Second COVID-19 case: Nigeria performs first sequencing of coronavirus in Africa – Minister
The minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has announced Nigeria is the first in Africa to perform sequencing of coronavirus in Africa. According to the minister in a statement…
Two of 3 suspected COVID-19 cases test negative – Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has confirmed that two out of the three recent suspected cases of Coronavirus identified in Lagos have…
Covid-19 contact tracing: FG monitoring 61 contacts, urges passengers of Turkish Airlines Feb. 24 flight to call health ministry
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire The Federal Government says there is no fresh case from 61 contacts of the index case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The…
NCDC identifies 18 suspected cases of Coronavirus in Lagos, Ogun, KanoÂ
A total of 18 suspected cases of coronavirus have been identified so far in the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The health agency disclosed this…
COVID-19: Lawan expresses concern over non-completion of isolation centre in Abuja
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday urged the Federal Ministry of Finance to release the sum of N620 million to the Nigerian Centre…
The rumour that I am sick, in quarantine obviously false – IhekweazuÂ
DG NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says the news that Director General of the centre, Chikwe Ihekweazu is in quarantine over COVID19 is false. This…
COVID-19: Reps urge FGÂ to release more funds to NCDC, to suspend plenary for 2 weeksÂ
The House of Representatives has passed a resolution to suspend plenary for two weeks to enable the management of the National Assembly, put measures in place against the spread of…
COVID-19: Quarantined Chinese nationals test negative in Plateau, placed under supervised isolation – Minister
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Monday noted that the four Chinese nationals quarantined in Plateau state have tested negative to Covid-19….
Coronavirus: Nigerian stocks decline, lowest level in two months
Nigerian stocks fell 1.63% to their lowest level in two months on Friday following the announcement of the coronavirus case. The spread of the new coronavirus from China…
11 suspected coronavirus cases tested negative – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says results of the 11 suspected cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) tested in Nigeria is negative. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director General of NCDC,…