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About 40 health workers in Nigeria have, so far, tested positive for COVID-19, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said. Mr Ehanire made this known at the daily Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing on Thursday. He cautioned health workers to ensure safety precautions are taken when treating any patient. ”This warning has become […]

The Supreme Court management said on Thursday that it was upgrading its Information and Communication Technology system to enable it to begin virtual proceedings amid the lockdown of various parts of the country. The apex court said this in a statement issued by its Director of Press and Information, Dr Festus Akande. “There is need […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 108 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 981. The NCDC made this known via its Twitter handle on Thursday. The centre also said that three persons died from coronavirus-related complications in the country, making […]

The Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria, has said the ravaging novel coronavirus pandemic was predicted by its spiritual director, Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka. The ministry, in a report it released on Wednesday, added that the lockdown occasioned by the pandemic was among the 40 prophesies Mbaka released in 2015 among other several issues affecting Nigeria. The […]

The world is facing multiple famines of “biblical proportions” in just a matter of months, the UN has said, warning that the coronavirus pandemic will push an additional 130 million people to the brink of starvation. CNN reports that the executive director of the World Food Programme, David Beasley, said famines could take hold in “about […]

The Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has recovered from COVID-19 having tested negative to the disease twice. This comes almost four weeks after the governor tested positive to the virus. Mr El-Rufai made the announcement in a statement and on his official Twitter handle on Wednesday. “I am delighted to report today, that after nearly four weeks […]

The World Health Organisation says about 2.5 million cases and over 160,000 deaths related to the coronavirus have been recorded globally. “Globally, almost 2.5 million cases of COVID-19 have now been reported to WHO, and more than 160,000 deaths,” the organisation’s Director General, Tedros Gbebreyesus, said  in his opening remarks at a media briefing on […]

A Nigerian woman has given birth to twins, a boy, and a girl at the age of 68. Margaret Adenuga went through three previous IVF procedures before finally having twins. Her husband Noah Adenuga, 77 told CNN the couple, who married in 1974 had long desired to have a child of their own. Adenuga said […]

Governors of the 36 States of the Federation on Wednesday “unanimously” agreed to the implementation of an inter-State lockdown for two weeks to contain the spread of COVID-19. 25 States have recorded cases of coronavirus with 782 confirmed cases as at 11:25 pm on April 21 with 25 deaths. The Governors, operating under the aegis […]

The Federal Government on Tuesday said it had denied five governors flight approvals as a result of the lockdown order. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said this in Abuja at the daily briefing by ministers on updates on COVID-19. He said, “There is no exception to governors. I have denied several of such flights. Including […]

The US state of Missouri on Tuesday sued China’s leadership over the COVID-19 coronavirus, seeking damages over what it described as deliberate deception and insufficient action to stop the pandemic. The first-of-a-kind state lawsuit comes amid calls in Congress to punish China and a campaign by President Donald Trump to focus on Beijing’s role, amid […]

Nigeria, on Tuesday, recorded its highest daily figure since its first COVID-19 case in February as 117 cases were reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). With the latest update, the total tally of infected people in the country rose to 782 from 665 reported on Monday evening. The public health agency in […]

The Federal Government is set to expand the social register for palliative distribution by employing digital models including the use of Bank Verification Number (BVN). The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouq disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja, while responding to questions at Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19. She noted that […]

Twelve states have not recorded any case of the coronavirus disease in Nigeria… This is as the novel virus spreads to 25 states in the country including the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control as of Tuesday night, 782 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in the country while 197 […]

Warrant Officer Lawal Mato, one of the bodyguards of the President Buhari’s died on Tuesday after struggling with diabetes for three years. Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said Mato had been working with him for many years before he won the 2015 election. The President […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 38 new COVID-19 cases. The public health agency in a tweet Monday night said the 38 new cases were reported in eight states. These are Kano, Kaduna, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Gombe, Abia, Sokoto, Ekiti and Borno states. There was a drop in the daily figures […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday warned against the washing of surgical masks for reuse. In a tweet via its official handle, the NCDC referenced an image of women washing masks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Such behaviour, the NCDC said, “poses a RISK for #COVID19 spread”. The NCDC advised that […]

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that wearing of face masks may be made compulsory for residents in the state from next week. The governor said this would help to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state. He said this during a televised media briefing on COVID-19 updates in Lagos monitored by […]