President Buhari approves NDDC’s provision of over N6bn to support COVID-19 fight in N/Delta,
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) provides N6,250,000,000.00 intervention support to complement efforts of the Federal and State governments against further spread of COVID-19 in…
Edo Governor extends curfew, declares absconded COVID-19 patient wanted
Gov. Godwin Obaseki The Edo State Government has extended the curfew it imposed on the state for another 14 days in a bid to curb spread of COVID-19. The…
Fayemi appoints man who rejected defiant son as ‘COVID-19 Ambassador’
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has offered an appointment to Mr Femi Adeoye, the Ekiti man who rejected his recalcitrant son after he beat lockdown rules to sneak into Ekiti…
COVID-19: 71% of all cases from three states as Nigeria’s confirmed infections reaches 1,932
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says as at April 30 2020, 71 per cent of all cases of the coronavirus are from three states (Lagos, Kano and Abuja)…
Police commences investigation into alleged killing of soldier in Delta
The Delta State Police Command says investigation has commenced in the alleged killing of a soldier in the Bomadi Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police…
COVID-19: Minister debunks report of 300 doctors infected, says 113 health workers infected
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has dismissed reports that 300 doctors have been infected with the coronavirus, adding that the sector does not have such a number of…
NCDC raises concern over inadequate bed spaces in Lagos, says we may start treating some patients at home
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has raised concerns about inadequate bed spaces to accommodate COVID-19 patients in isolation centres in Lagos. The Director general of the NCDC, Dr…
COVID-19: LASG confirms death of 25-year-old
Commissioner for Health in Lagos, Professor Akin Abayomi The Lagos State Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of a 25-year-old man from the coronavirus. The ministry disclosed this…
Control of Infectious Diseases Bill requires more consultation – NCDC
NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reacted to the proposed NCDC bill by the House of Representatives noting that he personally believes that…
US intelligence says new Coronavirus not man-made or genetically modified
The US intelligence community on Thursday said it had concluded the novel coronavirus that has swept the globe originated in China but was not man-made or engineered. “The entire Intelligence…