BREAKING: Nigeria Records 91 Coronavirus Cases, Total Now 873
Nigeria has recorded 91 new cases of COVID-19, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced. NCDC, on its verified twitter handle on Wednesday evening, said 74 of the new cases are in Lagos, five in Katsina, four in Ogun, two in Delta, two in Edo, one in Kwara, one in Oyo, one in FCT, one in Adamawa 91 new cases...
Give Me N1bn To Fight Coronavirus – Gov. Obiano Tells Buhari
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has appealed to the Federal Government for the sum of N1bn to secure his state against COVID-19 spread. Obiano said Anambra had opened a special account for donations towards preventing coronavirus from spreading into the state, which currently has zero records of COVID-19. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, C-Don...
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...
Gavi Delivers A Million Doses Of Malaria Vaccine To Nigeria
A million doses of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine, generously donated by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, have been received by the FG. The handover ceremony took place on Thursday in Abuja. The World Health Organization had in December 2023 added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines. In October 2023, WHO recommended its use for the prevention of malaria in...
Nigerian Govt Asks UK To Rescind Travel Ban Over OMICRON Variant
The Federal Government has asked the United Kingdom to review its decision to impose travel ban on Nigerians because of Omicron variant of COVID-19, ABN TV reports. It said the UK’s decision was “unfair, unjust, punitive and discriminatory because it does not follow science.” The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the position of the government known at a...
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, ...
Gates Foundation Commits Fresh $1.6bn To Gavi For Delivery Of COVID-19 Vaccine To “Poorest Countries”
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a five-year, US$1.6 billion commitment to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to deliver life-saving vaccines to the world’s poorest countries. According to Gates, the “funding and global coordination will ensure” people all over the world are able to get the COVID-19 vaccine when they become available. The commitment was announced at the Global Vaccine...
BREAKING: First Coronavirus Death Recorded In Nigeria
The first #COVID19 death has been recorded in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the case was a 67-year-old male who returned following a medical procedure in the UK. He had underlying medical conditions- multiple myeloma and diabetes and was undergoing chemotherapy. Details shortly…
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...
BREAKING: UCH CMD Tests Negative For Coronavirus
After eight days of isolation and treatment, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, has tested negative for COVID-19. , The Nation gathered through the Head of Public Relations Unit of the hospital Mr. Toye Akinrinlola that the last test on his blood sample has come back negative. Akinrinlola said the test result arrived...
