The Director of the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, yesterday admitted that the outbreak of COVID-19 has brought the country to its knees. Redfield, who spoke during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, said America was likely going to spend about $7 trillion “because of one little virus.” … Read more
The president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, sent his condolence to the family and people of Oyo State over the death of a former governor of the state, Abiola Ajimobi. This was detailed in a statement signed by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. The statement read, “The President commiserates with the family of the … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 594 infections, total now 22,614 in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 594 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Thursday evening, June 25. This online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that of the 594 COVID-19 cases recorded on … Read more
As the number of COVID-19 cases rises again in Nigeria, it has sparked concerns about whether another lockdown is imminent. Recall months ago the Federal Government had declared total lockdown and interstate ban on citizens in order to ease the spread of COVID-19. However, Nigerians clamored for ease of lockdown, so as to meet their … Read more
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and the National Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) on Wednesday in Abuja, signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the World Bank N3.7 billion COVID-19 response suport to states and the FCT. The MoU “Nigeria COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Project (NIGERIA CoPREP) was jointly signed by the Chairman of the … Read more
Mr Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), have advised Nigerian youths to develop their digital skills to support government effort toward building digital economy. Inuwa gave the advice during an online interactive session with Nigerian youths on the topic: ‘Education, Employment and Technology in Nigeria: Gaps and Opportunities Post COVID-19 … Read more
Lagos State has conducted 34,734 COVID-19 sample tests since inception of the pandemic, according to data by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). NCDC made the disclosure recently in its COVID-19 Situation Report for June 23. It said that out of the 120,108 COVID-19 sample tests conducted in the country, Lagos has conducted the … Read more
Amid the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria, the Rivers State Government has announced a fine of N10million to be paid by violators of COVID-19 guidelines on marriages and weddings. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Pastor Paulinus Nsirim, announced this in a statement, adding that the Governor, Nyesom Wike approved the guidelines. READ ALSO: APC National … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new Coronavirus cases with the NCDC announcing 649 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 649 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Wednesday evening, June 24. This online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that … Read more
About 500 employees of Atlanta-based Delta Airlines have tested positive for COVID-19. Ed Bastian, chief executive officer of the airline, confirmed the spread of the disease among its employees during the company’s annual shareholder meeting. Bastian said 10 employees have also died from the disease. “We lost 10 employees to the coronavirus; every one of … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned against the use of Face Shields alone as there is no evidence that it can protect against COVID-19. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. The NCDC boss said Face shields … Read more
SaharaReporters has uncovered flight information on how Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, used a private jet to fly his wife and children to the United Kingdom despite the lockdown restriction on the airspace. The Nigerian Government had announced that only essential travels will be permitted by air across the country but flight manifest … Read more
A Public Health Consultant, Dr. Theresa Basssey has said that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is not really doing enough testing within the public domain to have actual cases of Covid-19. Dr. Theresa Basssey reacted to soaring COVID-19 cases within the last few days. She said; “There is still denial in the society as … Read more
World number one tennis player, Novak Djokovic has tested positive for Covid-19. It comes after Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki all revealed they had coronavirus after playing at Djokovic’s Adria Tour competition. Djokovic, 33, played fellow Serb Troicki in the first event in Belgrade. Great Britain’s Andy Murray said the positive tests were … Read more
The United Arab Emirates(UAE) has said it will open the gulf country, Dubai from July 7 after more than three-month closure to contain coronavirus. The oil rich emirate announced that it would allow tourists back into its major tourist destination, Dubai. As part of the effort to curtail COVID-19 spread, the emirate said tourists would … Read more
The Jigawa state police have arrested a 25-year-old Yahaya Abdulkadir, for breaking into a Covid-19 patient’s house at Gupai village, in Dutse local government area. According to DAILY POST, the incident happened on 24/5/2020 at Gupai village while the residents were on quarantine at the isolation center for Covid-19. The Spokesman of the command, SP … Read more
Malawian voters defied COVID-19 on Tuesday to return to the polls for the second time in just over a year after President Peter Mutharika’s re-election was annulled in a dramatic court ruling. The hotly-anticipated re-run was ordered by the Constitutional Court, which declared that the May 2019 vote, narrowly won by Mutharika, was fraught with “grave … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new Coronavirus cases with the NCDC announcing 452 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 452 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Tuesday evening, June 23. This online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that … Read more
Nigerian singer, identified by his stage name as Mr_dutch has shown great height of generosity. He promised to donate N5 million naira to the orphanage and vulnerable citizens as his style of celebrating his forthcoming birthday. READ ALSO: Facebook User Cries Out Over Domestic Violence In a tweet, he noted his action was prompted by … Read more
The Federal Government has presented plans for the reopening of schools in the country to the National Assembly. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, made the presentation during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education. Nwajiuba explained the ministry’s plans for students to resume to the lawmakers. Schools were … Read more