The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria has exceeded 25,000, as the NCDC reported 566 infections with eight deaths on Monday. With the new figure, 573 persons have now died of COVID-19 in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the new figures in a tweet via its verified Twitter handle, […]
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The Nigerian government has declared the lifting of interstate movements The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, PTF, Boss Mustapha, announced this at the ongoing daily briefing of the task force in Abuja on Monday. Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, also said the government has approved […]
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The Nigerian Government will announce the next phase of eased lockdown in the country on Tuesday. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha made this known on Monday. He revealed this after the task force members met with the President Muhammadu Buhari at the […]
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Passengers and aircrew members may be required to undertake COVID-19 tests before they board planes when flight operations resume. This directive is contained in the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP) prepared by the Economic Sustainability Committee chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. According to the plan, COVID-19 tests for all passengers and crew will be free […]
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Nigeria recorded 779 fresh cases of Coronavirus on Saturday, 27th June, 2020. A data made available by the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) showed that the cases were spread across 22 states including FCT, with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day having 285 cases. According to the NCDC the […]
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The government of the state of Lagos has disclosed that two new isolation facilities in Yaba and Ikeja would be completed and opened next week for the management of Coronavirus patients in the state. Despite the increasing number of patients, the Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, said at a press briefing on Friday that […]
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The Government of Osun State has threatened to impose a fresh locked down on the state following 22 fresh COVID-19 infections. News of the fresh cases came barely 24 hours after another 17 infections. Health Commissioner Rafiu Isamotu said government might be forced to impose another round of lockdown if residents and citizens continued to […]
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The executive Governor of Delta State Ifeanyi Okowa and his wife, Edith, have gone into isolation following the news that one of their daughters tested positive for Coronavirus. The governor made this known via his Twitter handle on Friday. He wrote: “Earlier today, Edith and I received the news that one of our daughters has […]
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The Government of Lagos State has given details of the death of, Abiola Ajimobi, the former Governor of Oyo State, who died on Thursday. The , Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, giving details on Friday, said he died from multiple organ failure. Abayomi noted that the multiple organ failure was caused by complications […]
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Nigeria has recorded 594 fresh cases of the novel Coronavirus infection on Thursday, June 25th, 2020. According to the data from the NCDC the cases were spread across 22 states including FCT, with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 159 cases. According to the NCDC the cases are, Lagos(159), […]
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