Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has threatened a second total lockdown if residents of the state continue to disregard COVID -19 safety protocols. The governor issued the threat in a statewide broadcast in Owerri late on Friday night. Uzodinma, who frowned at the nonchalance of Imo residents towards established safety protocols, said that four […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,964 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 118,138 The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday. “On the 22nd of January 2021, 1483 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,964 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 116,655. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. “1964 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-824 FCT-246 Plateau-166 Kaduna-128 Ogun-76 Nasarawa-74 Anambra-69 Edo-50 Rivers-45 Ondo-44 Niger-40 Oyo-38 Adamawa-35 Kano-31 […]

Mohammed Ibraheem Zakzaky the only surviving son of the detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky has claimed that his mother, Zeenat El-Zakzaky has tested positive for COVID-19. Recall that El-Zakzaky and his wife have been in detention for over six years despite several court orders granting them bail. Mohammed […]

The Nigeria Governor’s Forum on Thursday distanced itself from comments made by Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on the COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking to a crowd recently Bello had condemned the use of the vaccine, claiming it is meant to kill people. “Vaccines are being produced in less than one year of COVID-19,” he said. “There […]

A new study has found that the lockdown declared between March and May 2020, may have prevented over five million COVID-19 infections across Nigeria. The federal government had declared a total lockdown in Lagos, Ogun, Kano, and the federal capital territory (FCT) as part of efforts to slow the spread of the virus at the […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,386 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 114,691. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday. “1386 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-476 Rivers-163 FCT-116 Kaduna-114 Oyo-68 Plateau-62 Ogun-56 Imo-55 Osun-55 Edo-51 Anambra-50 Kwara-44 Kano-17 Ebonyi-14 […]

A former governor of Sokoto State , Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa , on Wednesday faulted the N 400 billion being demanded by the Presidential Task Force on COVID – 19 for approval by the National Assembly to purchase vaccines for tackling the virus , describing it as a misplaced priority . According to him , the […]

Schools should only close as a last resort while research is under way into whether the new coronavirus variants affect children differently, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday. The debate on shutting schools during the Covid- 19 pandemic has been revived by the emergence of more contagious virus mutations. The WHO said research had begun […]

Cholera outbreak in Bomadi and Burutu communities in the creek of Delta State has claimed over 20 lives in the last two weeks. Over 200 persons most of whom are children have been affected by the water-borne disease even as records at the public hospitals in the two Local Government Areas showed an alarming increase […]