Rivers State records first coronavirus case as confirmed cases soar to 51
Rivers State has recorded it’s first coronavirus case as Nigeria records 5 new cases bringing the total number of cases in the country to 51. According to the Nigeria…
Edo Speaker tests positive for coronavirus
Mr Frank Okiye, the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Deputy Governor of the State, Phillip Shaibu, disclosed this during…
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria now 46
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 2 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. According to the NCDC, in a tweet, the two cases are from Lagos and…
Suleiman Achimugu personally called NCDC after showing signs of the disease – Family
A relative of Suleiman Achimugu, a former Managing Director of the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, PPMC who died of the coronavirus on Monday has reacted to his death. Speaking…
COVID-19: Bauchi gov, entourage go into isolationÂ
Gov. Bala Mohammed Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has gone into self-isolation after returning from an official trip in Lagos. The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mukhtar Gidado,…
COVID-19: Every Nigerian that has come back to the country should please self-isolate for two weeks – NCDC pleads
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has raised an alarm about the activities of those returning to the country amid the coronavirus pandemic. NCDC’s Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said, there…
Former MD PPMC, Suleiman Achimugu dies of coronavirus
A Former Managing Director of the Petroleum Products Marketing Company, PPMC, Suleiman Achimugu has died of the corona virus pandemic. Achimugu becomes the first death case to be recorded…
NCDC working with Whatsapp to scale up information dissemination
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says it is working with WhatsApp to scale up capacity to keep Nigerians informed on COVID19. The NCDC made the announcement on…
COVID-19: Confirmed case suspected to have been infected while driving American – Ekiti govt
Kayode Fayemi, Gov. Ekiti State  The confirmed case is suspected to have been infected while driving an American Caucasian. The driver who tested positive for Coronavirus is said to…
COVID-19: NCDC offers self-isolation guidance for Nigeria
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday in Abuja, offered guidance for self-isolation in Nigeria, as the country responds to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director…