Nigeria has recorded 196 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the country’s total infections to 1,728. According to a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in the early hours of Thursday, of the new infections, 87 are in Lagos, 24 are in Kano, while 18 are in Gombe. Seventeen were recorded in […]
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The presidential task force on COVID-19 has said bank branches in Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory will be open to customers from Monday, May 4. The national coordinator of the task force, Sani Aliyu, said banking halls would be open to customers between 8am and 2pm. Sani said federal offices, food processing companies […]
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Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have sustained their offensive against Boko Haram terrorists that are hibernating in different locations within the North East theatre of operation. The sustained offensive by the troops is yielding fruitful results as they have succeeded in dislodging and killing several of the insurgents. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. […]
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Lagos State Ministry of Health, on Wednesday announced via its Twitter handle that a total of 49 COVID-19 patients have been discharged in Lagos. According to the tweet, the patients included 28 females and 21 males, that were discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba and the isolation centre at Onikan. A total of 187 […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 195 new cases of COVID-19. In a tweet in the early hours of Wednesday, the Centre stated that 80 of the new cases were reported in Lagos, 38 in Kano, amongst others. See breakdown by state below: 80-Lagos38-Kano15-Ogun15-Bauchi11-Borno10-Gombe9-Sokoto5-Edo5-Jigawa2-Zamfara1-Rivers1-Enugu1-Delta1-FCT1-Nasarawa As at 11:50pm 28th April- 1532 confirmed cases […]
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By Douglas Dodiyi-Manuel Following the series of agitations that gradually assumed a militarized dimension, the President Olusegun Obasanjo administration thought it imperative to transmutate what was then known as Oil Mineral Producing Area Development Commission (OMPADEC) to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) with an interventional aim at human and infrastructural development, which has in […]
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ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI,PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA MONDAY, 27th APRIL, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians 2. I will start by commending you all for the resilience […]
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A patient undergoing treatment for corovonavirus (COVID-19), has been delivered of a baby at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). When the hospital broke the news in a tweet on Monday afternoon, it was said that the mother and child are well and alive. “A team of LUTH Drs, anaesthetists & nurses delivered a woman […]
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The Government of Kano State has said the mass deaths in the state is due to complications arising from hypertension, diabetes, meningitis and acute malaria. This was contained in a statement signed by Muhammad Garba, the state Commissioner of Information, Daily Nigerian reports. Garba said a preliminary report from the health ministry indicated that the deaths […]
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Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has extended the lockdown imposed on the state to check the spread of COVID-19 by 30 days. The decision was announced in a statement issued by Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media & Communication on Sunday. It stated that the lockdown was extended following a recommendation by […]
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