Low income earners to received N5,000 stipend monthly Beneficiaries of the initiatives includes “self-employed”, “wage employed” and “urban poor In the bid to give succor to some vulnerable citizens across the country, the vice president Yemi Osinbajo has flagged of the cash transfer of N5,000. The initiative which is meant to ease the impact of COVID-19 … Read more
COVID-19, Steaming Dr Adefolarin Opawoye, an infectious disease expert on Tuesday said that body steaming does not prevent people from contacting COVID-19. Opawoye who is of the Infectious Diseases Unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) made the assertion during a virtual programmme organised by the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba, Lagos. The programme was … Read more
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Udo Ekpenyong, is dead.
The Lagos State Government had, on Friday, directed public and private schools below the tertiary level to resume for the new term.
The presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 has hinted at another nationwide lockdown, admitting Nigeria is in a “difficult situation”.
Kano directed civil servants to stay at home Exempts healthcare service providers, fire service, water board, teaching staff, security guards and media Kano State Government says the activities of viewing and event centres across the state should tentatively stay on hold, due to increase in COVID-19 cases. The State Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, made … Read more
Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed chairmen of the 57 councils as well as council of traditional rulers, and chiefs across the state to commence a massive sensitisation on prevention of COVID-19 pandemic as part of precautionary measures to combat the second wave of the virus in the state.
Nollywood actress and TV personality, Zainab Balogun, has urged Nigerians to take responsibility and exercise due caution as the fight to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues. As gathered by Eko Hot Blog, Balogun was speaking during an encounter with Saturday Beats. Her words: “I am familiar with the nonchalant attitude that … Read more
Nigeria expects a delivery of its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines at the end of January However, NAFDAC has said that the administration of the vaccine is subject to its approval The Federal Government said it has released the sum of ₦10billion to bankroll domestic production of COVID-19 vaccines. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, who … Read more
We must continue to strike balance between lives and livelihood. PTF harps on l strict adherence to Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions The federal government on Monday said the country could be locked down again if the current COVID-19 infection trend continues. Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19, made this known at a press … Read more
Mustapha said the NCDC has been directed to implement the 450 COVID-19 tests per LGA plan Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha on Monday stated that one in every five persons tested in Nigeria within the past week kí were positive. Mustapha, who disclosed this in his remarks during the … Read more
Global COVID-19 deaths have surpassed two million with Nigeria recording 1,449 out of the total tally The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 112,004 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated January 18, the NCDC reports 1,617 new infections and 14 … Read more
Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau heads the task force Punitive actions to be taken against football clubs and/or individuals found to have contravened the COVID-19 Protocols The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has put in place a special COVID-19 task force to the safety of sportsmen and women in the soccer sector. The task force is charged … Read more
Schools should refrain from asking students or parents to undergo COVID-19 test The federal government says there’s no need for students returning to school to run the COVID-19 test to ascertain their status before joining their contemporaries. The spokesman for Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, made the disclosure in an interview with NAN in … Read more
Dr. Idris Salako, the Honourable Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development stated this through a statement issued by the Ministry, said that it had become advisable to provide additional directives to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus disease on all construction sites in the State.
Majority of states across the country have approved the reopening of schools for January 18 (today) The NCDC reported 1,444 new cases and 15 deaths on Sunday The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), on Monday, said it will meet on Wednesday to figure a way curb the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as schools reopen … Read more
The House of Reps had expressed worry over the reopening of schools across the country on Monday, saying that adequate safety measures have not been put in place Chairman, House Committee on Basic Education and Services, Professor Julius Ihonvbere, has said that Nigeria does not need a COVID-19 induced national lockdown at the moment. Ihonvbere … Read more
Daily count of infections continue to increase as the country faces a second wave of the virus Nigeria expects a delivery of its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines at the end of January The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 110,387 COVID-19 … Read more
Nigeria hope of containing the virulent COVID-19 in the coming days might be impeded by some logistic and infrastructural inadequacies. The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) on Sunday said the country did not have substantial amounts of freezers needed for storage of thousands of doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine that are expected to be delivered … Read more
Edo State Governor warns violators of Nosemasks, other covid-19 regulations State Government to prosecute defaulters in mobile courts Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, says 800 Police constabulary personnel would be deployed across the state to enforce strict compliance with the regulations of COVID-19, to regulate its spread. The Governor made this known during a Press … Read more