BREAKING: Six COVID-19 Patients Discharge In Lagos
The Lagos state government has discharged six-COVID-19 patients who have tested negative twice for the virus. The state ministry of health announced this in a tweet on Saturday night. “Six more #COVID19 Lagos patients; 3 females & 3 males were today discharged from the @LUTHofficial Isolation facility to reunite with the society. The number of patients successfully managed and discharged in Lagos...
COVID-19 Kills Professors, Banker, Editor, In Kano
The death of an economic icon, Professor Ibrahim Ayagi; professor of physiology, professor Aliyu Abdullahi Umar Dikko; the regional director of First Bank in Kano, Abdullahi Lawal; former managing director (MD) of the defunct Continental Merchant Bank; and Mallam Musa Ahmad Tijjani, former editor-in-chief of the newspapers Leadership Sunday and Triumph, as well as four other famous figures died...
BREAKING: Lagos Records Another Death From Coronavirus
Lagos State has recorded another death from the COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 19. The State Ministry of Health disclosed this via Twitter on Saturday, hours after an additional 80 cases of the Coronavirus were confirmed in the state. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) had announced on Friday that there were 114 new...
Coronavirus Kills First Bank Regional Manager
A Regional Manager with First Bank PLC in Kano, northern Nigeria, Abdullahi Lawal, has died of a suspected case of Coronavirus (COVID -19). ABN TV reports that family sources said the deceased Nigerian banker took ill on Friday and was first put on admission at a private clinic in Kano from where he was referred to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. The late...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 114 New Coronavirus Cases, Hits 1095
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded 114 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. In a tweet on Thursday night, the NCDC said that the new cases had taken the total number of infections in the country to 1095. The centre said that 80 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos, in FCT, ...
BREAKING: Lagos Discharges 10 More Coronavirus Patients
The Lagos State government, on Friday, announced the discharge of ten more COVID-19 patients. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement, urged Lagosians to practice great personal hygiene and join the #MaskUpLagos campaign by using a facemask in public. He said, “Even with the number of cases rising, we are happy to celebrate our success stories because they show that a positive...
Face Masks Prevent Asymptomatic Patients From Spreading Virus – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the use of face masks is to prevent asymptomatic patients from spreading COVID-19. In a tweet on its handle, Thursday, the NCDC, shared the guideline on the use of face masks. “This provides guidance on the effective use of masks in non-healthcare settings,” the NCDC tweeted. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Kano Govt Threaten To...
NCDC: We’re Running Against Time With Insufficient Laboratories, Ventilators
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said that the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 is running against time because Nigerians want to return to normal life. He also explained that Lagos State has more testing capacity than Kano State because the first COVID-19 outbreak happened in Africa’s largest commercial city. Ihekweazu spoke during a virtual press...
BREAKING: Fears As WHO Official, 2 Others Test Positive For Coronavirus In Bauchi
A staff of the World Health Organisation and two other people have been confirmed positive for coronavirus in Bauchi State. This brings the total number of active cases of COVID -19 in the state to six, three of whom are officials of WHO. Details shortly…
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 108 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 981
108 new cases of coronavirus were on Thursday night reported by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), bringing the total cases to 981. In the new cases reported, Lagos had 78 cases, 14 in FCT, five in Ogun, four in Gombe, three in Borno, two in Akwa Ibom, one in Kwara, one in Plateau. According to the NCDC, “As at...
