Nigerians Travelling To UK Will Still Be Isolated For Seven Days
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has said that Nigerians travelling to Britain will still be isolated for seven days as UK Government is yet to comprehensively review Nigeria’s vaccination certification programme. The Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a press conference. He briefed the press on progress of COVID-19 vaccination in...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 490 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 17,148
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Chief Dan Okeke Sends Note Of Quick Recovery To Gov. Ikpeazu
A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Abia state, Chief Daniel Chimezie Okeke has sent a warm note of speedy recovery to the State governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu who recently tested positive for COVID-19. Ikpeazu who had since proceeded on self-isolation is the fourth governor to test positive for the virus. All the three governors – Nasir el-Rufai...
Abia Discharges 93 Coronavirus Patients
Ninety-three persons from Abia State were on Monday morning discharged from the state isolation centre in Amachara Specialist, Umuahia after they were treated and confirmed COVID-19 free. The result of their sample sent to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) laboratory at Abakiliki, Ebonyi State returned negative as at the weekend, prompting the Task Force on COVID-19 in Abia...
Panic As New Malaria Mosquito More Deadly Than COVID-19 Emerged
In African cities, a new malaria mosquito is emerging, with potentially devastating effects for those who live there, according to a new report. Researchers from the Netherlands’ Radboud University Medical Center and the Armauer Hansen Research Institute in Ethiopia said that the larvae of Anopheles stephensi, India’s main mosquito vector of malaria, are now “abundantly present” in locations across Africa. Vectors...
Two Nightclubs To Be Demolished For Violating COVID-19 Safety Protocols
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced that it will be demolishing two nightclubs in the suburban town of Karu in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) over violations of COVID-19 safety protocols. Head of Public Enlightenment of the FCTA Task Force on Enforcement of COVOD-19 Guidelines, Ikharo Attah who confirmed that Cool Leo and Paris nightclubs were sealed off over the...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 675 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 20,919
Nigeria has recorded 675 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 20,919. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its Twitter handle on Monday. “On the 22nd of June 2020, 675 new confirmed cases and 7 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the...
Buhari, Osinbajo, Others To Take COVID-19 Vaccine On Live Telecast
The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, has said the President Muhammadu Buhari; Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; and other prominent Nigerians will be among the first set to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on live television to help drive awareness. He said at the weekly press briefing by...
Police Raid Cubana Night Club, Arrest Over 200
About 200 clubbers and workers were Saturday night arrested at popular Cubana Night Club for alleged breach of COVID-19 protocols. Detectives attached to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Team at the wee hours of Saturday, busted the gathering following a tip-off on a large gathering in the clubhouse. Saturday’s raid was the third, since last year, that the state...
Ikpeazu, Family Test Negative To COVID-19 As Two Aides Come Out Positive
Following the release of results of their samples taken on Saturday, 30th May 2020, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, his wife, Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu, their children and all members of the governor's family have tested negative to COVID -19. “Leading this battle from the front as your Governor, I and all members of the first family subjected ourselves to...
