The COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria is being felt more by Lagos state. Today the state announced that they have released 6 patients after they tested negative to the covid-19 twice. The Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known in a tweet he made this evening. He said, ” Good people of Lagos, Today, 6 more persons; 1 female and 5 males have been discharged from IDH, Yaba, after their full recovery and testing negative twice to #COVID19 This good news brings the number of patients who have been managed and discharged from our facilities to 61. For us, this…
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The survivors of the novel coronavirus are increasing in Nigeria, spiking hope and believe that the country can make it out of this crisis well. for the first time, the number of active cases in Nigeria reduced by 10 patients, after it was reported yesterday that fifteen patients were released with only five new cases, spiking hope in all Nigerians. In this article, we bring you a story of hope and survival from one of the coronavirus survivors from the Lagos state isolation centre. In an interview with Aljazeera, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi shared her story battling with the coronavirus with…
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, ” Five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows: 2 in Lagos 2 in Kwara 1 in Katsina As at 09:10 pm 12th April there are 323 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 85 have been discharged with 10 deaths There are 19 states with confirmed cases in Nigeria.” This brings a much welcomed good…
NCDC The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed that thirteen new cases of coronavirus, COVID-19 have been recorded in Nigeria, with three new deaths and 12 discharges bringing the total number of cases in the country to 318. Osun state earlier reported they had discharged 10 covid-19 patients from their isolation centre. Kano state also registered it’s index case today, bringing the total number of states to 19. It said, ” 13 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 11 in Lagos, 1 in Delta & 1 in Kano As at 9:30pm 11th April there are 318 confirmed…
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control releases updates on coronavirus cases in Nigeria for friday.
EASTER The weekend celebrations of easter for christians have been affected by the coronavirus in Nigeria. The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari made his remarks to Nigerians and christians more specifically who are celebrating the easter. In his Easter statement, the president said, “Unprecedented in living memory, the majority of Christians have found themselves marking Easter in a subdued manner, away from the usual congregation in churches. This is unusual and very unfortunate. “However, I wish to enjoin our Christian compatriots to rekindle their faith in Christ who overcame persecution, sufferings and displayed endurance, steadfastness and above all piety. “Jesus…
CORONAVIRUS The Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria is still spreading as the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) released the update, confirming new cases, discharges and deaths. The NCDC made this known in a tweet on their official twitter page, saying their had been 14 new cases confirmed, with both Lagos and Delta states confirming new cases. This new update brings more discharged patients who have now tested negative for the virus. Also, another death has been registered. The NCDC said in the tweet, ” Fourteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 13 in Lagos and 1 in Delta State As…
Nigerians can be prepared to enjoy free electricity due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, according to the 11 electricity distribution companies in the country. This would help cushion the effect the lockdown has had on the population. This was made known in a statement released by the spokesperson for the distribution companies (DisCos), Sunday Oduntan to Nigerians on Wednesday. The details of this plan would be made public to Nigerians soon, according to the executive director of research and advocacy association of Nigerian electricity distributors (ANED). Mr Sunday Oduntan said, “The Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOS) recognise the challenging…
At the moment, there are 276 confirmed case of coronavirus in Nigeria, 44 recoveries and 6 deaths.
