Three persons among the 256 evacuees from Dubai have tested positive for coronavirus. Lagos Commissioner Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, revealed this on Sunday morning on his official twitter handle. He said the positive evacuees have been moved to one of the isolation centres. The evacuees have been observing the mandatory 14-day isolation in Lagos, having … Read more
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Saturday has met with his Guinea Bissau counterpart, Umaro Sissoco Embaló. Buhari received his guest at the State House in Abuja, according to his Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad. He said his principal received Madagascar’s COVID Organics from Embaló. “President Muhammadu Buhari has received the … Read more
Nigeria has recorded 288 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 5,445. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this known on its website on Friday. A breakdown of data obtained from the centre’s website showed that 140 COVID-19 patients were discharged in the past 24 … Read more
A 33-year-old coronavirus patient has delivered a baby boy at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba. This was contained in a statement on Friday by LUTH Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, Prof Wasiu Adeyemo. Adeyemo said, “LUTH delivers third patient (33-year-old) with COVID-19 of a baby boy. “A team of LUTH doctors, anaesthetists and nurses … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has handed a property forfeited by the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, to the Lagos Government for use as an isolation centre for COVID-19 patients. The property consisting of six flats of three bedrooms and a boys’ quarter was renounced by Allison-Madueke following an order of … Read more
Professor of Veterinary Medicine at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Bello Agaie has died of Coronavirus diseases. Niger State Governor, Sani Bello, disclosed this on Friday in Minna, the state capital. According to a statement on Thursday night by Mary Noel-Berje, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Abubakar Sani, the late Agaie died of coronavirus disease. … Read more
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has announced the recovery and discharge of 13 COVID-19 patients after testing negative twice consecutively. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, made the announcement on Thursday. According to him, with the discharge of the 11 males and two females, Lagos has now recorded 541 recoveries. “Good people of Lagos, … Read more
Founder of Daar Communications Plc Raymond Dokpesi has been discharged from the University of Abuja Treatment Centre After Testing Negative to Coronavirus. “I am exceptionally indebted to God Almighty for keeping and protecting me and my entire family all through our isolation at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada Isolation Centre,” Dokpesi said in … Read more
The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, announced the recovery and discharge of 26 more patients who tested negative twice to the Coronavirus. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said in a statement that the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged had become 528. ‘Good people of Lagos, today, 26 COVID-19 Lagos patients; 13 males and … Read more
A three- year- old has tested positive for coronavirus in Ebonyi, which brings about the eighth case recorded in the state. Governor David Umahi announced this in a broadcast on the state’s broadcast stations after the Security/Covid-19 Committee meeting on Wednesday According to the Governor, the child is one of the two children of a … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday recorded 146 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 4787. NCDC announced this on its twitter handle on Tuesday night. According to NCDC, The newly confirmed cases are as follows; 57-Lagos, 27-Kano, 10-Kwara, 9-Edo, 8-Bauchi, 7-Yobe, 4-Kebbi, 4-Oyo, 3-Katsina, … Read more
The Federal Operations Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has blocked a vehicle with COVID-19 sticker used to smuggled frozen chicken into the country. The unit also intercepted various items of contraband worth N12.7billion between January to April 2020. The (FOU) Zone A is an anti-smuggling arm of the service saddled with … Read more
The Kano State government has extended the lockdown imposed on the state to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus infection in the state by one week. The Commissioner for Information in the state, Muhammed Garba, made this known in a statement issued on behalf of the government late Monday. It said the action became essential … Read more
Lagos State Ministry of Health(LSMOH) on Sunday announced the discharge of 21 more COVID-19 patients from its isolation centres to reunite with the society after testing negative twice. This was disclosed via the Ministry Twitter handle. LSMOH reports that the discharged patients, who are all Nigerians, were made up of 17 males and 4 females. … Read more
The Federal Government has divulged that the school feeding programme for pupils in primary schools will kick start next week in four states. As part of measures to ease the effect of COVID-19 and lockdown on vulnerable households, President Muhammadu Buhari had, during his first broadcast in March, directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster … Read more
The management of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State has confirmed the death of a policeman who tested positive for coronavirus. All staff, who came in contact with the deceased, are currently on self-isolation, a statement issued on Sunday by the Head, Public Relations and Information of the hospital, Segun Orisajo, started. … Read more
More than 100 people have been reported dead in Azare, Bauchi State, over the last one week as a result of Coronavirus complications. Azare is the second largest town in the state after Bauchi, the state capital. Ibrahim Mohammed Baba, former lawmaker representing Katagum Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, made this known in … Read more
The Lagos ministry of health (LSMOH) on Friday has announced the discharge of 42 COVID-19 patients from the state’s isolation facilities via its Twitter handle. The patients, 20 females and 22 males, were discharged from isolation facilities at Onikan, Eti-Osa and Lekki. “42 more #COVID19Lagos patients; 20 females & 22 males; all Nigerians have been … Read more
Some Nigerians evacuated from the United Kingdom have arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos around 01.43 pm on Friday. Videos of Nigerians evacuated from Uk. 6ix9ne | #wike | Supreme Court | #streetparty pic.twitter.com/jMfwX5WYQg — EkoHotBlog (@ekohotblog) May 8, 2020 They were evacuated after being stranded by the coronavirus pandemic. READ ALSO:BREAKING: … Read more
Chaos in one of the isolation centres located at Kwanar Dawaki, Kano state, when some COVID-19 patients held health workers hostage for four hours. The former chairman, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Kano branch, Professor Aminu Mohammed confirmed the situation of how the aggrieved patients held two medical doctors and one nurse captive. He said the … Read more