COVID-19 FCT tops the list of daily COVID-19 fresh cases with 40 new infections recorded in the last 24 hours. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has topped the list of daily COVID-19 fresh cases with 40 new infections recorded in the last 24 hours. Following the 176 fresh cases released by the Nigeria Centre for … Read more
Activities at the party are flagrant disregard for CBN acts and NCDC guidelines Many Nigerians have expressed their disgust at the actions of the first family during wedding ceremony of one President Muhammadu Buhari daughters over the weekend. Hanan and Turad, son of a former lawmaker, Mohammed Sani Sha’aban, got married at the Aso Rock … Read more
Lebanese Foreign Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19 Ekohotblog, September 9, 2020….Lebanese Foreign Minister, Charbel Wehbe has tested positive for the COVID-19. The Foreign Ministry disclosed this on Wednesday, adding that he has been placed on a two-week quarantine period. “The result of a PCR test, taken by Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe, is positive. “It came after the … Read more
COVID-19: Nigeria Records 296 New Cases, 6 Deaths Ekohotblog, September 9, 2020… On the 8th of September 2020, 296 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports. Till date, 55456 cases have been confirmed, 43334 cases have been discharged and 1067 deaths have been recorded in 36 … Read more
Nigeria Records 100 New Cases, 3 Deaths Ekohotblog, September 7, 2020…On September 6, 2020, Nigeria recorded 100 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 3 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this while sharing the daily COVID-19 update. According to the agency, the 100 cases were recorded from 10 states including, Lagos-39, FCT-22, Kaduna-19, Oyo-7, … Read more
Amount spent represents 84% of COVID-19 donations between April and July The federal government says N30.5 billion was expended in four months to tackle the novel coronavirus. The disclosure of the amount spent is sequel to request by freedom of information (FoI) the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Connected Development (CODE). Giving details … Read more
Nigeria Records 162 New Cases, 3 Deaths Ekohotblog, September 6, 2020. On the 5th of September 2020, 162 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this via it’s Twitter. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Nigeria Records 156 New Cases, 3 Deaths Till date, 54905 cases have been … Read more
Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo has disclosed that Nigeria is in want of resources to pre-pay for COVID-19 vaccine. He has, thus, appealed to Europe to work closely with Africa to ensure that when a vaccine is finally deployed, it should not be on the basis of the highest bidder but rather be made available at … Read more
Nigeria Records 156 New Cases, 3 Deaths Ekohotblog, September 5, 2020. On the 4th of September 2020, 156 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this via it’s official Twitter account. Till date, 54743 cases have been confirmed, 42816 cases have been discharged and 1051 … Read more
No case was confirmed in Plateau for the first time in 7 days The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Thursday disclosed that the country has recorded 124 new COVID-19. The agency also announced that 21 persons lost their lives to the virulent infection while 185 people were discharged between 3th and 4th of September. … Read more
Kaduna Doctor Dies Of COVID-19 A Kaduna based Medical Doctor, Clement Bakam, has died of complications from COVID-19. The Public Relations Officer of the Kaduna State chapter of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Abdulsalam Abdulrazak, confirmed this to our correspondent on Thursday, September 3, 2020. Abdulrazak in a condolence message to the family and friends of late … Read more
PSG star Neymar has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus, with the Ligue 1 club confirming that three players have contracted the virus. The Ligue 1 champions and Champions League finalists did not name the players involved, but Angel Di Maria, 32, and Leandro Paredes, 26, are believed to be the other two players to have … Read more
Presidency through the Senior Special Assistant, Garba Shehu has debunked reports that there is COVID-19 infection in the State House. Recall an online medium had reported on Tuesday that the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Affairs and Domestic Matters, Sarki Abba, had tested positive for COVID-19. However, in a statement by … Read more
Nigeria Records 216 New Positive Cases, 4 Deaths On the 2nd of September 2020, 216 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this via it’s official Twitter account. According to the Agency’s report, 54,463 cases have been confirmed, 42439 cases have been discharged and 1027 deaths … Read more
The United States has announced that it would not join a global effort seeking to provide worldwide access to COVID-19 vaccines. American said the project is being led by a “corrupt” World Health Organisation (WHO). At least 170 countries are in talks to join the vaccine initiative, COVAX. The European Union has donated €400million. On … Read more
Nigeria Records 239 New Positive Cases, 10 Deaths On the 1st of September 2020, 239 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via it’s Twitter daily update Till date, 54247 cases have been confirmed, 42010 cases have been discharged and 1023 deaths have … Read more
The federal government has spoken on the drastic reduction in COVID-19 cases across the country in recent weeks. The presidential task force (PTF) on Monday said the recent decline in cases should not be seen as an indication that the country is winning the war against the virulent infection. Speaking at the PTF briefing on … Read more
As a requisite and timely measure to curtail the spread of coronavirus disease, Michael Otedola College of Primary Education (MOCPED) has built up a sophisticated COVID-19 three-in-one hygiene initiative that is deployed for use in the Institution. The hand-sanity station machine which is developed by Dr Salako of the Agric Department does not require any … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday disclosed that the country has confirmed 143 new cases of COVID-19. The agency made the disclosure in its daily situation report of COVID-19 on its official twitter page. According to the agency, of the 143 new cases, 35 are detected in Plateau, 21 in Kaduna, 19 in … Read more
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the world has exceeded 25 million, although 70 percent have recovered. According to Worldometers, global statistics platform, 25.4 million people have so far been infected with the coronavirus, out of which 17.8 million recovered. With 851,000 dead from the infection, the global death rate stands at 3.3 percent. … Read more