Nigeria gets an additional testing lab, total now 29
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has announced the inclusion of Bauchi State Reference Molecular Laboratory, brings the total number of laboratories with the capacity to test for…
Nigeria records highest daily confirmed COVID-19 cases as death toll hits 278
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced the highest daily figure of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country. The Centre announced this in its daily COVID-19 updates…
NMA describes Kogi govt’s attitude on COVID-19 case as both ignorantly meddlesome, irresponsible, asks Buhari to intervene
The National Medical Association has described the attitude of the Kogi state government on COVID-19 issues in the state as “both ignorantly meddlesome and irresponsible.” The state government has contended…
Give us money to keep covid-19 at bay: Cross River Govt begs FG, NCDC
The Cross River Government has called on the Federal Government, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, for financial support in its fight…
COVID-19: Kogi State rejects in its entirety the 2 reported cases, says it’s fraudulent
The Kogi state government has rejected the two COVID-19 positive cases announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. In its daily report of new cases on Wednesday, the NCDC…
Covid-19 new cases dip to 182; NCDC validates Kogi cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 182 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded as at Thursday, May 28, bringing total tally of confirmed cases to 8,915. Total discharged…
Kogi State records first COVID-19 case as active cases rise to 5,978
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says one new state (Kogi) has reported a case in the last 24 hours. This was contained in the Centre’s COVID-19 State…
Covid-19: Community transmission surges with 389 new cases
With more people being tested, community transmission has continued to surge: 389 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded nationwide on Wednesday, the highest so far, bringing total confirmed cases to…
Covid-19: Nigeria records 16 deaths in one day; toll now 249
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 16 deaths and 276 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 8,344. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its…
Financial autonomy for states’ judiciary, legislature to top agenda as govs meet Wednesday
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum will on Wednesday, meet to discuss the issue of financial autonomy for the states’ judiciary and legislature, code-named the Executive Order 10, 2020. A statement issued…