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BREAKING: Spain’s Coronavirus Death Toll Rises 514 In One Day
Spain's death toll from coronavirus surged by 514 today, a 23.6 per cent increase which takes the total to 2,696. The latest figures from the Spanish health ministry mark the country's largest one-day increase in deaths since the outbreak began. The overall number of infections also rose sharply, jumping by 6,584 - an increase of nearly 20 per cent - to...
Kano Suspends All Official Engagements, Events Over COVID-19
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has ordered the suspension of all official engagements till further notice as part of the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the state. In a broadcast on Monday at the Government House in Kano, the state capital, the governor also directed the Ministry of Tourism and Culture to direct all owners...
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...
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...
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: 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...
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...
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...
COVID-19: Bet9ja Donates N200m To FG, Lagos, Ogun Govts, Promises To Double Amount
Bet9ja, a leading Nigerian gaming company has donated N200 million to the Federal Ministry of Health, Lagos, and Ogun State governments to combat the pandemic COVID-19. The announcement was made on Saturday through a press release signed by the co-founder and chairman, Kunle Soname, who said that “we want to thank all government institutions for taking the lead seamlessly during...
FG To Set Up Panel To Monitor COVID-19 Fund Usage
The Federal Government will soon constitute a special committee to monitor the disbursement of donations made by individuals, corporate organisations and public sector players towards addressing the coronavirus pandemic. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, confirmed the development during an interview with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday. She said members of the committee would be made...
