COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 42 additional COVID-19 infections in the country in two weeks, with Lagos State recording 27 cases. The NCDC made this known via its official website on Sunday, adding that Edo, Kano, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Plateau and the Federal Capital Territory contributed the remaining figure. The health […]
South African health ministry says there is no need to impose any new COVID-19 restrictions either at home or for arrivals over an infection surge in China and the detection of the first case of Omicron sub variant. Speaking to reporters, the country’s health minister Joe Phaahla said the new strain from China will not […]
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) has said it will screen passengers coming into the country, using Rapid Diagnostic Test (RTD). Dr Geoffrey Okatubo, Director, Port Health Services, said this on Monday in Abuja, during the Ministerial bi-weekly meeting on the update of COVID-19 response and developments in the country’s health sector. Royal Times reports […]
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, has predicted that Nigeria will likely see an increase in COVID-19 cases and a decrease in hospitalisation over the holiday season this year. The Director-General made the prediction while speaking exclusively with Punch Newspaper and monitored by RoyalFM News. Adetifa, in the interview, […]
The kwara state government has commenced the enumeration of business owners for World Bank grants which is the first batch of operational cost grants under the Kwara COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) Programme. The programme which held at the GSS Ilorin today is a World Bank initiative to be underwritten by the Kwara […]
The NCDC Boss DG Chikwe Ihekweazu said the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria continues to record a significant decrease as the latest statistics by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reveal Nigeria now has 167,206 confirmed cases. The NCDC, on its verified website on Monday, said that the case count has continued to creep […]
The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has vaccinated no fewer than 2,837 intending pilgrims for the 2021 Hajj. The Acting Overseer of the board, Hajiya Hannatu Zailani, on Monday in Kaduna said that the vaccination exercise began on April 6. Zailani said the 2,837 intending pilgrims were vaccinated across the 23 Local Government Areas […]
ABEOKUTA—Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, yesterday, took delivery of 50,000 doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine donated to the state by the Federal Government. The governor received the vaccines in his office at Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, shortly after the arrival of the state team, led by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker. Abiodun said […]
The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has imposed a curfew on the state following increasing cases of COVID-19 in the area. A statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Solo Chukwuwlobe, said the curfew which would start on Monday next week would last from 9pm to 6am daily. The Governor also directed workers […]
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 is considering targeted lockdown in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; as well as Lagos and Plateau States. PTF National Incident Manager, Mukhtar Muhammed, who stated this on Friday, described as alarming, the rising cases of Covid infections recorded in the three urban areas. Muhammed said data showed that urban […]
