The Federal Government of Nigeria has urged state governments not to relax either the lockdown orders declared by the Federal Government or the stay-at-home order imposed on some states by their governors. This appeal was made by Dr. Sani Aliyu, National Secretary of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, at a press briefing in Abuja […]
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In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, says he did not know Nigeria’s healthcare system was in a very bad state. Mustapha said his role as the chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19 opened his eye to the current state of Nigeria’s […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 14 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The new cases bring the total number of confirmed COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 288. The NCDC confirmed the latest figure – which rose from 276 to 288 – in a tweet […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday pleaded for global unity in fighting the coronavirus, following US President Donald Trump’s stinging attack on its handling of the pandemic. As the WHO prepares to mark 100 days on Thursday since it was first notified of the outbreak in China, director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hit back at […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night announced 22 new COVID-19 cases. The agency broke the news in a tweet, stating that 15 were confirmed in Lagos, four in the federal capital territory (FCT), two in Bauchi and one in Edo. A total of 276 cases have so far been confirmed across […]
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Lagos State’s Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has another the death of another COVID-19 patient in Nigeria. While making the announcement on Twitter on Wednesday, Professor Abayomi stated that the victim is a 66-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom. According to Prof Abayomi, the victim travelled from India via Dubai and entered Lagos on […]
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Today there is an eerie silence across the globe. Bustling cities have gone quiet and highways that were once jammed with bumper to bumper traffic, are empty. In homes, thousands of families are anxiously awaiting a phone call from a hospital about their loved ones. Many have already received the devastating news that their mother, […]
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The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed six new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The agency announced this in a tweet on Monday evening, listing Kwara, Edo, Rivers and the federal capital territory (FCT) as the affected areas. The NCDC confirmed two cases each in Kwara and Edo, and one case each […]
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Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has tested negative for COVID-19, just two weeks after announcing he had contracted the virus. Recall that Mr. Mohammed tested positive after coming in contact with Atiku Abubakar’s son. Two close contacts of the governor had also been tested positive for the virus. Mohammed, according to Daily Nigerian, will be […]
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Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has announced the index case of coronavirus (COVID-19), in his state. Akeredolu, announced this on Friday via his verified Twitter handle. The governor revealed that the state government received the report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) shortly before he made the announcement. Governor Akeredolu noted that […]
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