COVID-19 Nigeria on Sunday recorded 82 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were recorded in 10 states of the federation and Abuja. It added that the number of COVID-19 fatalities stood at 1,173 as at Sunday night. Also, the total number … Read more
A Singaporean woman, who was infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy, has been delivered of a baby with antibodies against the virus. Straits Times, a Singaporean publication, reports that the baby was born earlier in November. The birth of the child could provide new dimension in search for vaccine against the virulent infection. It might also … Read more
COVID-19 Nigeria on Saturday recorded 110 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were recorded in 10 states of the federation and Abuja. It added that the number of COVID-19 fatalities stood at 1,171 as at Saturday night. Read Also: Nigeria Needs … Read more
A private sector led coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) says it has earmarked ₦150 billion for social intervention and various empowerment programme in the country. The coalition made this known in a statement on Thursday. It said the ₦150 billion fund will be channelled into technical and vocational education development program to empower 4 million youth, … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported Nigeria now has 66,974 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus. In its latest COVID-19 case update, 169 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria, having carried out a total daily test of 7,101 samples across the country. Read also: NCDC Confirms 56 New Cases, One Fatality According … Read more
Pharmacists, COVID-19 The Nigerian Association of Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists in the Americas (NAPPSA) has charged the Federal Government to prioritise indigenous production of vaccines for COVID-19 and other diseases. President of NAPPSA, Dr. Anthony Ikeme, gave the charge during the 93rd annual conference of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), which held in Osogbo, … Read more
COVID-19 Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 198 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were recorded in 12 states of the federation and Abuja. Read Also: 102 Died In Nigeria’s #EndSARS Protest – IGP It added that the number of COVID-19 fatalities stood … Read more
As part of it efforts to ameliorate the impact of economic downturn occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, the United kingdom says it will borrow £394 billion. Rishi Sunak, UK chancellor to the exchequer, the country’s national treasury, made this known while presenting the 2020 spending review at the UK house of commons on … Read more
The United States says it plans to roll out 6.4 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the first week after it is cleared for emergency use. A committee of the Food and Drug Administration meets on December 10 to deliberate on whether to approve or the medicine, as the numbers of deaths and … Read more
COVID-19 The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has topped the list of states with highest cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports 168 new infections in the country. The data obtained from the NCDC’s website on Tuesday shows that within a 24-hour period, the FCT reported the highest number … Read more
The latest COVID-19 case update provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria now has 66,439 confirmed cases. The country’s top disease agency stated that 56 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded on Monday, a sharp decrease in the number of daily cases in months. According to the … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday disclosed that 138 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) had tested positive to COVID-19. Director General NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this during the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Briefing in Abuja. He stated that none of those who tested positive was allowed into the … Read more
NOVEMBER 23, 2020 British drugs group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford on Monday said their jointly-developed vaccine against Covid-19 has shown “an average efficacy of 70 percent” in trials. “This vaccine’s efficacy and safety confirm that it will be highly effective against Covid-19 and will have an immediate impact on this public health emergency,” … Read more
NOVEMBER 23, 2020 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that the country has recorded 155 new cases of the Coronavirus and one death. In its latest case update, the NCDC revealed that Nigeria now has a total of 66,383 confirmed cases. Out of the total confirmed cases, 62,076 cases have been discharged … Read more
The federal government has concluded plans to slash the levy to be paid on imported cars from 35 percent to five percent. This is contained in the draft bill of the 2020 finance bill to be presented to the national assembly. The bill becomes law after it is passed by the legislature and assented by … Read more
NOVEMBER 22, 2020 The spread of the Coronavirus in Nigeria has continued to record significant increase as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that Nigeria now has 66,228 confirmed cases. Th NCDC, in its latest case update, reported that 246 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in the country, having … Read more
NOVEMBER 21, 2020 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it has launched a #COVID19NigeriaStories blog to document Nigeria’s response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Director General of the centre, Chikwe Ihekweazu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. He advised Nigerians to log on to the website to … Read more
NOVEMBER 21, 2020 The latest COVID-19 case update provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that Nigeria now has 65,982 confirmed cases. According to the NCDC, 143 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria on Friday, having carried out a total daily test of 3,334 samples across the country. Read also: … Read more
Children The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on the lives of tens of millions of children in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. A United Nations agency report published on Friday shows. According to recent data and a survey by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), “the pandemic has had a compound impact on children’s … Read more
Information Officer of Bauchi Primary Healthcare Agency, Ibrahim Sani, said eight members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) posted to Wailo orientation camp in the Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state have tested positive for coronavirus. He added that two more persons have died of suspected yellow fever, raising the number of deaths … Read more