Door-to-door testing currently not a realistic strategy for over 200m Nigerians – NCDC
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Mr Chikwe Ihekweazu, says door-to-door testing in Nigeria is currently not a realistic strategy for the over 200 million population…
COVID-19 now in 27 States and the FCT as confirmed cases surpass 1000
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 144 new cases of coronavirus. According to the Centre in a series of tweets on Friday night, “As at 24th April,…
5,000 COVID-19 front line health workers to receive life insurance cover – SGF
The Nigerian government has received a life insurance cover for all front line workers in the fight against the coronavirus. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Presidential Task…
26% of Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases from ‘unknown source’ – NCDC
Twenty-six per cent or 203 of the 782 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria as of April 21 are from unknown sources, according to a report by the Nigeria Centre for…
COVID-19: State governors agree on a 2 week inter-State lockdown
The 36 state governors in Nigeria have recommended a two-week national inter-state lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The decision was taken during a meeting of…
Edo State confirms another coronavirus fatalityÂ
Gov. Obaseki The Edo Commissioner for Health, Patrick Okundia, on Wednesday, confirmed the death of another COVID-19 patient in the state, bringing the number of deaths from the disease…
If you divert palliative materials you’re indirectly inviting COVID-19 to your homes -FCTA warns officials
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has implored those in charge of the palliatives not to divert the items designed for the rural poor, urging relevant stakeholders to be transparent in…
COVID-19: Kano testing centre suspends operation over lack of testing kits
Gov. Ganduje The newly established testing centre for COVID-19 in Kano State has suspended its operation. The Director of the Centre for Infectious Diseases Research, Amimu Kano Teaching Hospital…
El-Rufai recovers from coronavirus, says my family went through trauma
Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has recovered from COVID-19 and has tested negative twice for the virus. The governor disclosed this in a series of…
Bishop, 2 others docked for violating lockdown order in Lagos
Bishop Samson Benjamin, General Overseer of Resurrection Praise Ministries for Africa, was on Wednesday charged for violating the Presidential Lockdown Order before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court. Benjamin alias “Jehovah Sharp…