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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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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The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the $3.4 billion requested by the Nigerian government for emergency support. The board met on Tuesday to discuss Nigeria’s request for emergency support under the rapid financing instrument. The amount represents the total special drawing right (SDR) Nigeria holds with the international lender. The […]
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The leading opposition party in Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari over his Monday COVID-19 address. Speaking in a statement by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP said President Buhari has failed to offer decisive solutions to protect Nigerians from the deadly pandemic. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had in his […]
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Monday announced 64 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 1337. According to the NCDC in a tweet via its official handle, 34 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos, 15 in the FCT, 11 in Borno, and 2 each in Taraba […]
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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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While addressing Nigerians on Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari, said a nationwide curfew from 8pm to 6am will be implemented. He said “Furthermore, new nationwide measures are to be introduced as follows; “There will be an overnight curfew from 8pm to 6am. This means all movements will be prohibited during this period except for essential services; […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State by one week. He noted that from next week Monday, the lockdown will be relaxed in the three states to night curfews (8 p.m. to 6 a.m.). The president said this on Monday night while addressing Nigerians on the COVID-19 outbreak. “For […]
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The chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Mr. Raymond Dokpesi Jnr has tested positive for coronavirus. Dokpesi Jnr disclosed this in a short message to members of staff of DAAR Communications Plc in Abuja, AIT reported on Monday evening. He was said to have been self-isolating in the past week, before he developed malaria symptoms and […]
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