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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the rising spate of fake news and misinformation, in spite of repeated caution by government, is distracting the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19). The minister stated this in Abuja when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum to give an update on […]
Nigeria’s response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)pandemic has caught the attention of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who described it as remarkable. Speaking during a virtual news briefing in New York on Friday, Mr Guterres singled out Nigeria as one of few developing countries that have shown a remarkable capacity to respond. “I have to say […]
Three females and one male, including a baby admitted when she was six weeks old, who is now eight weeks old, and her mother has been discharged from the Infectious Disease Facility, Yaba, after their full recovery from COVID – 19. This brings the number of discharged patients in the state to 24, including a […]
With 20 new cases in five states, Nigeria’s Coronavirus has reached the total number of 210. Confirming this on Friday evening , Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) also announced that two new deaths were recorded in Lagos and Edo while 11 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 3 each in Abuja and Edo; […]
The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has cautioned officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force currently deployed for the enforcement of the lockdown and social restriction orders to ensure that the rights of Nigerians are not infringed upon under any pretext. Also, persons on essential duties, duly exempted from the restriction orders, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Finance and National Planning to promptly pay salaries of workers in the country. He gave the directive during a meeting with the Presidential Committee on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Nigerian economy at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday. The President also directed the ministry to […]
Ten new people have tested positive to coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria to 184. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed in a tweet on Thursday that the total figure increased from the 174 cases reported yesterday. This comes shortly after the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, […]
Eleven more people who recovered from COVID-19 have been discharged in Lagos State. The persons – two females and nine males – have fully recovered and have tested negative for COVID-19, weeks after they tested positive for the disease. This brings the total number of people discharged in Nigeria to 20, while two deaths were recorded. The state […]
Governor Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state and his wife Professor Hafsat Abdullahi Ganduje have both tested negative for COVID-19, the deadly disease threatening global health. The governor disclosed this in a communique on Thursday, April 2nd. “We thank Almighty Allah for this result which shows negative. That is how He (Allah) wishes. All […]
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said he tested negative for Coronavirus. Lere Olayinka, Fayose’s media aide in a statement on Thursday, said he was delighted to be adjudged free of the virus and asked more Nigerians to go for test while praying for victims. ” I took a COVID-19 test yesterday because of […]