five … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday recorded 87 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 1,182. According to the NCDC in a tweet via its official handle, the country’s total deaths from the virus now stand at 35 while 222 have recovered. NCDC also said that the … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that the country has recorded 91 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease. The agency made the announcement via its verified Twitter account on Wednesday. “91 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; “74 in Lagos, 5 in Katsina, 4 in Ogun, 2 in Delta, 2 in … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced that the country has recorded 117 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease. The agency disclosed this via its official Twitter account and said the country has a total of 782 active cases. “117 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; “59 in Lagos, 29 in … Read more
Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal said the state has recorded its first case of COVID-19. The governor made the announcement after receiving a briefing from members of the state task force against the spread of COVID-19 in Sokoto at the Government House on Monday. Tambuwal said: “My fellow citizens of Sokoto State, it is with … Read more
Members of the public who visited the hospital in the last 10 days, have been advised to take necessary precaution (quarantine) to prevent spreading the disease. Read the statement below;
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has said patients who lie about their travel history will be prosecuted. He disclosed this during a press briefing at the State House Marina on Monday. He said “These patients do not only endanger their lives but the lives of our front line medical personnel, we already have some names … Read more
The Lagos State Government has announced coronavirus test centres in the 20 Local Government Areas of the state. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Health, Oreoluwa Finnih, announced this in a tweet on Saturday. Finnih, a public health advocate, explained that the facilities were located across the 20 local government areas of the … Read more