lockdown The lockdown order given by the president of Nigeria, Muhammed Buhari for a period of two weeks is on its second week already, and reports coming out suggest that there would be a possible extension to the lockdown due to the outbreak of coronavirus in Nigeria. More often than not, couples tend to take out time from their busy work schedules to go on vacations outside their homes. These are usually for those whose job schedule comes between them and their spouses, this vacation is usually for a week or two weeks with so much activities to do together…
CORONAVIRUS The Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria is still spreading as the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) released the update, confirming 2 new states. The NCDC made this known in a tweet on their official twitter page, saying their had been 16 new cases confirmed, with both Delta state and Katsina coming up with their index cases. This new update introduces Delta State and Katsina state with their index coronavirus cases after oyo state had previously released a statement concerning their 2 new cases. Nine new patients were also discharged after testing negative for coronavirus, with one new death also,…
CORONAVIRUS The coronavirus cases in Nigeria keep increasing, with Oyo state reporting 2 new cases as of Tuesday evening. The governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, who also heads the oyo state covid-19 task force made this known in a statement released in a series of tweets on his twitter page. He said, ” 1. The COVID-19 confirmation test for two suspected cases came back POSITIVE, today. One of the new cases is a 28-year-old woman who returned to the country from the United Arab Emirates on March 22, 2020. The second case is a 42-year-old man who is a…
Lockdown The lockdown order passed on by the president of Nigeria was only to three states which are Lagos, Ogun and FCT. the Governor of Rivers state, Gov. Nyesom Wike meanwhile decided to take the personal liberty he has and issue his own stay at home order for residents of the state. The Governor however directed last week that markets be re-opened for two days this week, Tuesday and Wednesday in order for residents of the state to be able to get their needs while having their easter celebrations indoors, he ordered the markets to be opened up from 7…
NCDC The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed that six new cases of Coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 238. The agency disclosed this in a tweet on it’s official twitter handle. it said, ” Six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 2 in Kwara, 2 in Edo, 1 in Rivers and 1 in the FCT As at 09:30 pm 6th April there are 238 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Thirty-five have been discharged with five deaths ” This new update brings in Kwara with…
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NCDC The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed that ten new cases of Coronavirus, COVID-19 have been recorded in Nigeria, with two more discharged and one new death bringing the total number of cases in the country to 224. The agency disclosed this in a tweet on its official twitter handle. It said, “ten new cases of #COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria; 6 in Lagos, 2 in the FCT, and 2 in Edo. As at 11:15pm 5th April there are 224 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Twenty-seven have been discharged with five deaths” This brings an increase to the number of deaths,…
NCDC The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed that five new cases of Coronavirus, have been recorded in Nigeria, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 214. The agency disclosed this in a tweet on it’s official twitter handle. It said, “five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 3 in bauchi and 2 in the FCT. As at 10:10 pm 4th April there are 214 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Twenty-five have been discharged with four deaths.” This brings the number of active cases to 185. currently the cases by…
NMA The Ondo State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) is inspecting the intentions of the Chinese medical team’s readiness to help Nigeria, even though countries all over the world are presently bleeding from the Coronavirus pandemic. Nigeria hasn’t been left out in this with its record of four deaths sharing from the pains of losing about 59,245 people to the Coronavirus pandemic globally. Up until the 3rd of April, Ondo state was without a case, and without any hands-on experience of dealing with the patients from the Coronavirus. This though, has not stopped the Chairman of the Ondo…
NCDC The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed that twenty new cases of Coronavirus, COVID-19 have been recorded in Nigeria, with two new deaths bringing the total number of cases in the country to 210. The agency disclosed this in a tweet on its official twitter handle. It said, “twenty new cases of #COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria; 11 in Lagos, 3 in the FCT, 3 in Edo, 2 in Osun & 1 in Ondo. Two new deaths have been recorded in Lagos and Edo State. As at 10:30pm 3rd April there are 210 confirmed cases of #COVID19…
Coronavirus The patient zero for the spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria undoubtedly has to be an above average citizen, as this virus did not in itself originate in a Nigerian slum. The virus started showing its face in China, as the USA President, Donald Trump, would call it, “the Chinese virus”. It then spread through Europe, and America is presently being heavily hit by it before it found its way across borders to Nigeria. Who are the ones shuttling the countries? The chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari came back from trips to different countries abroad, so…
Coronavirus The country is facing trying times as the confirmed cases of the Coronavirus increases. Due to this, the President, Muhammad Buhari, has ordered a compulsory 24-hours lockdown of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Lagos, and Ogun states for at least 14 days. This development has met with varying opinions, but the very obvious one is the lack of proper planning for Nigerians in this 14-days lockdown period. There are three categories of people who fall under the lockdown; we have the people in isolation, the ones in quarantine, and the ones in total lockdown. Isolation The people you find…
