The federal government has announced the opening of a portal for COVID-19 vaccination e-registration. The government announced the development on Monday, asking to register for COVID-19 vaccination via the portal of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). Nigeria is expected to receive 3.92m doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, March 2, … Read more
The Lagos State Government has extended the work-from-home directive to personnel on Salary Grade Levels 12 and below. The government reviewed the directive to all Public Servants on Salary Grade Levels 12 and below for four weeks, with effect from Monday, 1st to Friday, 26th March 2021. In a bid to further stem the spread … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 155,657 Total cases discharged – 133,768 Total deaths recorded – 1,907 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 155,657 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated February 28, the NCDC reports 240 new infections and 2 deaths … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 155,417 Total cases discharged – 133,256 Total deaths recorded – 1,905 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 155,417 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated February 27, the NCDC reports 341 new infections and 3 deaths … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 155,076 Total cases discharged – 132,544 Total deaths recorded – 1,902 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 155,076 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated February 26, the NCDC reports 600 new infections and 11 deaths … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 154,476 Total cases discharged – 130,818 Total deaths recorded – 1,885 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 154,476 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated February 25, the NCDC reports 634 new infections and 6 deaths … Read more
US regulators have found the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective. It paves the way for it to become the third Covid-19 vaccine to be authorised in the US, possibly within days. The vaccine would be a cost-effective alternative to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and can be stored in a … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 153,842 Total cases discharged – 130,818 Total deaths recorded – 1,885 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 153,842 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated February 24, the NCDC reports 655 new infections and 11 deaths … Read more
Ghana has received the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from Covax, UNICEF and the World Health Organization have announced. “We are pleased that Ghana has become the first country to receive the COVID-19 vaccines from the Covax facility,” UNICEF, which organised the shipment from Mumbai, announced in a joint statement with the WHO. Ghana frontline … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 152,616 Total cases discharged – 129,300 Total deaths recorded – 1,862 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 152,616 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated February 23, the NCDC reports 542 new infections and 23 deaths … Read more
The official figure for Nigeria is 153,000 cases with 1,862 deaths. A COVID-19 antibodies survey in Nigeria suggests that four million people in Lagos state alone have had the virus – more than has been officially recorded for the whole of Africa. The study was done on 10,000 people from four Nigerian states to estimate … Read more
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says available records show that there is a global decline in cases of COVID-19 and deaths. Ehanire stated this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) national briefing on Monday in Abuja, said: “This trend in reduction compares with global observations of seeming decline in COVID -19 cases, signifying that … Read more
Security operatives of the Ogun State government have arrested no fewer than 50 persons on Monday for violating the protocol on the use of face masks in public places in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Eko Hot Blog gathered the violators were subjected to community service after they were arraigned at the mobile court at … Read more
The federal government has disclosed that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) will appraise the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine before it is distributed to Nigerians. Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), made the disclosure on Monday during the media briefing of the presidential task … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 152,616 Total cases discharged – 129,300 Total deaths recorded – 1,862 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 152,616 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated February 22, the NCDC reports 542 new infections and 23 deaths … Read more
COVID-19 Variant The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC), has said that a new variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Nigeria and 15 other countries. The new strain, B.1.2.5, which is different from the highly infectious B.1.1.7 has, however, not been described as a variant of concern yet. Disclosing this at the Presidential Task Force … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 152,074 Total cases discharged – 128,005 Total deaths recorded – 1,831 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 152,074 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated February 21, the NCDC reports 521 new infections and 8 deaths … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 151,553 Total cases discharged – 128,005 Total deaths recorded – 1,831 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 151,553 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated February 20, the NCDC reports 645 new infections and 18 deaths … Read more
The Edo State Government has warned owners of event centres, eateries, restaurants, pubs, shopping malls and other places hosting social events in the state against violating the state’s COVID-19 prevention protocols. In a statement signed on Saturday by the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., the government said event centres or business premises … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 150,908 Total cases discharged – 127,500 Total deaths recorded – 1,813 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 150,908 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated February 19, the NCDC reports 662 new infections and 10 deaths … Read more