BREAKING: Nigeria Records 649 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 22,020
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 649 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 22,020. The centre disclosed this on Wednesday night via its verified Twitter handle. “649 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-250, Oyo-100, Plateau-40, Delta-40, Abia-28, Kaduna-27, Ogun-22, Edo-20, Akwa Ibom-18, Kwara-17, FCT-17, Enugu-14, Niger-13, Adamawa-13, Bayelsa-7, Osun-6, Bauchi-6, Anambra-4,...
Abia Govt Commences COVID-19 Sample Analysis
Laboratory analysis of suspected COVID-19 samples has begun at the specialist hospital and diagnostic centre in Umuahia, the In Abia State capital. This followed the nod given to the centre by the NCDC after the inspection of the facility last weekend by a team from the agency. The NCDC team also trained the staff of the laboratory and supervised the analysis...
Abia Govt Commences COVID-19 Sample Analysis
Laboratory analysis of suspected COVID-19 samples has begun at the specialist hospital and diagnostic centre in Umuahia, the In Abia State capital. This followed the nod given to the centre by the NCDC after the inspection of the facility last weekend by a team from the agency. The NCDC team also trained the staff of the laboratory and supervised the analysis...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 452 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Rises To 21,371
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday, announced that the country has recorded 452 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 21,371. The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Tuesday night. The centre also said that the number of fatalities has risen to 533 after recording 8 new deaths,...
FG To Decide On Interstate Travel Ban, Others Next Week
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 said on Monday it had started reviewing the guidelines for the lifting of the ban on interstate travels. Speaking at the daily press briefing of the PTF in Abuja, the National Coordinator of the task force, Dr Sani Aliyu, said the roads would be opened when the bus termini in the country all had COVID-19...
Shocking Reason For Death Of Cross River Lawmaker Akwaji Finally Revealed
The family of late Hon. Dr. Godwin Akwaji who until his death was the member representing Obudu State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, has denied insinuations that the late lawmaker died of coronavirus. The family insisted that until his death, late Akwaji never showed any symptoms of COVID-19, adding that publications that attributed his death to...
Shocking Reason For Death Of Cross River Lawmaker Akwaji Finally Revealed
The family of late Hon. Dr. Godwin Akwaji who until his death was the member representing Obudu State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, has denied insinuations that the late lawmaker died of coronavirus. The family insisted that until his death, late Akwaji never showed any symptoms of COVID-19, adding that publications that attributed his death to...
FG Seeks To Criminalise Non-Wearing Of Face Masks
With the uptick in the number of fresh COVID-19 cases in the country, the federal government yesterday advocated ways to make it a criminal offence for anyone in the country not to wear face masks. The federal government’s advocacy, which entails state enacting laws to punish errant citizens, is in furtherance of its determination to get people to embrace non-pharmaceutical...
FG Seeks To Criminalise Non-Wearing Of Face Masks
With the uptick in the number of fresh COVID-19 cases in the country, the federal government yesterday advocated ways to make it a criminal offence for anyone in the country not to wear face masks. The federal government’s advocacy, which entails state enacting laws to punish errant citizens, is in furtherance of its determination to get people to embrace non-pharmaceutical...
Enugu Records 68 New Cases Of COVID-19
Enugu state on Monday confirmed 68 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total caseload to 144. In a statement obtained by Channels Television, the Enugu state’s Ministry of Health said with the 68 new cases, the number of active cases is 110. The statement, signed by Enugu state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Obi Emmanuel Ikechukwu, also added that at...
