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COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 269 Cases, 256 Discharged, 1 Death On Oct 8

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday confirmed 269 new infections, 256 discharged and one COVID-19 related death, bringing the country’s total number of infections to 207,479. TheRead More

Nigeria Records 3 Deaths, 466 New COVID-19 Cases

COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says three people died as a result of COVID-19 complications, while 466 news cases was recorded on Friday. The NCDC confirmed this inRead More

Court Stops Obaseki From Enforcing Compulsory COVID-19 Vaccine Directive

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A Federal High Court in Rivers State has granted an order restraining Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and Edo government from enforcing a directive that all residents who have notRead More

COVID-19: Nigeria’s Infection Rate Hits 199,333, Says NCDC

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the country now has 199,333 COVID-19 infections as at Friday, August 27 across all the 36 states of the federation andRead More

Lagos COVID-19-related Deaths Hit 506, Says Commissioner

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said the number of persons in the state that have died from COVID-19 related complications has increased to 506, theRead More

COVID-19: Nigeria Registers 8,197 Infections In 15 Days

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Nigeria has registered 8,179 COVID-19 infections in 15 days, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on its website on Tuesday. The agency, in a report by the NewsRead More

Coronavirus Infections In Tokyo Continue To Rise Ahead Of Olympics

Olympic Games
Coronavirus numbers continue to rise in Tokyo three weeks ahead of the start of the Olympics, with 716 infections announced on Saturday over the past 24 hours. Broadcaster NHK quotedRead More

Covid-19: Buhari Gets Second Round Of Vaccination

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, May 29th, 2021 received the second round of vaccine against the Covid-19 pandemic.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, May 29th, 2021 received the second round of vaccine against the Covid-19 pandemic. The vaccination, which was administered on President Buhari who was dressed inRead More

Academy Advises FG To Shut Airports to Avoid COVID-19’s Third Wave

In an urgent advisory issued yesterday, the President of the Academy of Medicine Specialties of Nigeria, Prof. Oladapo Ashiru
Nigeria to spend N1.89tn to wipe out Malaria, says Ehanire The Academy of Medicine Specialties, together with its Rapid-Response initiative group, has advised the Federal Government to shut the country’sRead More

COVID-19 Vaccination Low Turnout Hits FCT, Taraba, Abia, Seven Others

COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria
First phase ends April 16 nationwide f As the target date given by the Federal Government for states to end the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination approaches, the turnout forRead More