COVID-19: Nigeria tests 199,016 samples, records 10 new deaths in 5 States -NCDC
Nigeria has tested 199,016 COVID-19 samples, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. This was contained in the COVID19Nigeria situation report for 14th July, 2020 published on Wednesday…
COVID-19: 74% of infections from unknown exposures -NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says 74 percent COVID-19 infections in the country are from unknown exposures. This makes up 15,718 of the 21,371 cases so far…
COVID-19: We didn’t receive N118m from Oyo govt., we only received 250 PPEs – UCH
The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has debunked the claim by the Oyo State Government that it gave the hospital N118 million to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The spokesman…
Lagos COVID-19 cases inching closer to 9000 – NCDC
The number of COVID-19 cases in Lagos State now stands at 8,864, according to data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday. The NCDC announced thus…
COVID-19: Nigeria tests 115,760 samples, records 7 new deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says Nigeria has tested 115,760 COVID-19 samples. The NCDC disclosed this in its COVID-19 Nigeria state situation report published on Tuesday. According…
PTF to decide on 2nd phase of lockdown June ending-MustaphaÂ
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19) will continue to monitor developments nationwide in order to take informed decisions by the end of June, on the second phase of  the…
COVID-19: NAPTIP orders closure of head office for decontamination
Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has ordered the closure of the agency’s head office for a week to enable  full decontamination…
Why we postponed Edo governorship primary election to June 23 – PDPÂ
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed its primary election for the forthcoming governorship poll in Edo State. PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, announced this in a statement…
Health expert blames spike in patient-to-doctor COVID-19 infections on weak IPC measures
A Jos-based virologist, Dr Solomon Chollom, has attributed the spike in COVID-19 nosocomial infections in the country to weak Infection Preventive Control (IPC) measures. Chollom told the News Agency of…
COVID-19: Another 13 Nigerian voluntary returnees from Canada, Germany, France arrive Seme Border
Another batch of 13 Nigerian returnees from Canada, Germany and France arrived in the country through Seme Border Post in Lagos State on Thursday. The 13 returnees landed in Benin…