BREAKING: Nigeria Records 561 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 25,694
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday, announced that the country has recorded 561 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 25,694. The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Tuesday night. “561 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-200 Edo-119 Kaduna-52 FCT-52 Niger-32 Ogun-19 Ondo-16 Imo-14 Plateau-11 Abia-8 Oyo-8 Bayelsa-7 Katsina-6 Kano-5...
BREAKING: El-Rufai Opens Kaduna As Schools, Markets Remain Closed
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has opened the state after 75-day of lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 following the invocation of the Quarantine Act and the Kaduna State Public Health Law to impose the Quarantine Regulations. Also Read: 14 More Almajiri Children From Kano Test Positive For Coronavirus In Kaduna The Governor said from Wednesday, the Quarantine Order will...
Nigerians Were Forced To Accept COVID-19 – Yahaya Bello
Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, says Nigerians are being made to accept the reality of COVID-19 “by force”. Speaking at a prayer session for the late Nasir Ajana, Kogi chief judge, on Tuesday, Bello said COVID-19 was created to “shorten the lifestyle of the people”. Ajana died at a COVID-19 treatment centre in Gwagwalada in the federal capital territory (FCT) on Sunday. But...
Interstate Travel Ban Violation: Security Agents Complicit — Reps
The House of Representatives on Thursday accused security agents of complicity in the violation of the ban on interstate travels aimed at mitigating the spread of COVID -19 in Nigeria. ABNTV reports that The House of Representatives also directed its relevant committees to investigate the alleged complicity of the Nigerian Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in...
Kano Govt Seals Hospital For Violating COVID-19 Protocols
The Kano State Government has sealed a private hospital, UMC Zahir Hospital in Kano for treating sever cases of coronavirus, COVID-19. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kano by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Muhammad Garba. According to the Commissioner, the hospital was shutdown in accordance with the standard set by the state Task Force on COVID-19, which...
Nigeria Yet To Receive Trump’s Ventilators – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government said it was yet to receive the ventilators promised by the U.S President, Donald Trump. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed assured Nigerians that once the government receives the promised equipment, it will be made public. Lai Mohammed said this Thursday while responding to a question on the issue during the Presidential Taskforce on...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 182 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Rises To 8915
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Thursday, announced that the country has recorded 182 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 8,915. The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Thursday night. “On the 28th of May 2020, 182 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No...
Trump Is Doing ‘Very Well’ And In High Spirits, Says Doctor
President Donald Trump is doing 'very well' and in high spirits, while undergoing an experimental treatment for coronavirus, his doctors say. Trump's personal physician Sean Conley offered an update on his condition outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on Saturday morning alongside several other members of the president's medical team. 'This morning, the president is doing very...
CBN Takes Traders’ Stimulus Package To Abia
As part of efforts to support Abia Traders, Micro, Small and Medium-scale Businesses as well as Households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has introduced a stimulus package to this regard. The programme is being implemented through NIRSAL Microfinance Bank. In a release signed by the Special Adviser To Abia State Governor On Strategy & Planning,...
BREAKING: Nigeria May Experience 2nd Wave Of COVID-19 – NCDC
Nigeria may experience a second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said. He disclosed this at the ongoing media briefing with reporters organised by the National Youth Service Corps on Monday. The DG said the country must abide by the protocols and guidelines developed to avoid a second wave of the virus. He warned...
