FG shut NYSC camps nationwide in March 2020 to curb the spread of the coronavirus and reopened them in November of the same year The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has given conditions for admitting prospective corps members into camps nationwide as it plans to commence the 2020 Batch “B” Stream II Orientation Course on … Read more
About 4,836 boxes of the ice cream have been contaminated Authorities to place the company’s 1,662 employees under quarantine Authorities in China say they have discovered vestige of the virulent COVID-19 in ice cream produced by a company in Tianjin municipality located in north-eastern part of the Asian country. Local Chinese media reports that at … Read more
Olatunji Isreal Eko Hot Blog We were not consulted – Prof Julius Ihonvbere Special cleaning crews with sufficient sanitizers must be deployed to the classrooms The House of Representatives has faulted the Federal Government for giving schools the go-ahead to resume on Monday despite the increasing cases of COVID-19. The House said government officials did … Read more
NYSC Management insist on resumption NYSC states assurance to permit only negative tested corps members into camp The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has tagged the report of reopening orientation camps across Nigeria in order to benefit its contractors as untrue. Recall that the Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had … Read more
By Olatunji Isreal EKO HOT BLOG The Fumigation is expected to end by January 30th COVID-19 protocols will still be observed The Lagos State Government commenced the fumigation of offices in the State Secretariat buildings and other Government offices yesterday to abridge the second wave of the Covid-19. Mrs. Belinda Odeneye, The Permanent Secretary, Office … Read more
Lagos State recorded 461 new COVID-19 infections as of Saturday according to the daily case update provided by the NCDC While schools have seen the greenlight to resume on Monday January 18, the state government have also asked civil servants of level 14 and below to continue to work from home for another two weeks … Read more
Coronavirus deaths have surpassed two million cases worldwide The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 108,943 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated January 16, the NCDC reports 1,598 new infections and 7 deaths resulting from COVID-19 complications. The new infections … Read more
Plateau State Would Criminalize denial of COVID-19 in the state Plateau State records higher cases of COVID-19 Daily In spite of the morbid apprehension in the minds of Nigerians over the efficacy of the much expected COVID-19 vaccine, Plateau State governor Simon Lalong said he would be among the volunteers to take the drug before … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has extended the work from home order of civil servants on Grade Level 14 and below from January 18 to February 1, 2021. Gboyega Akosile, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed this in a tweet on Saturday, said the announcement was contained in a circular issued by the … Read more
Total confirmed deaths from Covid-19 around the world passed two million on Friday, according to a count by AFP. As of Friday evening, 2,000,066 people have died of the virus since it first emerged in China in late 2019, according to the count based on official figures provided by authorities. The grim milestone comes as … Read more
Government had imposed a partial lockdown in England November in a bid to curb the spiking rate There were also reasons restrictions in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said the country will close all travel corridors from Monday as part of efforts to curb the spread of the … Read more
The Federal Government had reconfirmed the January 18 date fixed for the reopening of schools across the country on Wednesday after reports emerged that the date had been postponed indefinitely Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has halted schools’ resumption in the state over the increasing cases of COVID-19. According to a statement issued on … Read more
The NCDC discharged 107,345 cases – 277 in Lagos, 150 in Kaduna and 78 in Plateau, among others. COVID-19 deaths has surpassed two million globally The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 107,345 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated January … Read more
As of Thursday, Nigeria has recorded a total of 105,478 cases across the country Lagos is at the epicentre of the outbreak with 697 cases reported by the NCDC on Thursday The Lagos State Government has announced that it is reopening two more COVID-19 isolation centres for patients as new infections emerge in the second … Read more
As part of the measure to check the spread of the COVID-19 infection in the country as schools set to resume on January 18, The federal government has prohibited visiting days, assembly and congestion in classes and hostels. Ekohotblog reports that the directive was contained in a communiqué issue on Thursday by director of press … Read more
Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire, says Nigeria will receive 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in March. He made this known in a statement late Thursday, January 14, stating that the vaccines add to 100,000 expected doses of Pfizer vaccine. Recall that Nigeria has officially reported some 104,000 Covid-19 cases, of which 1,382 have been fatal. … Read more
The latest figures by the NCDC puts Nigeria’s cases tally at 83,830 Nigeria has witnessed a spike in the number of fresh cases recorded daily since the second wave was declared At least 53 healthcare workers have been infected with COVID-19 in Edo State since the federal government declared a second wave of the pandemic … Read more
Student told to leave the hostel and isolate themselves at home for two weeks. Courses and examinations have been put on hold. The Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM) has announced closure of its campus following outbreak of COVID-19 among students and officials. In a statement, the institutions said closure of the college became … Read more
The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 105,478 COVID-19 infections. In its latest case update dated January 14, the NCDC reports 1,479 new infections and 23 deaths resulting from COVID-19 complications. The new infections were recorded in 25 states — Lagos (697), … Read more
PTF Counters Social Media’s Fake Report About Another Lockdown Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID -19 has disowned a fake statement circulating on social media. The fake statement purportedly issued by PTF Coordinator, Dr. Sani Aliyu, asked Nigerians to prepare for another lockdown that would begin in few days. However, the PTF dismissed the statement … Read more