Nigeria Records 350 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 11,516
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 350 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 11,516. The centre disclosed this on Thursday night via its verified Twitter handle. “350 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-102 Ogun-34 FCT-29 Borno-26 Kaduna-23 Rivers-21 Ebonyi-17 Kwara -16 Katsina-14 Edo-10 Delta-10 Kano-10 Bauchi-10 Bayelsa-9 Imo-8 Plateau-4 Ondo-3 Nasarawa-2...
Abia Records 67 Cases Of COVID-19 In One Day
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COVID-19: Doctors On Duty, Others Begin Strike Next Week
The National Association of Resident Doctors, the umbrella body of all doctors working in government health facilities, has issued a notice of strike effective Monday, June 15, 2020. The association said the call to strike also includes doctors attending to COVID-19 patients and other emergencies. The National President of NARD, Dr. Aliyu Sokomba, said this in an official letter with reference...
Rivers Issues New Guidelines For Burials, Defaulters To Pay N10m
The Rivers state government has released new guidelines on how burial ceremonies will henceforth be conducted in the state adding that defaulters of these new guidelines will have to pay a fine of N10 million. The new Executive Order signed by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and released today June 8, is to help check the spread of COVID19 in the...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Mobilses 100 Religious Bodies To Pray For Abia Gov
Apex Igbo Youths group Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC) on Tuesday described as a sad and unfortunate development the news of the rising cases Of Coronavirus in the South East. The group was reacting to the news of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State’s infection. The governor, who announced his positive result on Monday, became the first Governor in the...
COVID-19: CPS To Abia Speaker, Ndukwe Distributes Palliatives To Community Women
The Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly, Chief Jude Ndukwe KSJI, on Tuesday distributed Palliatives to women of Ohobo Afaraukwu community in Umuahia North LGA. Ndukwe who hails from the community said he embarked on the gesture to help cushion the effects of restrictions imposed by the authorities as a way of combating the rampaging...
COVID-19 Protocols: Abia SSG Tasks Council Chairmen On Effective Enforcement
To effectively curtail the spread of coronavirus in Abia State, the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Barr Chris Ezem, has charged Transition Council Chairmen to take responsibility and be more effective in enforcing guidelines issued by the State Government in the efforts geared towards the eradication of the virus. Barr Ezem who stated this as part of an updated guideline...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 663 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Rises To 13464
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 663 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number to 13,464. The NCDC made the announcement on Tuesday night via its Twitter handle. “On the 9th of June 2020, 663 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the...
Abia Records 14 New Cases Of COVID-19, Nears 100 Mark
The Abia state COVID-19 cases on Tuesday hit 97 after 14 new cases were recorded, ABN TV reports. The state a few days ago recorded about 67 cases which include the governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu. Abia is the second-highest in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the South East after Ebonyi State. Also Read: Ogah Wishes Ikpeazu Quick Recovery With the...
Ikpeazu Diagnosed With Diabetes, In Stable Condition As Coronavirus Treatment Continues – Report
Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has been confirmed to have diabetes as medical personnel do all they can to save his life from Coronavirus (COVID-19). On Tuesday, SaharaReporters had exclusively reported that kidney failure had further complicated the treatment of the Abia governor, who was moved to Abuja for better care. A source close to the governor on Wednesday however, told SaharaReporters...