Category: Covid-19 Update
Covid-19 Scare: NDDC shuts down office, asks workers go on isolation
All staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have been asked to proceed self-isolation for two weeks over suspected covid-19 outbreak in the commission....
Covid-19: CACOVID donates medical equipment to Niger state
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has taken delivery of items donated by the Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19, (CACCOVID) to help the state...
Africa’s COVID-19 cases hit 123,000 – WHO
Adesewa OdusogaMay 29, 2020
The World Health Organisation on Thursday reported that COVID-19 cases in Africa as of May 26 had risen to over 123, 000. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in...
Coronavirus: Nigeria’s case nears 9,000 as it records 182 new cases
Adesewa OdusogaMay 29, 2020
Nigeria has recorded 182 new cases of Coronavirus bringing the total figure to 8,915. The health agency revealed this in a late night tweet on Thursday. The NCDC...
Coronavirus: FG expanding access to water, sanitation facilities to battle COVID-19- Osinbajo
Adesewa OdusogaMay 29, 2020
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that the Federal government is expanding access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene facilities as one of Nigeria’s most...
Kogi govt. rejects NCDC report confirming first Covid-19 cases
The Kogi state government has disagreed with the NCDC on the emergence of two new COVID-19 cases in the state. The Nigeria Centre for Disease control had on Wednesday...
Zimbabwe COVID-19 cases spike to 132
Oyin AdekunleMay 28, 2020
The number of coronavirus cases in Zimbabwe has more than doubled to 132 in a single day after 76 new infections were detected. A government spokesman, Nick Mangwana...
BREAKING: Buhari seeks $5.5bn loan for COVID-19, priority projects
Adesewa OdusogaMay 28, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking the approval of the house of representatives for the approval a loan of $5.5 billion. In a letter read during Thursday’s plenary...
Two COVID-19 patients die, 37 discharged in Bauchi
Adesewa OdusogaMay 28, 2020
Bauchi State have recorded two deaths from the complications of COVID-19 in Bauchi State. The State Ministry of Health revealed this in a statement on Tuesday. This...
Education Minister says Govt. can’t risk reopening schools now
Adesewa OdusogaMay 28, 2020
The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has announced that the Federal Ministry of Education would not risk reopening schools across the country, until all...
