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BREAKING: NCDC announce 146 new cases in Nigeria, toll hits 4,787

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020Ayo Olowo

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 146 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total infections to 4,787 Announcing the cases in a tweet late Tuesday, the NCDC said 57 of the cases are in Lagos. Read the tweet below: BREAKING: 146 new cases of #COVID19; 57-Lagos27-Kano10-Kwara9-Edo8-Bauchi7-Yobe4-Kebbi4-Oyo3-Katsina3-Niger2-Plateau2-Borno2-Sokoto2-Benue1-Gombe1-Enugu1-Ebonyi1-Ogun1-FCT1-Rivers 4787 cases of #COVID19 in […]

Lagos State Commissioner for Health Akin Abayomi

Dubai returnee dies of COVID-19 complications in Lagos

May 12, 2020Ayo Olowo

Akin Abayomi, Lagos commissioner for health, has announced that one of the Nigerians that the federal government evacuated from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is dead. He announced it in a tweet on Tuesday night, saying the deceased, who had “severe underlying health condition”, died from COVID-19–related complications. Abayomi appealed to residents of Lagos to be […]

Afe Babalola speaks on how FG can safely reopen schools amidst COVID-19

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020Ayo Olowo

Legal giant and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Afe Babalola, has said shutting down schools indefinitely over the COVID-19 pandemic is not advisable. In a statement on Monday, he suggested ways schools and universities can be reopened in four weeks and still guarantee its students of safety. Babalola listed the conditions under which […]

Way to go in fighting COVID-19 in Rivers State

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020Ayo Olowo

It is not for nothing that it is said that two heads are better than one. Then Prof. Kimse Okoko modified it to ‘two good heads.’ I believe that Gov. Nyesom Wike should involve his entire cabinet members (as it appears he does not) in managing Covid-19 in Rivers State. If he does that, I […]

Nigeria record 242 new cases of COVID-19, Infections hit 4,641

May 12, 2020Ayo Olowo

Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 242 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the country’s total infections to 4,641. In a tweet late Monday, the NCDC reported 88 new cases in Lagos, 64 in Kano, 49 in Katsina and 13 in Kaduna. According to the health agency, Ogun state had nine […]

A complete lockdown is not sustainable in Nigeria – Peterside

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020Ayo Olowo

In a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19, many nations have at some point had to impose a complete lockdown in certain states or across the country. However, there are some who believe that placing Nigeria under a complete lockdown is not sustainable. In a chat with Channels Television’s COVID-19 Update, Mr Atedo Peterside […]

33 COVID-19 patients discharged in Lagos

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020Ayo Olowo

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 […]

Buhari orders PTF on COVID-19 to collect and test Madagascar’s “cure”

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020Ayo Olowo

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 […]

Ban on domestic flight has affected hospitality and tourism business – Ayade says as he asks Buhari to lift ban

May 11, 2020Ayo Olowo

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 […]

Nigeria records 17 new COVID-19 deaths, 248 cases

May 11, 2020Ayo Olowo

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 […]