October 15, 2020. Presidential Task Force’s Chairman on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, revealed on Thursday only the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Lagos State had attained the target of testing of one percent of its population. He explained this during the joint national briefing of the taskforce in Abuja, said aside FCT and Lagos, three states … Read more
September 11, 2020. Federal Government of Nigeria has announced 188 fresh cases of corona-virus (COVID-19) with 56,017 total cases in the country. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in a series of tweet on Twitter on Friday night. According to a tweet from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, 43,998 patients … Read more
Lagos State Government has said that the state’s COVID-19 related deaths have increased to 205. Mr Akin Abayomi, Commissioner for Health, made the disclosure on Friday. The commissioner said 33 new infections were confirmed out of the most recent 806 COVID-19 tests conducted. This jerked up cases of the total number of confirmed cases in … Read more
Delta State health workers told Ekohotblog correspondent that delta government has not paid for the past Eight months. The health workers revealed that they hardly afford their daily food and it has resorted to trekking to work because of lack of money to pay transport fares. Also Read: FG Spends N15.8bn On Hazard Allowance – … Read more
The Ogun State Government on Sunday 2nd of August, said no student would be admitted into boarding facilities in private or public schools without negative corona-virus (COVID-19) test certificates. The corona-virus (COVID-19) certification will serve as requirements for operations of boarding facilities in secondary schools as SS3 students resume on Monday 3rd of August. This … Read more
Lagos state is back as the COVID-19 capital of Nigeria with 216 cases of the 573 announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 573 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Monday evening, June 15. READ ALSO: Ex-Oyo Governor, Ajimobi Critically … Read more
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria has kicked against plans by the Federal government to import the COVID-19 syrup being produced in Madagascar for the treatment of patients with the viral disease here in Nigeria. Recall President Buhari has given a directive for the importation of the herbal syrup. In a statement released by its president, … Read more
Zambia has recorded 100 new COVID-19 cases within 24-hours of lifting the lockdown order in the country. President Edgar Lungu had reopened the economy after citing adverse economic and humanitarian effects of the coronavirus-induced lockdown on the country. As of yesterday, Zambia had recorded a total of 252 coronavirus cases including 7 deaths and 112 recoveries. … Read more
Officials of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have reportedly fled the Kogi State after allegedly refusing to be tested for COVID-19. The delegation was sent to the State on Thursday to boost the State’s capacity in the fight against the pandemic. The team lead, Andrew Noah, was ordered to self-isolate after shaking hands … Read more
The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN), Enugu State chapter, has said that normal services will resume in churches in the state on May 10. The council said that this was part of the agreements reached with the state government on Thursday. A statement issued in Enugu by Most. Rev. Christopher Ede, the state Chairman of … Read more