Nigeria now has 45,687confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 443 new cases recorded on Friday night. According to a tweet from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, 32,637 patients have now been discharged, with 936 patients losing their lives to the coronavirus. The tweet revealed that Plateau State had the highest number of infections on Friday
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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed state governments and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to enforce the use of face masks in public places across the country. The Chairman, Presidential Task force on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, made this known at the daily briefing on Thursday in Abuja. Mustapha, while reviewing the activities of the committee,
Read moreNigerian Government on Thursday extended the current phase two of the eased lockdown by four weeks. Chairman of the Presidential COVID-19 Taskforce, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the ongoing task force briefing in Abuja. The government had on July 27 extended the current lockdown by one week due to Sallah celebration on July 29th. Mustapha
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Gambian President Adama Barrow declared a state of emergency Wednesday, shutting his country’s borders and airspace amid a rise in coronavirus cases. COVID-19 cases in Gambia have surged over 60% in the last seven days to nearly 800, a trajectory he said is “worrisome.” The country has registered 16 coronavirus deaths so far. Barrow also
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Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), a private sector-led organization comprising the Central Bank of Nigeria, Guarantee Trust Bank, ACCESS bank and other commercial institutions on Thursday donated 88 lorry loads of food items to the Anambra state government to assist her in combating the Coronavirus disease in the state. The food items including bags of rice,
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The British government has advised its citizens on Tuesday to suspend non-essential travel to Nigeria over rising cases of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Such travel advice was made known on the website of the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office said all individuals entering or returning to the UK from Nigeria “would be required
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No fewer than 500 widows, less privileged and the vulnerable in Ekwulobia in Aguata local council area of Anambra State benefitted from the N5million palliative donated by their kinsmen living in the United States of America and Canada. The gesture, meant to cushion the effect of Coronavirus pandemic in the community was distributed to the
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The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John Tsoho, and members of his immediate family have tested negative for coronavirus otherwise known as COVID-19. After undergoing two COVID-19 tests, the results turned out negative for all his immediate family members. A statement by acting Information Officer of the court, Mrs Catherine
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An African group of professionals called African Professionals Renaissance Network, (APREN), based in Dakar, Senegal, choses governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state as the best performing governor in Nigeria, in the fight against COVID-19. In a letter sent to the governor dated Monday 3rd August, 2020, signed by the group’s Secretary General, Diouf Bakri
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Kwara State Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi and his wife Abieyuwa have contracted coronavirus . This was made known in a statement by the state ’ s Technical Committee on COVID – 19 spokesperson , Rafiu Ajakaye , on Tuesday ,The statement titled , ‘Kwara Dep Gov , wife test positive for COVID -19 ’, said
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World football rule-making body, IFAB says players who deliberately cough at other players or match officials during matches can be sent off due to COVID-19. The guidance is the latest by the board amid the global coronavirus pandemic, which has forced the sport to be played behind closed doors across the world. From extended squads
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The Ekiti State Governor , Kayode Fayemi, has tested negative for coronavirus .The Governor, who went on isolation June 22 after testing positive for the virus , expressed gratitude for the prayers and good wishes received from well-wishers while he was in isolation. Announcing his recovery on Twitter, the governor wrote”After 11 days in isolation,
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Dr. Stella Emmanuel, a medical doctor practising in America, is trending online after speaking emotionally about COVID-19 on Monday in the United States. Delivering her speech at a news conference in Washington, Dr. Emmanuel stated that hydroxychloroquine, zinc and Zithromax were effective cures for the virus. The medical practitioner spoke at an event organised by
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Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has brought to the public how he is afraid of coronavirus (covid-19), which he stated that he is not ready to die. Because of the fear, he takes both his sanitiser and extra mask everywhere he goes to just as a precaution to prevent being infected with the virus and
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A total of 15 positive cases from the 152 samples sent for COVID-19 tests have been recorded in the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra state. The institution’s Chief Medical Director, Prof. Anthony Igwegbe dropped the hint after receiving the medical items including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and disposables by the professionals known
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