More than 40,000 Nigerians are now down with the Coronavirus, according to latest statistics from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) In a tweet on Sunday night, the body stated that the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria is now 40,532 with 17,374 patients discharged and 858 deaths recorded. READ ALSO Lagos State…
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BREAKING: Test Multichoice CEO For COVID-19, Reps Tell NCDC
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating non- implementation of the pay- as -you- go tariff plan by satellite broadcasters and DSTV subscription price increase has asked Director General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control NCDC, Dr. Ihekweazu Chikwe, to locate the Chief Executive Officer of Multichoice (operators of DSTV), John Ugbe and…
BREAKING: Governor Fayemi Tests Positive For COVID-19
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 55-year-old disclosed this on Wednesday, July 22. READ ALSO He disclosed that he had assigned “critical tasks” to Deputy Governor Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi but that he would still be working from home. “I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday [July 21] and…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 36,000
Nigeria on Sunday night recorded 556 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 36,663. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this through its official Twitter handle. READ ALSO NCDC said that the 556 new confirmed cases were from 18 states with discharged 15,105 so far. Edo…
India Now Has More Than 1 Million Coronavirus Cases
India became the third country after the United States and Brazil to report one million coronavirus cases on Friday, according to the country’s health ministry. So how did the world’s second-most populated country get here?India reported its first case on January 30 — the patient in the southern Indian state of Kerala had been studying in Wuhan,…
India Donates Medicines To Nigeria Amid Fight Against Coronavirus
India donates essential medicines to combat COVID-19 as Nigeria seeks collaboration to produce vaccines especially against pandemic. The Honourable Minister of Health has described the gesture of donation of medicinal items by India to Nigeria as “gracious and touching” as the global plague affects all countries, and India has its own problems just as Nigeria…
US Breaks Record With Over 77,000 Cases Of COVID-19 In One Day
The United States reported a record high of more than 77,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 3,560,364, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, the death toll rose by 974, taking the country’s total to 138,201. READ ALSO The state of Florida,…
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 600 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 35,454
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 600 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The 600 new cases brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infection cases to 35,454. READ ALSO The NCDC made this known via its verified Twitter handle on Friday. “600 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-129 FCT-118 Oyo-87 Kano-55 Benue-42 Enugu-35…
BREAKING: COVID-19 Case In Nigeria Rise To 34,854 With 595 New Cases
Nigeria on Thursday night recorded 595 new cases of COVID-19 According to a tweet from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the total number of cases so far in Nigeria is now 34,894. READ ALSO The NCDC further revealed that 769 people have died from the virus, with 14,292 patients discharged. A beak-down state by…
Nigeria Records 571 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 32,558
Nigeria on Sunday night recorded 571 new cases of COVID-19 According to a tweet from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the total number of cases so far in Nigeria is now 32,558. READ ALSO The NCDC further revealed that 740 people have died from the virus, with 13,447 patiemts discharged. A beak-down state by…
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