The Coronavirus in Nigeria report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC for sunday, 26th of april 2020 reports 91 new cases from 16 different states, with 4 new states reporting their index case. This brings the total of states to 32 states with confirmed cases. 17 people have also been discharged, with 5 new deaths recorded. The agency released this statement in a tweet; It said, “91 new cases of #COVID19 reported; 43-Lagos 8-Sokoto 6-Taraba 5-Kaduna 5-Gombe 3-Ondo 3-FCT 3-Edo 3-Oyo 3-Rivers 3-Bauchi 2-Osun 1-Akwa Ibom 1-Bayelsa 1-Ebonyi 1-Kebbi As at 11:50pm 26th April- 1273 confirmed cases of…
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KANO Kano state has been under severe scare for the past few days as regards to the number of dead bodies currently being carried to the burial grounds without any autopsy to determine the cause of death. There have also been reported cases of some prominent people who have died. On Saturday, a few notable names were rumoured to have passed away. This adds to over 150 others that died in the state this past week under strange circumstances. The names of those who died in kano on Saturday alone are •Prof Ibrahim Ayagi, CEO of Hassan Gwarzo School •Alh.…
LAGOS Lagos State Government has discharged ten more patients that have now tested negative for the novel coronavirus twice. This is welcome news after the NCDC had not recorded any discharged cases in the country two days. The governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known in a tweet he released, citing that three of those patients were female and seven of them were male, including three foreigners. The tweet said, “Even with the number of cases rising, we are happy to celebrate our success stories because they show that a positive #COVID19 case isn’t necessarily a case of doom and gloom.…
The Kwara State Government has announced that the number of cases in the state has increased to eleven after two new cases were reported today. The Governor of Kwara state, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq confirmed this in the state capital, Ilorin on thursday during the start of the biometric registration of transporters that are in line to receive soft loans from the government to mitigate the effect of the coronavirus lockdown in the state. Kwara state has discharged 2 cases previously after they tested negative for the virus. The two new cases are people who were in contact with confirmed cases. The…
The coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria is still rising as the Nigeria Centre for Disease control, NCDC released its daily report for COVID-19 in the country. The agency records its highest number of cases in a single day. This also brings in more death cases and more patients discharged. The NCDC agency made this known in a tweet. It said, “117 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 59 in Lagos 29 in FCT 14 in Kano 6 in Borno 4 in Katsina 3 in Ogun 1 in Rivers 1 in Bauchi As at 11:25 pm 21st April there are 782 confirmed cases of…
The Lagos state Ministry of Health has announced that the state has discharged nine more patients to reintegrate back into society after they tested negative for the novel coronavirus. The ministry made this knnown in a tweet released on tuesday, pointing out that of the nine patients, five were females and four of them were males. The total number of recoveries in the state now stands at 107. The tweet said, “9 more #COVID19Lagos patients; 5 females and 4 males including 1 foreign national – a polish have been discharged to reunite with the society. The patients; 5 from IDH,…
The Lagos state commissioner for health, professor Akin Abayomi has on Tuesday, announced that there were no new cases recorded as of 20th April 2020, but the state had recorded two new deaths of patients from the state. The commissioner made this known in a tweet he released in the morning hours of Tuesday. Lagos recording for the first time 0 cases, just a day after they had increased their highest figures of 70 cases. He also said the two new deaths were of a male and a female, with the male a 45-year-old having a travel history and the…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has made it known that he has arrested some BUA workers who he said had violated the law in restriction of movement in the state due to the coronavirus pandemic. He said this on Monday, pointing out that the BUA workers had been arraigned in court and remanded. “On Sunday, we arrested some staff of BUA, who violated the law. They have been arraigned in court and remanded.” The Governor, Nyesom Wike had announced on Saturday a total lockdown on parts of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area. The lockdown was supposed to…
The Nigerian Immigration Service Headquarters issued a query to some female officers of the Immigration service for engaging in a popular trend of video making the rounds on social media with the hashtags #BopDaddyChallenge. The office of the deputy comptroller general for the nigerian immigration headquarters said the video had gotten the attention of the comptroller general and cited that the video “revealed a rather disturbing and embarrassing display of indicent flaunting of your bodies, desecration of service uniform / beret and the use of inappropriate language thereby, sabotaging the values upheld by the service.” In the video which the…
The chief of staff to the president, Mallam Abba Kyari is dead. Abba Kyari dies after suffering from the novel coronavirus pandemic currently in the country. The special adviser to the President on media and publicity, Femi Adesina made this known to the public in a tweet shared at 12:44am on the 18th of April, 2020. He tweeted, “Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. May God rest his soul. Amen. Funeral arrangements to be announced soon.”
