The number of COVID-19 patients discharged in the country is now 13,447 following 344 new successfully treated cases. This is according to the new data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its official twitter account on Sunday. The NCDC had also recorded 571 new COVID-19...
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The World Health Organization on Sunday reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases, with the total rising by 230,370 in 24 hours, Reuters reported. The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report. The previous WHO’s daily record for...
From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagama Umara Zulum at the weekend distributed food items to 48,000 IDPs households in Matte, Dikwa and Mafa Local Government Areas of the state . Governor Zulum who took a humanitarian trip to the three LGAs between Friday and Sunday, ...
By ARIYO-DARE ATOYE – It turned out that it is not the battle of atomic bombs or World War III as projected by some historical pundits. The pre-COVID-19 world you knew, has been permanently altered by an unseen invader, a novel virus. Much like what happened in the post-World...
By Austin Okere There is no cheer about the recent pronouncements from the hierarchy in the education sector and the long-term impact on our youth. “Nigerian government reverses resumption of schools, says no WAEC exam for now.” was the screaming headline in the Premium Times on July 10, 2020....
The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, may be facing fresh cases of alleged re-looting of funds recovered by the commission as well as bribery. Magu is currently being interrogated by a presidential probe panel headed by retired Justice Ayo Salami...
U.S. President Donald Trump surprised the world by wearing a mask in public for the first time since the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Trump had previously refused to wear masks in public, although he had said he would if in a crowd and could not maintain...
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 took delivery of two ventilators and other critical medical equipment donated by ECOWAS and the West African Health Organisation, to support Nigeria’s fight against coronavirus. The medical equipment worth 8 million dollars was handed over to the PTF on COVID-19 on Saturday at...
Nigeria has recorded 664 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise to 31,987. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday. The NCDC said that as at July 11, 664 new confirmed cases...
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control said the ravaging coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic killed 20 people in one day in Lagos and four other states, PM News reported late Saturday. According to the report, the NCDC stated that the coronavirus killed 14 people in Lagos State on Friday, the highest...
SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri The Borno State Government has flagged off the 2020 World Health Organization (WHO) Seasonal Malaria Chemopreventuon (SMC) Campaign in the state. Deputy Governor Alhaji Usman Umar Kadaffur and Chairman High Powered Response Committee on Prevention and Control of COVID-19 flagged off the exercise on Saturday, appealing...