Coronavirus: LUTH confirms death of patient
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, on Saturday confirmed the death of a COVID-19 patient in the hospital. Prof. Chris Bode, LUTH Chief Medical Director, made this known…
NCDC raises alarm over fake account
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has called on Nigerians to disregard other accounts claiming to be “official accounts of the NCDC” The NCDC in a twitter message…
Coronavirus: Prioritise spending in health, IMF, WHO urge leaders
The IMF and the World Health Organisation on Friday urged leaders of developing countries to prioritise paying medical staff, buying protective gear and other health expenditures in their response to…
COVID-19: NCDC confirms 2 deaths in Lagos, Edo as confirmed cases rises to 210
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed deaths of two COVID-19 patients in Lagos and Edo. NCDC, disclosed this in a Twitter message on Friday night. “Twenty new…
Return of Nigerian citizens: Foreign Affairs ministry has instructed that financial implications be borne by prospective evacuees – NIDCOM
following the requests by some Nigerians stranded abroad in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic to be evacuated, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) says the…
President Buhari directs army to support the police in fight against bandits across the country
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigerian Army to join the Police to flush out bandits from forests around the country, particularly in the areas that witnessed recent…
COVID-19: INEC deploys 100 vehicles for contact tracing in 6 States
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed about 100 of its vehicles in six states to support the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on combating Coronavirus. The commission disclosed this in…
UN describes Nigeria’s response to COVID-19 as remarkable
Nigeria’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic has caught the attention of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who described it as remarkable. Speaking during a virtual news briefing in New York…
Never in the history of IMF have we witnessed world economy come to a standstill
More than 90 countries have asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for emergency funding as the coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented economic crisis, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on…
Fight against COVID-19 limited by funds, infrastructure, human resources – NCDC
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is making all efforts to increase its testing capacity for the COVID-19 in the country. The Director-General of the commission, Chikwe…