[UPDATE] Imo Records First Coronavirus Case
The update from the Nigeria Cenre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday night revealed that Imo state has recorded its first case of COVID-19. Addressing members of staff of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Owerri, on the development, the Medical Director, Dr. Achigbu Kingsley stated that the index case “is a 45year old man who lives and works in Owerri...
BREAKING: Two COVID-19 Patients Escape In Borno
Two patients who tested positive for coronavirus in Borno state are on the run, according to Salisu Kwayabura, the commissioner for health. Kwayabura said the patients – Abbas Kaka Hassan, a 24-year-old male, and Hauwa Mohammed, 42-year-old female – fled the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital after their results came positive. He said while Hassan resides at Layin Tanki in Gwange 11...
Ebonyi Records First COVID-19 Case As Governor Gives Details [VIDEO]
Ebonyi State has recorded its first COVID-19 case. The state Governor David Umahi stated this in a statement on Sunday evening. He said the patient is a 31- year- old man from Ukawu in Onicha Local government area of the state. According to him: “Today 26th of April 2020, unfortunately, I wish to announce that Ebonyi has recorded the first Covid-19 index...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 91 New Coronavirus Cases, Total Now 1273
The total number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria has increased to 1273 after 91 new infections were recorded on Sunday. The 91 new cases were recorded in Lagos, Sokoto, Taraba, Kaduna, Gombe, Ondo, FCT, Edo, Oyo, Rivers, Bauchi, Osun, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Kebbi. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its Twitter handle on Sunday. It tweeted: “As at...
BREAKING: DSS DG, Yusuf Bichi’s Mother Dies In Kano
Karimatu Abubakar, the mother of the director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, is dead. She died in Bichi town on Sunday night and was buried on Monday. There has been an uptick in strange deaths in Kano, though the state government said they are not COVID-19 related. On Sunday, Muhammad Garba, commissioner of information, asked residents not...
14 More Almajiri Children From Kano Test Positive For Coronavirus In Kaduna
The Kaduna State government has announced that 14 more Almajiri Children who recently returned from Kano State have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Special Adviser to the Kaduna state Governor on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye said the new positive results have increased active cases in the state to 41, with one...
BREAKING: Zamfara Emir Allegedly Dies Of Coronavirus
Emir of Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Mohammed Asha, is dead. He was believed to have died of complications from Coronavirus (COVID-19). Zamfara Publicity Secretary for the Control and Prevention of COVID-19, Alhaji Mustafa Jafaru Kaura, said the deceased had been in isolation at the Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau for three days. Though his blood sample had been sent to Abuja,...
Pathologists Deployed To Probe Strange Deaths In Bauchi, Jigawa, Others – Ehanire
The Minister for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has deployed pathologists to probe the strange deaths in Bauchi, Jigawa and other states where strange deaths were recorded recently. The Federal Ministry of Health assembled and trained pathologists from Sokoto, Bauchi, Jigawa, Katsina and Kano states who were thereafter sent to probe the strange deaths in the states. He said, “With regard to...
FG Approves Hazard Allowances For COVID-19 Health Workers
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the Federal Government, FG had signed a deal approving hazard allowances for health workers involved in the COVID-19 containment. He said the agreement had been forwarded to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed. Ehanire noted that the Nigerian Medical Association and other stakeholders were present at the signing of...
COVID-19 Vaccine Won’t Be Ready Until 2021 – PTF Boss
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha has urged Nigerians to abide by the PTF guidelines to fight COVID-19 as a vaccine won’t be ready until 2021. Mustapha said, “Ordinarily, from the little literature I have read on COVID 19, we are not expecting any vaccine to be on the shelves until towards the end of...
