The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 pandemic has said that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, remains one of the hotspots where community spread of the virus is prevalent. The Chairman of PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, made this known on Friday, while receiving a donation of Personal […]
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Nigeria on Friday recorded 667 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, pushing its total infections past the 19,000 mark. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), said Lagos reported the highest number of new cases with 281, Abia with 48, Oyo with 45, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with 38 cases. Other states […]
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Nigeria on Thursday recorded its highest single-day coronavirus (COVID-19) infections with 745 new cases. This was revealed in a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). According to the NCDC, Lagos State had the highest number of infections for the day with 280 cases and is followed by Oyo and Ebonyi states with […]
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The African Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org) has responded swiftly to the needs of its member countries during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Bank’s operations have continued to run smoothly since the first cases appeared in early March, despite the wide range of lockdowns and measures imposed by governments to flatten the curve. The COVID-19 pandemic is […]
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Nigeria, on Saturday recorded a total of 501 fresh cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its verified twitter handle on Saturday night. According to the NCDC the cases are, Lagos-195 FCT-50 Kano-42 Kaduna-27 Edo-26 Oyo-22 Imo-21 Gombe-17 Benue-12 Enugu-12 Delta-11 Anambra-11 Ebonyi-10 Nasarawa-9 […]
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A mother should breastfeed her newborn baby even if she has a suspected or confirmed case of the new coronavirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. “Based on the available evidence, WHO’s advice is that the benefits of breastfeeding outweigh any potential risks of transmission of COVID-19,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said […]
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 627 fresh cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The NCDC disclosed this via its official twitter handle on Friday. According to the NCDC the cases are, Lagos-229, FCT-65, Abia-54, Borno-42, Oyo-35, Rivers-28, Edo-28, Gombe-27, Ogun-21, Plateau-18, Delta-18, Bauchi-10. Kaduna-10, Benue-9, Ondo-8, Kwara-6, Nasarawa-4, Enugu-4, Sokoto-3, Niger-3, […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said the recent killings in Kaduna, Katsina and Borno States is as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions. He said this during a national broadcast in celebration of this year’s Democracy Day on June 12. Buhari also disclosed he has directed security agents to bring the perpetrators to book. […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has ruled out imposing another lockdown, despite the increase in cases of COVID-in the country. Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF), said this on Thursday, during the daily media briefing. The PTF chairman was asked if the government was looking to shut down the country again, in […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) has confirmed additional 681 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria, a figure that sets a new record for highest daily infection in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified twitter handle on Thursday. According to the NCDC the cases are, Lagos-345 Rivers-51 Ogun-48 Gombe-47 Oyo-36 […]
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