Nigeria has recorded 20 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 210. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed this in a tweet on Friday, hours after it confirmed six…
COVID-19: Govt finds 3,550 contacts, concern as cases reach 190
The Federal Government on Thursday said it had succeeded in tracing 3,550 people who came in contact with patients infected with COVID-19 in the country. The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, who disclosed…
Nigeria confirms 12 new coronavirus cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 12 new cases of the coronavirus in the country. In a Wednesday tweet, it said the 12 new cases are in Osun, Edo and Ekiti State: “Twelve new cases of #COVID19…
Nigeria records eight new COVID-19 cases
Nigeria has recorded eight new Coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total confirmed cases to 89. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via a press release. The statement said: “Eight new cases of COVID-19 have been reported…
Coronavirus: Nigeria toll now 42 as Lagos, Ogun record new cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed two new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The NCDC made this known via its Twitter handle @NCDCgov, on Tuesday. NCDC tweeted, “Two new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nigeria.…
Nigeria records first coronavirus death
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed the first coronavirus death in Nigeria. The NCDC via its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, on Monday, said, “The first #COVID19 death in Nigeria has been recorded. The case was a 67-year-old male who…
*Lagos Assembly crisis: Aggrieved lawmakers link feud with Pension Bill for Speaker (Punch) *Lagos explosion not caused by oil pipeline vandalism – NEMA (Guardian)
Lagos Assembly crisis: Aggrieved lawmakers link feud with Pension Bill for Speaker (Punch) Some aggrieved members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have alleged that the Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, removed some principal officers of the body because they…
*First Nigerian tests positive for COVID-19 (Guardian) *Ex-mortgage bank MD remanded over N32.6m fraud (Nation)
First Nigerian tests positive for COVID-19 (Guardian) The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, yesterday confirmed that the second case of COVID-19 in the country is a Nigerian in Ogun State. He said…
Lagos hospital clears China returnee of Coronavirus (Nation)
The Lagos State government has debunked insinuations that the dreaded Coronavirus had found its way into the state. In a statement at the weekend, the government said: “The attention of Lagos State has been drawn to a story of a…
Meningitis claims 48, hits 15 states (DailyTrust)
Cerebrospinal meningitis has claimed 48 lives since the outbreak commenced in October last year, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed. The centre in its situation report released yesterday said that a total of 541 suspected cases were…