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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...
Nigeria, Other African Countries Need $114bn To Fight COVID-19 – IMF
Nigeria and other African countries need an estimated $114bn to fund the campaign against the outbreak of the coronavirus disease on the continent. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the website of the International Monetary Fund on Sunday. The statement was issued after a meeting of African leaders, bilateral partners and multilateral institutions, which was jointly convened by the...
Soldiers Repel Boko Haram Attacks In Yobe
Soldiers have repelled the attack by Boko Haram insurgents on Geidam local government Area of Yobe state. The attack by the insurgents came few hours after several key Boko Haram Terrorists/ISWAP leaders were killed in multiple airstrikes conducted by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole at Durbada in Borno. Sources within Geidam confirmed that the insurgents stormed the town...
COVID-19: Gov Bello Reveals Why Kogi Has Not Tested Anyone
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Sunday, revealed that the state has not tested anyone for Coronavirus. Speaking on Channels TV on Sunday, Bello said this was because it developed an application for tracking symptoms and no one has so far manifested signs in the state. Bello boasted that its COVID-19 sensitization campaign was yielding good results. He said, “So far,...
Minister Refute Claims That COVID-19 Palliatives Are For Party Supporters
The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ramat Aliyu, has denied claims that palliatives being distributed for FCT residents are meant for political party supporters only. Aliyu, in an interview on Channels Television programme, Sunday Politics, described the claim as a figment of the imagination of some people who do not understand the processes for the distribution. While explaining the modalities, she...
COVID-19: Lagos Hospital Warn Visitors To Quarantine As Staff Tests Positive
A private hospital in Lagos State, Vedic Lifecare, has urged its visitors to undergo self-isolation. The hospital made the request while confirming that two of its staff tested positive for coronavirus. Vedic Lifecare, on its official Twitter page on Monday, said its staff contracted the disease after treating a patient who later tested positive for the disease. The hospital located at Lekki...
COVID-19: Bayelsa Disclose Test Results Of 140 Tested Persons
The Bayelsa State Taskforce on COVID-19 has disclosed the results of 140 blood samples sent to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) approved laboratory in Edo. The State Taskforce said all samples came back negative. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that the Co-Chairman of the state’s Taskforce on COVID-19, Dr Inodu Apoku, made the disclosure at a news...
Ebonyi Govt Orders Officials To Cane Violators Of Mandatory Face Mask Policy
The Ebonyi State government has announced the use of minimal force for violators of mandatory face mask policy as part of efforts to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Although the state has yet to record any infection, the state governor, David Umahi, says the government is stepping up measures against the disease. Addressing a meeting of stakeholders on Wednesday at the...
Over 150 Travelers Arrested In Enugu For Defying lockdown
No fewer than 150 travellers have been arrested in Enugu State for defying the government’s lockdown order. The Enugu State Government had late March imposed border restrictions as part of measures to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. Our correspondent, who was at Opi, one of the communities near the Enugu-Benue-Kogi borders, reports that over 30 vehicles were impounded by...
FG Secures Release Of 60 Nigerians Imprisoned In Tanzania
The Nigerian Government has finalized arrangement for the release of 60 out of the 73 Nigerians imprisoned in Tanzania. These Nigerians were imprisoned on different charges, says Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head, Media and Public Relations Unit, Nigeria in Diaspora Commission. According to the Commission’s spokesman, their repatriation was made possible by the Nigerian ambassador to Tanzania. Mr Balogun who disclosed this through...
