Tag: Covid-19

NCDC confirms 796 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily count ever

Nigeria has recorded 796 new cases of deadly virus code-named COVID-19 in 15 states and the federal capital…

JUST IN: Sanwo-Olu goes into self-isolation as aide tests positive for coronavirus

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has gone into self-isolation after one of his close aides tested positive…

Kogi, Cross River not conducting enough COVID-19 tests, says NCDC DG

The director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu has stated that some states are…

Many health workers still doubt the existence of COVID-19, says NCDC

Assistant director of department of prevention programmes and management, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Oladipo Ogunbode has…

Nigeria to recieve 20m doses of COVID-19 vaccine, FG reveals

Nigerian government has revealed that it has put in place the machinery for receiving 20 million doses of…

Nigeria records 675 new COVID-19 cases, highest in 5 months

As the battle against Coronavirus continues, Nigeria has recorded over 670 new cases of the deadly virus in…

Fayemi to Ekiti political appointees: Wear face mask or be sanctioned

The Governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi has requested political appointees in the state to wear face masks…

Kogi to name school after army general who died of COVID-19

The Kogi state government has commiserated with the family of major-general and general officer commanding (GOC) six division,…

Nigerian army general dies of COVID-19

The General Officer Commanding 6th Division, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Maj-Gen. Johnson Olu Irefin has reportedly died of…

Nigeria to access COVID-19 vaccine from January 2021, Okonjo-Iweala assures

Chairman of the board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has assured that Nigeria and other African…

No one is in charge of Nigeria, Soyinka declares

Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka has declared that no one is in charge of Nigeria. The declaration was made…

Nigeria records 474 new COVID-19 cases

As the battle against Coronavirus continues, Nigeria has recorded 474 new cases of COVID-19 in 14 states and…