1,083 people have died of Coronavirus in Nigeria This is according to a tweet released by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, (NCDC) on Monday night. The NCDC further revealed that the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria is now56,388 , with 44,337 patients discharged. This is following the […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has faulted the plan by the Federal Government to reopen public universities in the country. Prof. Lawan Abubakar, the Bauchi Zonal Coordinator of the union, who made this known during a news conference on Tuesday in Jos, said that the move could be […]
Lagos Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has recovered from coronavirus after testing negative. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this in a statement. He said Abayomi retook the test on Sunday and the result turned negative. Omotoso said his Health counterpart will resume duties gradually. According to […]
The Minister of Education, Emeka Nwajiuba has expressed optimism that the institutions would soon be reopened as he gives updates on reopening of tertiary institutions in the country on Monday. “We have reviewed responses from about 78 universities already, most of which are private universities who are insistent that they […]
Lagos State Government has said it spends between N100,000 and N1m daily on each of the COVID-19 patients in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this at a media briefing on Thursday. Abayomi explained that for mild and moderate cases, the state government spends averagely about […]
Lagos State Government has shut down a private laboratory in the Ikoyi area of the state for running Covid-19 tests without approval. It was gathered that Acouns Medical Laboratory and Diagnostic Centre was situated in a pharmacy on Banana Island. The state’s Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency said the […]
After days in self-isolation after he was infected, the Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has tested negative for COVID-19. Governor Akeredolu in a weekly press briefing on Monday confirmed the development. He said the doctors confirmed his negative status after running the test twice. Details later …
Nigeria has recorded 561 new cases of COVID-19 across various states of the country, five short of what it recorded on Monday. Announcing via its official Twitter handle on Tuesday night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated the total number of confirmed cases in the country is now […]
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mutapha announced this afternoon, that the Nigerian government will be moving to the next Phase of the ease of Lockdown. He also stated that the Federal Government has directed the resumption of schools and lifting of the interstate travel […]
The Lagos State Government on Saturday, discharged 55 more COVID-19 patients, including 16 foreign nationals from its various isolation facilities across the state after tested negative for the virus. The state Governor, who is also the Incident Commander, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this while giving an update on the COVID-19 […]