Tag: COVID-19
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COVID-19: Buhari, entire delegation proceed on isolation after London trip
President Muhammadu Buhari as well as members of his delegation have gone into isolation after a two-week trip to London, UK. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu confirmed this on Sunday. He explained that the move was in accordance with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) guidelines…
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Covid-19 kills eight Nigerians in one single day
Nigeria posted eight more COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, with fresh cases climbing to 665, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. The figures showed that fewer deaths and more cases were recorded compared to the previous day. Number of deaths dropped from 11 on Friday to eight on Saturday, while new cases rose…
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COVID-19 claims 11 lives on Friday
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 11 patients died from coronavirus (COVID-19) on Friday in Nigeria. The NCDC, which made this known via its verified website on Saturday morning, said the country’s fatality toll from the pandemic now stood at 2,211. The agency added that the country logged 636 additional infections…
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COVID-19 ravages Nigeria High Commission in London, shuts down
The Nigeria High Commission in London has shutdown its operation for 10 days after two of its officials tested positive for COVID-19. According to the Commission, one of the officials returned positive after the test was administered on him when he went for a meeting at the Home office. As a result, the Mission embarked…
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Lagos Government activates COVID-19 oxygen treatment, sample collection centres statewide
The Lagos State Government has fully activated 10 COVID-19 Oxygen Treatment and Sample Collection centres. As part of efforts to mitigate the effect of the third wave of the pandemic in the state, the government has also activated 20 Local Government Area (LGA) based sample collection sites. The Commissioner for Health in Lagos, Professor Akin…
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COVID-19: We are not yet at stage to impose total lockdown-FG
Nigeria is presently battling the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic after the emergence of the Delta variant. On Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 790 COVID-19 cases across 12 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) – the highest single-day count in over six months. As a result of the increase…
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BREAKING: Covid-19 kills Shehu Shagari’s wife, Hadiza
Hadiza, wife of late former President, Shehu Shagari, has died after battling COVID-19 complications. This was announced in a statement signed by Capt. Muhammad Bala Shagari (rtd) which was shared on Facebook by Bello Shagari, a grandson of the late former president. The statement said Hadiza who died at the age of 80 will have…
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FG rules out fresh lockdown despite surge in COVID-19 cases, deaths
The Federal Government on Thursday said it was not considering a lockdown despite rising cases of COVID-19 infections across the country. Speaking at the weekly ministerial briefing organized at the State House in Abuja, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the number of cases were not threatening enough, yet, for a lockdown to be…
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COVID-19: Nigeria records highest cases tally in 6 months amidst delta variant worries –NCDC
As states across the country struggle to curb the spread of COVID-19 Delta variant, the nation is now averaging more than 700 new cases, says the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC ). The NCDC, which disclosed this known via its verified website on Thursday morning, added that the country registered 790 additional infections on…
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‘COVID-19 Impact Worsens Unemployment In Nigeria, Young people Most Affected’
Experts at the on-going series of workshops organized by the United Nations Country Team in Nigeria as part of the Common Country Analysis (CCA) for Nigeria, have noted that the impact of COVID-19 pandemic had exacerbated the unemployment situation in the country. The workshops which run from 9 – 18 August, seek to validate with…