The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has risen to 30 with the confirmation of three new cases — but two have been discharged. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said the new cases were recorded in Lagos state. Two of the cases are said to be returning travellers while […]
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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Sunday evening announced that one of his sons had tested positive for Coronavirus. Atiku, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 general elections announced this on his his verified Twitter handle on Sunday. Though he failed to give the name […]
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Britain agreed a deal with private healthcare providers on Saturday to free up beds and medical services for the state-run health system as one emergency doctor warned the country could suffer a worse fate than Italy during the coronavirus crisis. Britain had suffered 177 deaths due to Covid-19 as of late Friday, with the number of confirmed infections rising to 3,983. […]
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The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is-haq Oloyede, has said the board has now set-up monitors at the different Computer-based Test (CBT) centres to detect candidates who indulge in examination malpractices during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking in an interview, Oloyede said the results of the 2020 UTME […]
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Nigeria has recorded 10 new cases of coronavirus, including in the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja, which brings the total number of confirmed cases to 22. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, announced on Saturday, that the infection is in three states in addition to the FCT — Lagos, Ekiti, and Ogun. There is a total […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered the closure of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for one month over the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. In a statement signed by Captain Musa Nuhu, Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Saturday, it was […]
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The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, on Saturday said it has deployed “adequate resources” across the state to enforce the ban on public gatherings. The public gatherings include wedding ceremonies, naming ceremonies, burial ceremonies, parties, clubs and religious gatherings of more than 50, according to the police. In a statement signed by […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disagreed with President Donald Trump of the United States on the use of chloroquine to treat Coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID -19. Trump had on Thursday said chloroquine has been approved for treatment of Coronavirus patients in the United States. But WHO said there has been no proof of […]
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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has ordered the closure of all primary, secondary schools and tertiary institutions in the state from Friday, March 20. Akeredolu gave the directive in a broadcast on Coronavirus pandemic on Thursday in Akure. The governor explained that the measure was to “harvest children into the safety net” for proper […]
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A family of Five has been isolated at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi in Nasarawa State with symptoms suspected to be Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr Adamu Yahaya, Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Keffi Local Government Area of the State. The CMD explained that the family members […]
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