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Borno, Akwa Ibom Record First COVID-19 Deaths As Infected Patients Rise
Borno and Akwa Ibom States have recorded their first deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this in an early morning tweet on Monday. The fatality in Borno was the index and only case in the state, while a total of nine cases have been confirmed in Akwa Ibom. Of the remaining eight cases in...
COVID-19: No Approved Vaccine In Nigeria Yet – WHO
The World Health Organisation on Monday insisted that there was no approved vaccine in Nigeria or any part of Africa for COVID-19 saying researches are still ongoing on the deadly viral disease. WHO Immunisation Team Lead, Dr Fiona Braka, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on the efforts of the world body on the reported vaccines for the deadly virus. Braka said...
Defence HQ Confirms Killing Of Key Boko Haram Leaders In Borno
The Defence Headquarters on Monday confirmed that several key Boko Haram terrorists/ISWAP leaders have been killed in multiple airstrikes conducted by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole at Durbada in Borno State. A statement signed by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche said that structures belonging to the terrorists were also destroyed. Enenche stated that the operation...
COVID-19: Two COVID-19 Patients Discharged, 43 Samples Await Test Results In Kwara
Two coronavirus patients undergoing treatment at the Kwara State Isolation Centre have been discharged. Kwara State Government said, on Wednesday, that discharged two of its four COVID-19 patients after they have both twice tested negative. They were discharged alongside five members of their families who were also at the state’s isolation centre and have equally twice tested negative, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq...
Three COVID-19 Patients Discharged in Uyo
Three COVID-19 patients have been discharged in Akwa Ibom State, having fully recovered following treatment at the Isolation Centre in Ibom Specialist Hospital, Uyo. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Dominic Ukpong disclosed this in Uyo, the state capital, on Wednesday. Ukpong added that three confirmed cases who are contacts of the index cases are still being treated in the state...
Nigerian Doctor Dies Of COVID-19 In Lagos
A medical doctor has died of COVID-19 at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). The practising medical doctor died at the isolation ward, after contracting the virus from a patient he had been managing in a private hospital. The deceased, Doctor Chugbo Emeka becomes the first health worker in Nigeria to die from the novel coronavirus. Confirming the death, the Chief...
Kaduna Converts NYSC Camp To Quarantine Unauthorised Travellers
The Kaduna State government has converted the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp located along the Abuja- Kaduna highway into a quarantine centre. The state deputy governor, Hadiza Balarabe, confirmed this during an inspection visit to the facility on Thursday along with members of the COVID-19 Task Force in Kaduna. She explained that the facility would be used to quarantine...
Lockdown: Police Bans Streets Walk In Kwara
The Kwara State Police Command has warned residents to stop walking around during the lockdown ordered by the state government. Public Relations Officer, Samuel Okasanmi, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday. Okasanmi stated that the command will not tolerate the movement of people in any form, including walking around. He said that the government...
Buhari Applaud EU For Giving Nigeria N21bn To Fight COVID-19
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the European Union for donating the sum of N21 billion (€50 million) to support Nigeria’s efforts at controlling the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The President praised the European body on Tuesday when he received a delegation to the country, led by Ambassador Ketil Karlsen, at the Aso Villa in Abuja. He said the donation...
NCC Working On 5G Report, To Consult Stakeholders
The Nigerian Communications Commissions says it is working on the report of the Fifth Generation Telephone Wireless Technology trial it conducted with MTN Nigeria in presence of security agencies in 2019. The Director, Public Affairs at the NCC, Dr Henry Nkemadu, on Monday, said the report would be made available when ready. According to him, a stakeholders’ consultation will be convened...
