The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Friday night confirmed 238 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) bringing the number in the country to 2, 170. The NCDC made the confirmation via its official Twitter @NCDCgov tweeting, “238 new cases…
*Woman seeks help over alleged missing twin in Lagos (Guardian) *Controversy as NBA disowns Lagos ‘lawyer’, critic (Punch)
Woman seeks help over alleged missing twin in Lagos (Guardian) A woman, Faith Obinna, who recently gave birth to twins at St. Raphael Divine Mercy Hospital in Ikorodu area of Lagos State yesterday, accused the hospital management of allegedly stealing…
FirstBank mourns Kano employee lost to coronavirus
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has confirmed the loss of its employee, Abdullahi Lawal, to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), who worked at the bank’s Kano Main Branch until his death. A statement by Folake Ani-Mumuney, FirstBank’s Group Head, Marketing and…
I lost a great deal of weight – COVID-19 survivor
For Emmanuel Asika, one of the 179 survivors of COVID-19 discharged from various designated infectious hospitals across the country, it is not a case of stigmatisation against him but rather him shying away from people who are yet to be…
Nigeria’s confirmed coronavirus cases now 873
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Wednesday said Nigeria now has 873 cases of coronavirus after recording another 91 in the last 24 hours. “As at 11:25 pm 22nd April there are 873 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in…
117 coronavirus cases recorded in Nigeria Tuesday bringing total to 782
Nigeria’s confirmed coronavirus cases recorded a 117 one-day rise on Tuesday bringing the total to 782. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Lagos has the highest number of confirmed cases- 59 – after no cases were recorded in…
35 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Nigeria, bringing total to 442
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday confirmed 35 new COVID-19 cases in the country. “Thirty-five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows: 19 in Lagos, nine in FCT, five in Kano and two in Oyo,”…
Samples: Lagos creates 20 centres, FCT combs residents’ houses
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday said 20 centres would be created in Lagos State for collection of samples from people suspected to have contracted COVID-19. The NCDC Director General, Chikwe Ihekweazu, who disclosed this at a press…
