U.S. stays away as world leaders launch plan to accelerate COVID-19 drugs, vaccine
World leaders pledged on Friday to accelerate work on tests, drugs and vaccines against COVID-19 and to share them around the globe, but the United States did not take part…
COVID-19: Jigawa receives 524 Almajiri pupils evacuated from Kano
The Jigawa Government has received a total of 524 Almajiri pupils evacuated by neighbouring Kano State. Receiving the pupils at Gen. Yakubu Gowon NYSC Camp in Dutse, the state Gov….
WHO appoints Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala as COVID-19 Special Envoy
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday named former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as a Special Envoy for the newly inaugurated Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. She…
COVID-19: NAICOM to compensate families of deceased health workers
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) says the insurance industry will pay an assured sum of N3 million each to families of medical doctors who died on the line of…
Door-to-door testing currently not a realistic strategy for over 200m Nigerians – NCDC
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Mr Chikwe Ihekweazu, says door-to-door testing in Nigeria is currently not a realistic strategy for the over 200 million population…
COVID-19 now in 27 States and the FCT as confirmed cases surpass 1000
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 144 new cases of coronavirus. According to the Centre in a series of tweets on Friday night, “As at 24th April,…
5,000 COVID-19 front line health workers to receive life insurance cover – SGF
The Nigerian government has received a life insurance cover for all front line workers in the fight against the coronavirus. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Presidential Task…
COVID-19: We never issued any statement advising the public not to patronize certain health facilities- LASG
Lgos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Government has urged Lagosians to disregard a list making the round on social media of hospitals and health facilities purportedly exposed to COVID19…
COVID-19: NMA working with other medical bodies to validate some mass screening kits
Nigeria’s Health System Is Weak, We Cannot Afford To Get Overwhelmed – NMA President NMA President, Dr Fancis Faduyile, recommends mass screening of Nigerians to curb the spread of COVID-19…
26% of Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases from ‘unknown source’ – NCDC
Twenty-six per cent or 203 of the 782 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria as of April 21 are from unknown sources, according to a report by the Nigeria Centre for…