The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has highlighted the factors that led to the increased figures of coronavirus recorded in the country since November 2020. Addressing reporters on Monday in Abuja, the PTF Chairman, Boss Mustapha, revealed that increased local and international travels were among the major factors. He listed the others to include […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,244 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 101,331. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday. “1244 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-774 FCT-125 Plateau-102 Anambra-47 Ondo-46 Rivers-27 Edo-18 Kaduna-16 Ogun-16 Gombe-16 Bauchi-11 Kano-11 Nasarawa-10 Akwa […]
The Federal Government on Monday said it would review the January 18 earlier date fixed for resumption of schools across Nigeria . It attributed the decision to the second wave of COVID – 19 currently ravaging the country. The Minister of Education , Adamu Adamu, disclosed this while answering questions during a press briefing by […]
National Identification Number (NIN) enrollees on Monday trooped out en masse at the Lagos centre of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) without observing coronavirus safety protocols, particularly the observance of social distancing. This is amidst the surge in COVID-19 cases in the state specifically and Nigeria generally. The enrollees lamented over the uncoordinated process […]
The Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, says the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment may be suspended due to large crowds which pose COVID-19 risks. Mamora, who is also a member of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 said this on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. “Nobody feels […]
Branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday assessed COVID – 19 protocols in the universities and said the institutions were not ready for safe reopening. The chapters of the union , in separate interviews with The PUNCH , commented on the directive of the National Universities Commission that universities could resume on […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,024 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 100,087. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday. “On the 10th of January 2021, 1024 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “Till date, […]
Pope Francis’ personal doctor, Fabrizio Soccorsi, has died from health complications related to the coronavirus. According to the Catholic News Agency which quoted Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, the 78-year-old physician, who was being treated for an “oncological pathology”, died at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. Soccorsi had trained in medicine and surgery at Rome’s La Sapienza University. […]
Benue State Governor , Samuel Ortom, has gone into isolation due to contact with persons who tested positive for COVID -19. This is the second time the governor would go into isolation since the deadly virus hit Nigeria in February 2020. The governor had in July 2020 gone into isolation when his wife , Mrs […]
For the fourth day in a row, over 1,500 new samples tested positive for the coronavirus in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 1,585 COVID-19 infections across 25 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) in the update for January 9. With the Saturday count, over 9,500 infections have been recorded within […]
