COVID-19, NCDC The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has registered 356 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, as at Dec.21, the Centre announced on its verified website on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that since the beginning of the outbreak in February, more than 893,590 samples had been … Read more
In light of the resurgence of COVID-19 and the imminence of a second wave of the virus, the federal government has issued fresh guidelines regarding convergence of people. Eko Hot Blog reports that the federal government has announced the prohibition of arge gatherings, restricting the crowd at wedding, seminars, conferences and other programmes to a … Read more
Lagos State Government has declared openly the measures to control the second billow of COVID-19 pandemic commences from Monday, 21st of December 2020, in Lagos, the Ministry of Transportation has reiterated the need for motorists to comply with its transportation safety guidelines. A proclamation issued by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, emphasized that … Read more
Federal Government says it may impose a travel ban to and from certain parts of the world due to the mutated strain of COVID-19 manifesting itself in the United Kingdom. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at a Special Forum of the News Agency of Nigeria. He … Read more
The website of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) where the registration for national identification will be done has crashed. The development has left many Nigerians stranded and hapless as their hope of obtaining their national identification numbers for onward linkage to their phone numbers in good time, before the two weeks deadline issued by … Read more
Talks are ongoing between the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Kingdom (UK) over a new, and more virulent, strain of the coronavirus. Eko Hot Blog reports that the WHO Representative to Russia, Melita Vujnovic, announced the development on Monday. She said the global health body had been in consultation with UK since December … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that despite the restrictions following the upsurge in COVID-19, Large crowds have gathered at the offices of the National Identity Management Commission in Lagos on Monday in a bid to register and obtain the National Identity Number. The development comes days after the Federal Government ordered telecommunications companies to block sim … Read more
A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has asked the federal government, as a matter of exigency to restrict flights, temporarily, from the United Kingdom. Atiku’s call is not uncconnected to the news of a new strain of COVID-19 circulating in the UK. Eko Hot Blog learnt that the new strain is said to be more … Read more
The latest figures provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria has recorded a total of 78,434 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated December 20, the NCDC Reports that 501 new confirmed cases and 3 additional deaths. The 501 new cases were reported from 15 states — Lagos (218), … Read more
Lagos Island Maternity Hospital (LIMH), the largest maternity unit in Lagos State, has been recognised by an international Non-Governmental Organisation, International Hospital Federation (IHF) as one of the hospitals and health service providers that delivered exceptional service amid the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic earlier in the year. Commenting on the recognition, the Medical Director of … Read more
The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Barrister Bawa Wuse has tested positive for COVID-19. The Clerk of the House Mohammed Kagara has also contracted the virulent infection. Eko Hot Blog gathered that both have now gone into self-isolation. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, who confirmed the COVID-19 status of the … Read more
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock, on Sunday, said that the government has imposed a strict Christmas lockdown in London and southeast England because a new strain of the COVID-19 was “out of control”. Hancock warned that the strict measures could stay in place until the COVID-19 vaccine is fully rolled out. “We acted very quickly … Read more
The Kaduna State Government has limited the service hour of churches and mosques to one hour as part of efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state. This was contained in a statement issued by Governor Nasir El-Rufai, on Sunday. As gathered by Eko Hot Blog, the statement also directed workers in the … Read more
Boss-Mustapha, COVID-19 Across the world, there’s one bad news everyone is dealing with at the moment and it is the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, which is claiming as many lives as the first wave did. Unfortunately, while some countries have been busy embracing selective lockdowns as part of measures to curb any further … Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu,m and Israel’s health minister were injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine live on TV at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv. “I asked to be vaccinated first, together with Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, to serve as personal examples and encourage you to be vaccinated,” Netanyahu told the television audience. Read also: Jewish Settlers Furious … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that Nigeria’s total confirmed cases of COVID-19 has risen to 77,933. In its latest case update dated December 19, the NCDC reported 920 new infections and six COVID-19-related deaths. Read also: NCDC Reports 930 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 75,062 The new cases were recorded … Read more
The Edo State Government has appealed to residents of the state to be cautious and observe precautionary measures against the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) amid rise in the number of cases in the second wave of the pandemic. A statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, reiterated the need for Edo … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has insisted that the state cannot afford another lockdown, thereby urging residents to observe all the protocols put in place by the state government. The Governor disclosed this in a statement released on Saturday in Lagos. Eko Hot Blog reported that Sanwo-Olu had on Friday ordered schools to close indefinitely … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says Nigeria will soon attain the world health organisation (WHO) benchmark that will allow it to commence the manufacturing of its vaccine. . Eko Hot Blog reports that the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this when she spoke at the agency’s Staff … Read more
United States President, Donald Trump has spoken with French President Emmanuel Macron to wish him a speedy recovery from the coronavirus. In the conversation, which according to the White House took place Thursday, Trump “wished President Macron a speedy recovery and quick return to his full duties. “President Trump also extended his best wishes for … Read more