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Ortom’s Wife, Son Test Positive For Coronavirus

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Wife of the Benue State Governor cum the state’s First lady, Mrs Eunice Ortom, has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement, the Benue first lady said theRead More

Saudi Arabia To Allow 1,000 Pilgrims Perform Hajj

Muslim pilgrims at the Kaaba
Saudi Arabia will allow around 1,000 pilgrims residing in the kingdom to perform the hajj this year, a minister said Tuesday, after it announced the ritual would be scaled backRead More

Africa Has Been Shoved Out Of COVID-19 Diagnostics Market – CDC Boss

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The Director, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, John Nkengasong, has said the collapse of global cooperation and failure of international solidarity have shoved Africa out of the globalRead More

NCDC Reviews Case Definition For COVID-19

Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday, May 3rd, 2020, announced a review of the case definition for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It said the review became imperative dueRead More

Coronavirus: Zamfara Emir Dies In Isolation

Emir of Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Mohammed Ahmad Asha
The Emir of Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Mohammed Ahmad Asha, has died of suspected coronavirus-related complications at the age of 71. He died in the early hours of Sunday,Read More

We’ve Seen Suspected COVID-19 Cases – Lagos Private Hospitals

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As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria rises, with fear that the infection rate could get worse, private healthcare providers in Lagos said they have seen at leastRead More