NCDC The coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria is still rising as the Nigeria Centre for Disease control, NCDC released its daily report for COVID-19 in the country. The agency records its highest number of cases in a single day. This also brings in more death cases and more patients discharged. The NCDC agency released this in a statement; It said, “32 in Lagos 6 in Kano 5 in Kwara 2 in FCT 2 in Oyo 2 in Katsina 1 in Ogun 1 in Ekiti As at 10:10 pm 17th April there are 493 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged:…
CORONAVIRUS The Kano State coronavirus task force has been hit hardly, with three members presently testing positive. This was revealed in a statement released by the Public Relations Officer of the ministry, Hajiya Hadiza Namadi on Friday. She made the statement for the commissioner for health for Kano state, Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa. The statement said, “With deep sense of sadness and on behalf of the state government, the Commissioner of Health, Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa hereby announces that the co-chairman and some members of Kano State Taskforce on COVID-19 were tested and three of the results came out positive…
The Federal Ministry of Health confirmed it’s first case of coronavirus in the country on the 27th of February, 2020. The first case was confirmed in Lagos state, which according to the 2006 census conducted in Nigeria is the second most populous state in Nigeria behind Kano state. It has been fifty days since that index case in the country, and the cases has increased to four hundred and fourty-two, with two hundred and fifty-one of that in Lagos. This could be linked to the high population in the state, with the Lagos State Government taking measures to mitigate the…
NCDC The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed that thirty-five new cases of coronavirus, COVID-19 have been recorded in Nigeria, with one new death and 24 discharges bringing the total number of cases in the country to 442 as of Thursday 16th April, 2020. This new update brings the highest rise in cases in the country in a single day as the cases in Kano keep rising. The agency made this announcement in a tweet; It said, “ Thirty-five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows: 19 in Lagos 9 in FCT 5 in Kano 2 in Oyo…
The son of late popular Nigerian writer, television producer and environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa has died from coronavirus. Menegian Saro-Wiwa was hospitalised in the UK a few months back and has now died of the virus. The sister of the deceased, Noo Saro-Wiwa made this known in a Facebook post this Thursday. She said, “We said goodbye to my brother, Gian, on Monday. He had Covid-19 combined with underlying health conditions. Gian was the smartest and most talented out of all of us: a champion sprinter at school, a poet, an artist, budding engineer, a self-taught guitarist and pianist. But…
NCDC The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed that thirty-four new cases of coronavirus, COVID-19 have been recorded in Nigeria, with one new death and 29 discharges bringing the total number of cases in the country to 407 as of Wednesday 15th April, 2020. This new update brings a sudden spike in the number of cases in Kano state, calling for better measures to be taken in the state in addition to the Federal Government measures being taken in Lagos, Ogun and the FCT. The agency made this announcement in a tweet; The agency made this known I…
The town of Chibok in Borno changed on this day, six years ago. That change was not expected and it was not met with cheers from the residents of the town, especially not by the students of the Government Girls School (GGSC) in Chibok.
NCDC The coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria is still spreading most especially in Lagos according to recent reports, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) today released reports of new cases in only Lagos state. The new report came about two hours after they had initially reported 19 new cases in the country. The agency made this news in a tweet; Itsaid, ” Eleven new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Lagos State. As at 11:00 pm 14th April there are 373 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 99 have been discharged with 11 deaths.” This brings the number of active…
CBN The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN made a Press releases on march 16, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The CBN Governor, Emefiele restates commitment of Central Bank of Nigeria to support household, businesses, other stakeholders to cushion the economic impact of coronavirus. The Loan being given out would be available to some households and business after they have submitted their request and it has been accessed and approved. There were reports of some foul play with the accessing of the application for the loans but both the central bank of Nigeria and the NIRSAL MicroFinance Bank have…
The Delta State governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has extended the lockdown order in the state for another 14 days in order to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus in the state. The governor made this known in a meeting held at the government house in Asaba on Tuesday. His lockdown extension comes just hours after the president of Nigeria had announced an extension of 14 days in Lagos, Ogun and the FCT. There are presently 343 reported cases in the country, with Delta state reporting 3 cases to date.
NCDC The coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria is currently being handled very well according to recent reports, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) today released reports of new cases and also discharges. The agency made this announcement in a tweet; It said, “Twenty new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows: 13 in Lagos 2 in Edo 2 in Kano 2 in Ogun 1 in Ondo As at 09:50 pm 13th April there are 343 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 91 have been discharged with 10 deaths No of states with confirmed cases:19.” This brings the number of active…
