BREAKING: NCDC Confirms 403 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 16,085
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 403 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number to 16,085. The NCDC made the announcement on Sunday night via its Twitter handle. “On the 14th of June 2020, 403 new confirmed cases and 13 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the...
We’re Studying On How Blood Plasma Can Be Used To Treat COVID-19 Patients – Ehanire
Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, says the federal government is working on a research that involves using plasma from the blood of recovered COVID-19 patients to treat people infected with the disease. Ehanire, who spoke on Sunday at a news conference to commemorate the World Blood Donor Day (WBDD), said some research institutes were already working on the new study. TheCable...
EXCLUSIVE: COVID-19 Scare Hits Kubwa General Hospital Abuja, All Wards Shutdown
Fear has enveloped the general hospital Kubwa, a satellite town in Abuja the FCT. ABN TV gathered that a consultant orthopedics unit in the hospital, whose identity we choose to conceal has tested positive for coronavirus as well as HOD pediatrics. The CMD, Muideen Lasisi however instead of ordering for their isolation in line with NCDC’s guideline has been managing the...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 573 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 16,658
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 573 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Sunday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 16,658. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 5,349 patients from isolation centres across the country with 4 new deaths reported. “On the 15th of June 2020, 573 new confirmed cases and 4...
BREAKING: FG Threatens To Sack Striking Doctors Who Fail To Report To Work Tomorrow
Following the failure of the marathon meeting between the Federal Government and the doctors under the auspices of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to reach a compromise, the government on Tuesday threatened to sack all striking doctors who fail to report to work on Wednesday. As the reconciliation meeting, which started at about 1 pm on Tuesday and ended...
Aba Records Highest Number Of COVID-19 Infection – Abia Govt
The Abia State Government says the Aba area of the state has the highest number of COVID-19 infection. The state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, who spoke on a radio station, Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State, on Tuesday, regretted that Aba residents did not follow COVID-19 protocols, leaving them with the highest rate of infection in the state. He...
Increased Number Of COVID-19 Cases, Warning Signal ― Health Minister
The Federal Ministry of Health says the increasing number of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country should be a warning that the fatality rate could rise. Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, gave the warning at the Presidential Taskforce (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 in the country on Thursday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria announced 587...
BREAKING: Abia Elder Statesman Chief K.K. Owen Is Dead
An Abia state Elder Statesman, Chief K. K. Owen has been confirmed dead. He hails from Elu Ohafia in Ohafia Local government Area. ABN TV gathered that he died in the early hours of Saturday. The cause of his death could not be confirmed at the moment of filing this report. The member representing Ohafia South Constituency of Abia State House of Assembly,...
COVID-19: Abia Records 48 Cases, Lagos 281 As Confirmed Cases Hit 19,147
Abia State has in the last 24 hours recorded 48 new cases of coronavirus while Lagos with the highest confirmed number recorded new 281 cases, ABN TV reports. According to NCDC, a total of 667 cases were confirmed across the country, bringing to the total of confirmed cases in the country to 19,147. Below is the breakdown 667 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-281 Abia-48 Oyo-45 FCT-38 Ogun-37 Enugu-31 Ondo-23 Plateau-21 Edo-19 Delta-18 Rivers-18 Bayelsa-17 Akwa...
BREAKING! Resident Doctors Suspend Nationwide Strike
The National Association of Resident Doctors has announced the suspension of its strike with effect from Monday, June 22, 2020. The organisation said it took the decision in order to enable the government time to fulfill outstanding demands following an appeal by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Chairman...
