Nigeria on Tuesday logged 610 additional COVID-19 infections, the second-highest in nearly six months, said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on its website on Wednesday morning. It said the new infections took the country’s total of confirmed…
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Global Citizen Live reveals line-up for Lagos. Paris and New York
International advocacy organisation, Global Citizen, has revealed many of the artists set to perform at Global Citizen Live events in Lagos, Nigeria as well as festivals in Paris, France and New York City, USA on September 25. Artistes will help…
COVID-19: Nigeria records 11 deaths, 444 new cases in 24 hours
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has registered 11 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24-hours, adding to a recent surge in infections driven by the spread of the Delta variant in the country. The NCDC, which made this known via…
Oga Bello, Toyin Abraham, Bimbo Oshin, others pay tribute to Rachel Oniga
The Nigerian entertainment industry was thrown into another round of mourning when veteran actress, Rachel Oniga passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021. Though it was reported on some blogs that she passed away due to complications from COVID-19, her…
US CDC recommends some vaccinated people resume wearing masks indoors
Just two months after lifting the COVID-19 mask mandate, the CDC is now recommending that some vaccinated people should resume wearing masks indoors in areas with high or substantial transmission of COVID-19. CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky made the announcement…
COVID-19 cases spike by 77% in one week as states reduce testing -NCDC
A weekly epidemiology report from July 5 to July 11 2021 on the website of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has revealed that some states have reduced testing, while the country has recorded a 77 per cent increase in…
COVID-19: Lagos leads as NCDC registers 203 infections
Nigeria posted more COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with Lagos State leading the table in infections. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), reported 203 additional COVID-19 cases and one COVID-19 related death on Sunday, as the deadly virus continued to…
COVID-19: Despite intl concerns, NAFDAC approves Russian Sputnik vaccine
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday, announced the conditional approval of Russian Sputnik vaccine for Covid-19 vaccination in Nigeria. Director General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja. The…