Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Friday announced that the country has recorded 386 new cases of COVID-19. The agency made the announcement in its daily situation report of COVID-19 on its official twitter page. The 386 fresh cases is the highest daily toll since the country recorded it first case in February. Also read: … Read more
11 health workers at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) have tested positive for COVID-19, Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) has said. Murtala Isa Umar, chairman of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH)branch of the union disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Umar said the results for the AKTH JOHESU members returned on Friday indicated … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday disclosed the total amount in accounts set up for COVID-19 donations, this is as the federal government through the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 continues to reel out measures on how to check the spread of the pandemic in the country and manage its health and economic impacts. Also read: COVID-19: … Read more
The Jigawa State government says its has unraveled the mystery behind strange deaths that have wreaked havoc in some parts of the state for days in end. In its findings, committee saddled with investigating the Purported mysterious deaths in Hadejia local government of Jigawa State has averred that the deaths were not related to COVID-19. … Read more
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has disclosed the number of people that the agency has been able to test for the virulent COVID-19 infection in the country. Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of NCDC, on Thursday said about 22,000 persons have been tested for COVID-19 in Nigeria. The NCDC helmsman made the disclosure at presidential task … Read more
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has finally spoken on Madagascar’s organic drink reputed to be cure for coronavirus. The West Africa’s socioeconomic body refuted claims that it had placed order for substantial amount of the organic drink, known as COVID-Organics (CVO). The body debunked the claim In a statement by its Directorate … Read more
The government of Kogi has questioned the sincerity and transparency of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) after an alleged refusal of some officials to be tested for COVID-19. The state government, in a statement by Kingsley Fanwo, commissioner for information, said the team decided to return to Abuja than to be tested or self-isolated … Read more
COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to over 100,000 jobs in the aviation sector says Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. Hadi Sirika stated this on Wednesday at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Sirika stated that the aviation sector has been dealt a severe blow by the pandemic, noting that airlines have … Read more
The real Mastermind behind Coronavirus has come out unashamedly to reveal why the disease was created and descended on human race without pity. He said the disease came as a strategy to get attention from humanity. “Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes; I will wall her in so that she cannot find her … Read more
The Lagos state government on Thursday announced that 48 COVID-19 patients who were receiving treatment in different isolation centres and medical facilities across the state had been discharged. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made the announcement in a statement issued on Thursday evening. With the 48 persons discharged on Thursday, 406 recoveries have now been … Read more
Governor of Katsina, Aminu Masari, on Thursday assert many people in the state can relate with the threat posed by banditry but are indifferent to the dangers of COVID-19 pandemic. Masari made the assertion when when he hosted Leo Irabor, chief of defence training and operations, and other senior officers from the defence headquarters, Abuja. … Read more
No fewer than twenty five passengers on a flight that left Kano for Lebanon has tested positive for COVID-19, the Lebanese ministry of health has announced. The flight which arrived in Lebanon on Wednesday was part of the evacuation exercise embarked on by the middle east country to have its citizens evacuated from foreign nations … Read more
Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson has warned that the command would begin clampdown on persons found without face masks in the state, AN24 reports The State police command said it had observed with dismay the flagrant disobedience to the government directives which made it compulsory for everybody to always put on face mask … Read more
A renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has berated the house of representatives over the proposed Infectious Diseases Bill Speaking when he appeared on Channels Television’s Politics today, Falana described the bill as superfluous, illegal and unconstitutional. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria said proposed bill, if passed into law, would amount to duplication of … Read more
The Lagos state police command has ordered the removal of some checkpoints in the state to ease transportation of essential commodities and workers. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Hakeem Odumosu, gave the order on Wednesday in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bala Elkana. Also read: COVID-19: I’ve Not … Read more
The federal government on Wednesday disclosed what will be the fate of those who need ventilator to survive the virulent COVID-19 infection. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, has revealed that patients who need ventilators might not survive. Aliyu made this startling revelation while speaking during the daily … Read more
A member of Yobe state house of Assembly, Lawal Nguru, has tested positive for the virulent COVID-19 infection. Nguru, who is elected on the platform of peoples democratic party (PDP), represent Nguru central constituency at the Yobe house of Assembly. Nguru, the only member of PDP at the assembly, announced his status in statement on … Read more
The federal government has disclosed what the billions of naira it received as donation in order to help it tackle the COVID-19 pandemic will be used for. The ministry of finance says the federal government will be using private sector COVID-19 donations to fund a 2020 supplementary budget. This is contained a new framework from … Read more
Lagos state government on Tuesday anounced that it had discharged thirty-seven COVID-19 patients receiving treatment in the state. The state said the the patients were discharged after recovering from the disease. The state ministry of health announced the development in a tweet. Also read: COVID-19: Fasoranti’s Daughter ‘Killer’ Escape Plan Thwarted “37 more #COVID19Lagos patients; 19 … Read more
The Youth Task Force on COVID-19 has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to lockdown the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja again. According to the Youth Task Force, the advice was necessitated by the number of coronavirus cases and deaths so far recorded. Ango Suleiman, Chairman of the Task Force, made this know while speaking at a … Read more