Covid-19 Update
COVID 19: Nigeria records 1,617 new cases, total infection tally now 112,004
Folashade OgunrindeJan 19, 2021
Amid fears of increasing COVID 19 infections in the country, coupled with the resumption of schools, despite opposition from some stakeholders, Nigeria has continued to...
Nigeria records 15 fresh COVID 19 fatalities, Infection tally now 110,387
Folashade OgunrindeJan 18, 2021
Nigeria has recorded one of its highest daily fatality tolls from COVID-19 with 15 people dying from the disease, taking the death toll to 1,435. In the past four weeks,...
Nigeria confirms 1,867 new COVID-19 infections, total now 107,345
Folashade OgunrindeJan 16, 2021
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,867 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 107,345. The NCDC...
Nigeria Records 1,479 fresh COVID 19 cases, infection tally now 105,478
Folashade OgunrindeJan 15, 2021
Nigeria has recorded 1479 new cases from the novel coronavirus taking the country’s caseload to 105,478. According to the daily update from the Nigerian Centre for...
CEO of Planet One, Shaka Momoh, dies of COVID-19
Oyin AdekunleJan 14, 2021
Renowned entrepreneur and the Chief Executive Officer of Planet One, Shaka Momoh, is dead. Planet One, a hotel and event centre is located at Maryland, Lagos. Momoh was...
Pope Francis, Pope Emeritus Benedict get COVID-19 vaccine
Oyin AdekunleJan 14, 2021
Both Pope Francis and his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, have received the coronavirus vaccine. This was confirmed by the Vatican on Thursday. “I can...
Andy Murray tests positive for COVID-19
Oyin AdekunleJan 14, 2021
Former world number one Andy Murray has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 33-year-old Brit had been preparing for the year’s first Grand Slam, the Australian...
COVID-19: WHO Team Arrives Wuhan For Virus Investigation
Oyin AdekunleJan 14, 2021
A team of experts from the World Health Organization arrived in Wuhan Thursday to probe the origins of the coronavirus. The 10 scientists landed for their much-delayed...
Nigeria Records Nine new casualties, death toll rises to 1,382
Folashade OgunrindeJan 14, 2021
Nigeria has recorded nine deaths from coronavirus taking the death toll to 1,382 in total. According to the daily update from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control...
COVID-19: Ogun Opens Oxygen Therapy Centre
Folashade OgunrindeJan 12, 2021
The Ogun State government has opened an Oxygen Therapy Centre to avoid scarcity of the life-saving consumable. The centre, located within the Infectious Diseases...
