The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has told Nigerians to ignore rumours of fresh lockdown alert in circulation on social media. PTF National Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, said this in a short video released on Thursday. The rumour started following the emergence of a purported WhatsApp message from a member of the PTF, which […]
The Federal Government has announced that President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and other prominent personalities would be among the first set of Nigerians to be administered the COVID-19 vaccines when the country takes its first batch of delivery by the end of January. The […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, yesterday, assured Nigerians that the Federal Government has no plan to impose a fresh lockdown on Nigeria as the country battles the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Mohammed, who spoke at a conference in Lagos, however, appealed to Nigerians to adhere to all protocols outlined by […]
The Federal Government has issued fresh guidelines to stem the rising tide of COVID-19, lamenting that the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Lagos, and Kaduna states have become the new epicentres of the virus. Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce PTF on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Mr Boss Mustapha disclosed this […]
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has reported 356 new COVID-19 infections in the country. NCDC made this known in a post via its verified website on Monday night. The public health agency said that the country sadly recorded six additional deaths, while 180 patients were discharged from isolation centers across Nigeria, after recovering […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday released its end-of-year travel advisory on COVID-19 and urged the citizens to take necessary measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. In the advisory, the agency implored Nigerians to limit their festivities to members of their immediate families. Although NCDC renewed […]
Nigeria recorded 198 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 66,805, according to an update by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The death toll to the contagion remains 1,169 after no death was recorded in the last 24 hours. Three out of every five deaths from […]
Mr Ihekweazu said that the announcement of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines against the COVID-19 gave Nigeria a significant “ray of hope”. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that Nigeria is not experiencing a spike in COVID-19 infections. The Director-General of NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Anambra says one prospective corps member in Anambra has been diagnosed of possible case of COVID-19 . Mr Kehinde Aremu, Coordinator of the scheme said this on Monday during the swearing in of 800 members of 2020 Batch ‘B’ stream 1A corps members at the permanent orientation camp, […]
An Aide-de-Camp to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, collapsed during the governor’s second-term inauguration at the Tennis Court of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, the state capital. The incident happened around 12 noon while the governor gave an appreciation speech after the Oath of Office was administered by the Chief Judge of […]