NCDC regrets error, says Nigeria records 25 new cases of Covid-19 not 26
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday said the number of new cases of  the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19 ) pandemic outbreak in the country was 25 and not 26…
Covid-19: Africa records 284 deaths; Nigeria has 4 deaths, 210 cases
Data from the Africa Centre for Disease Control (AfricaCDC) shows that there are 7,028 COVID-19 cases, 284 deaths, and 561 recoveries in Africa. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…
COVID-19: INEC deploys 100 vehicles for contact tracing in 6 States
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed about 100 of its vehicles in six states to support the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on combating Coronavirus. The commission disclosed this in…
UN describes Nigeria’s response to COVID-19 as remarkableÂ
Nigeria’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic has caught the attention of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who described it as remarkable. Speaking during a virtual news briefing in New York…
FG says clinical trials for possible COVID-19 treatment ongoing
The Federal Government has said that clinical trials for possible Coronavirus treatment were ongoing. Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, said this on Friday in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force…
COVID-19: Lagos State discharges 4 patients as confirmed cases rises to 190
The Lagos State government says 4 more persons have recovered from coronavirus and have been discharged in This brings the total number of people discharged in Nigeria to…
Buhari’s daughter reunites with family
Excited Aisha Buhari embraces daughter Photo:Â Twitter One of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari has reunited with her family after she returned from isolation. A media aide to Mrs…
Covid-19: Stop the debate, accept the result; NCDC boss tells Akwa Ibom Govt
The Director General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has countered the claim of  Akwa Ibom State Government denying the existence of five cases of…
Expand COVID-19 testing capacity – Virologist urges FG
Dr Solomon Chollom, a Jos based Virologist, has called on the Federal Government to increase testing capacity for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. Chollom made the…
Ibadan, Abakaliki to get testing sites, over 300 TB machines to be converter for COVID-19 testing – Health Minister
The minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire says more testing sites will be opened in Ibadan and Abakaliki. He disclosed this at the Presidential Task force, PTF, briefing on COVID-19….