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BREAKING: NCDC Confirms 20 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total 131
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control on Monday night confirmed twenty new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. According to a Facebook from the NCDC; Twenty new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 13 in Lagos, 4 in FCT, 2 in Kaduna and 1 in Oyo State As at 09:00 pm 30th March there are 131 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria...
NAFDAC Orders Production Of Chloroquine For COVID-19 Clinical Trials
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has ordered the manufacturing of Chloroquine for emergency stock for possible clinical treatment of Coronavirus. The agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, in a statement made available to Channels Television on Monday said the old antimalarial is now being repurposed for the clinical trial treatment of Coronavirus. Adeyeye said...
COVID-19: Cybercrime, Fraud May Rise Due To Lockdown, IG Warns
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has warned that cybercrime and fraud may increase on account of the lockdown imposed across the country to contain the coronavirus pandemic. According to him, intelligence obtained from the International Criminal Police Organisation headquarters in Lyon, France, indicated that Internet fraud and other criminal activities were expected to rise at this time. Adamu in a...
COVID-19: Abia Locks Down On Tuesday
The enlarged Inter-Ministerial Committee on Coronavirus set up by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu met on Friday to review progress made to prevent the disease from afflicting the state as well as put in place control and mitigation plans in case of an unlikely outbreak and wish to restate that the state is yet to record any case of the virus. In...
COVID-19: Kaduna Govt Commence Fumigation Of Markets
The Kaduna State Government has commenced fumigating all markets across the state in an effort to stop the spread of Coronavirus in the state. This follows the closure of all markets with the exemption of those selling food items and medicals on the orders on the orders of the state governor, Mr Nasir El-Rufai. After enforcing the closure of all shops that...
Enyimba Star Dayo Ojo Regains Freedom From Kidnappers
Enyimba FC star, Dayo Ojo, and Abia Comet’s Benjamin Iluyomade have been released by their abductors after they were kidnapped on Sunday. Dayo and Benjamin were kidnapped while coming back from their teams camp on Sunday following the suspension of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) due to the outbreak of the COVID-19. They were abducted along the Benin-Owo Expressway but three days after,...
COVID-19: 67 Italian Priests Have Died So Far
3017A total of 67 Italian priests infected with the novel coronavirus have died since the pandemic reached the Mediterranean country last month, the Avvenire newspaper said Wednesday. The youngest of those listed by the Catholic Church-affiliated paper was 53. “Priests get sick and die like everybody else, maybe even more than the rest,” the Avvenire wrote. The paper said 22 of the...
Buhari Mourns Soldiers Slain In Ambush by Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed “profound grief and sorrow’’ over the loss of soldiers who were ambushed by terrorists in Gorgi Village, Borno State. At least 47 soldiers were killed by members of the Boko Haram terrorist group in Borno State. The Director of Defence Information, Major General John Enenche, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja and said that the troops...
COVID-19: Confirmed Cases On The Rise As Osun Records First Case
Two new cases of the COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), one additional case was found in Lagos State while another was discovered in Osun State. A statement by the NCDC reveals that both cases are travellers who returned to Nigeria in the last 7 days. As of 07:00 am 25th March, there...
COVID-19: Ondo Government Orders Civil Servants To Stay Home, Closes Night Clubs
The Ondo State Government has directed all civil servants from grade levels 1 to 12 to stay at home in order to control the spread of the COVID-19. According to a statement on Monday, the government through its spokesman, Donald Ojogo, banned all political, social and religious gatherings for at least 14 days. The statement reads, “Government hereby places a total ban...
