The Lagos State Government has announced the recovery and discharge of 33 new COVID-19 patients, increasing the number of recoveries in the state to 502. The state Ministry of Health, through its verified Twitter handle on Monday, said the patients were nine females and 24 males, all Nigerians. It said that 17 of the patients […]
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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 to pick up and test samples of COVID-Organics, the self-acclaimed cure by Madagascar of the disease. Mustapha, who doubles as Chairman of the PTF on COVID-19, stated this at the […]
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Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has shown that households in Nigeria spent a total of N2.02tn on fuel and electricity in 2019. The NBS said in a new report on consumption expenditure pattern that household expenditure on fuel/light accounted for 11.57 per cent of the total non-food consumption expenditure in 2019. Households […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the ineffectiveness of Muhammadu Buhari, as well as his failure to lead from the front are responsible for Nigeria’s failure to check the spread of COVID-19. The PDP raised the alarm following the increase in infection and mortality rates in Nigeria. According to the opposition party, the crisis […]
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The governor of Cross River state, Ben Ayade, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to lift the ban on domestic flights. According to the governor, lifting the ban is necessary as the economic loss being incurred is be too much for the country to bear. On May 6, the federal government imposed an additional four-week ban […]
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Lagos State Government has shut two facilities in Badagry West LCDA of the state for contravening new guidelines issued by the government to operators of hotels, clubs, and other entertainment outfits in the state. The affected facilities include Maggi Hotel, and Tambari Theatre Art (Night Club). This was disclosed by the state government in a […]
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The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday confirmed 248 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria, bringing the total infections to 4,399. According to the agency, Nigeria also recorded 17 more deaths from the pandemic, taking the country’s death toll to 143 with total recoveries rising to 778. Eighty-one of the new cases were in […]
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has declared the Peoples Democratic Party’s youths leader in Eleme Local Government Area, Princewill Osaroejiji, wanted for alleged criminal activities. This was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications in the state, Paulinus Nsirim. Nsirim in the short statement said the sum of Five Million […]
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Countries should maintain essential health care to non-Covid-19 patients while dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. This is a message from Secretary-General Patricia Scotland ahead of the Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting taking place virtually on 14 May. Some countries have temporarily suspended cancer treatment and surgery to help hospitals manage an influx of Covid-19 patients. At […]
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The Bauchi State Government on Saturday dispelled the rumours of multiple deaths in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area of the state. The government also confirmed the death of one coronavirus patient in the state. The state Chairman of the Task Force on COVID-19 and Lassa fever, Alhaji Baba Tela, dispelled the rumour of multiple deaths […]
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