Total cases confirmed – 175,264 Total cases discharged – 165,122 Total deaths recorded – 2,163 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 175,264 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated August 3, the NCDC reports 505 new cases with 3 COVID-related deaths. … Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted its travel ban on Nigeria. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will on Thursday lift a ban on transit flights from Nigeria. The latest development was disclosed via a post on the Twitter handle of the National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA) on … Read more
The Federal Government (FG) has placed Lagos State and six others on red alert over the surge in the COVID-19 cases in the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government (FG) has placed Lagos State and six others on red alert following the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The latest … Read more
Governor Sanwo-Olu has revealed the number of COVID-19 deaths recorded in Lagos State in the last week. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that the state has been recording six COVID-19 deaths daily in the last week. Governor Sanwo-Olu further disclosed that over 30 deaths have been recorded in … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 174,759 Total cases discharged – 165,037 Total deaths recorded – 2,160 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 174,759 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated August 2, the NCDC reports 444 new cases with 11 COVID-related deaths. … Read more
Lagos, Cross River, and Oyo states as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were listed as the places where at least one case of the Delta variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed Thirty-two Delta variant cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in five states across the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control … Read more
COVID-19 has provided Nigeria and the global community an opportunity to strengthen immunisation… COVID-19 might not be the last pandemic the world would witness, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted. WHO Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, stated this during the ninth General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Epidemiological Society of … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 174,315 Total cases discharged – 165,005 Total deaths recorded – 2,149 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 174,315 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated August 1, the NCDC reports 407 new cases with no COVID-related deaths. … Read more
Nigeria has run out of COVID-19 vaccines after an initial four million doses of AstraZeneca… The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has announced that Nigeria will receive about 4.8 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines on Monday. Executive Director of NPHCDA , Dr. Faisal Shuaib, in a memo issued to pressmen in Abuja … Read more
…the victims were from states where cases of the Delta COVID variant have been recorded At least twenty-five members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have tested positive for COVID-19 in Gombe State. The State Commissioner of Health, Dr Habu Dahiru made this known on Saturday. Dahiru stated that a total of 1,291 tests … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 173,908 Total cases discharged – 164,994 Total deaths recorded – 2,149 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 173,908 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated July 31, the NCDC reports 497 new cases with no COVID-related deaths. … Read more
Rachael Oniga died on Friday evening at the age of 64. The cause of the death of veteran Nollywood actress, Rachael Oniga, has been revealed. EKO HOT BLOG had earlier reported that Rachael Oniga died on Friday at the age of 64. However, EKO HOT BLOG gathered that Racheal Oniga slumped and died on Friday … Read more
Political mass gatherings serve as super-spreaders events for the propagation of COVID-19 infection in our communities The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC), has called on all political parties, State governments, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other stakeholders to ensure strict compliance to the COVID-19 protocols in the conduct of all political events in … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 173,411 Total cases discharged – 164,978 Total deaths recorded – 2,149 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 173,411 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated July 30, the NCDC reports 590 new cases with eight COVID-related deaths. … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 172,821 Total cases discharged – 164,930 Total deaths recorded – 2,141 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 172,821 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated July 29, the NCDC reports 558 new cases with two COVID-related deaths. … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 172,263 Total cases discharged – 164,886 Total deaths recorded – 2,139 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 172,263 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated July 28, the NCDC reports 535 new cases with five COVID-related deaths. … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 171,728 Total cases discharged – 164,837 Total deaths recorded – 2,134 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 171,728 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated July 27, the NCDC reports 404 new cases with no COVID-related death. … Read more
…some passengers from high risks countries have continued to abscond from facilities where they were quarantined. The Nigerian government has declared that it would sanction inbound passengers who abscond from COVID-19 isolation facilities, adding that it may prosecute such individuals as well. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, while addressing a press conference in Abuja, said … Read more
A few days before his demise, he began to document his struggles to stay alive. Stephen Harmon, a man who ridiculed COVID-19 vaccines on his social media platforms has succumbed to the disease. A member of Hillsong mega church and critic of vaccines, Harmon consistently made jocular remarks about not getting inoculation. “Got 99 problems … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 171,324 Total cases discharged – 164,798 Total deaths recorded – 2,134 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 171,324 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated July 26, the NCDC reports 213 new cases with two COVID-related death. … Read more