COVID-19

Nigeria’s presidency has taken a swipe at Professor Wole Soyinka, cheekily reminding him that the rampaging coronavirus is a scientific matter, not fiction, his speciality. Soyinka attracted the counter-reaction when he criticised the…
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Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, says the South-South state is well-equipped with health facilities to contain COVID-19 emergencies. Udom stated this on Wednesday during a visit to the Intensive Care Unit/Isolation Facility at…
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The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has refused to disclose the location of the President’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, who has been infected by COVID-19. Kyari had said in a statement on Sunday that he had been infected by the…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night confirmed twenty-three new cases of Coronavirus in the country. The NCDC confirmed nine cases in Lagos, seven in the FCT, five in Akwa Ibom, one in Kaduna and one in…
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Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, says the nine new COVID-19 patients in Osun state came into the country from Benin Republic by road. At a media briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19 in Abuja on Wednesday, the minister…
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Twelve new cases of COVID - 19 have been reported in Nigeria, says the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Nine were recorded in Osun State, two in Edo State and one in Ekiti State. “As at 12 : 30 pm 1 st April there are 151…
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The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said he does not know the location of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Abba Kyari, in Lagos. Kyari, who tested positive for coronavirus last week, in a statement on…
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Testing kits that are due to arrive in the UK were found to have been contaminated with coronavirus, according to reports. The Government claims there is currently a capacity to carry out 11,000 tests a day, while the aim is to carry…
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The federal government has said that the lockdown of some states and the closure of their borders by their respective governors over COVID-19 is illegal. In reaction to reports of Nigerians being trapped in the border communities of some…
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Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has tested positive for coronavirus. He made the announcement via his Twitter handle. “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to…
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