The federal Government has said President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha and other prominent Nigerians will be among the first set of Nigerians to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on live television. The Executive Director/CEO, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,664 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 94,369. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday. “1664 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-642 FCT-407 Plateau-160 Kaduna-83 Rivers-62 Adamawa-47 Nasarawa-38 Abia-29 Edo-28 Anambra-27 Niger-24 Ogun-24 Imo-15 Oyo-14 […]
The Federal Government has said there will be repercussions for Very Important Personalities (VIPs) and government officials who flout travel protocols. In a video posted by the Ministry of Information and Culture on Wednesday via Twitter, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, vowed to clamp down on officials […]
An expert mission to China to find the origins of the coronavirus pandemic stumbled before it even began, with the head of the World Health Organization complaining that Beijing was blocking the team from entering the country. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “very disappointed” with the last-minute bar on entry, in a […]
Lagos State deputy governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has lost his 37-year-old brother, Dr Haroun Hamzat, to COVID-19 complications. Haroun, before his death, was a medical officer at one of the Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) under Orile-Agege Local Council Development Area (LCDA). Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), confirmed the passing of the medical expert, in a statement, […]
Former Dean of Students’ Affairs, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Professor Durojaiye Ajeyalemi, is dead. He died early Wednesday of suspected COVID-19 related complications at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba. Aged 70 years. Ajeyalemi, a Professor of Curriculum Studies died five days after a former Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-obe, died, […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,354new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 92,705. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. “On the 5th of January 2021, 1354 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria. “Till date, 92705 […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed a new record figure on its daily count of coronavirus infections with over 1,200 fresh cases recorded across the country. The new figure, which comes amid a spike in the number of fresh infections as the country experiences a second wave, was confirmed in the agency’s […]
….asks everyone to stay at home; schools closed, exams cancelled British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has announced a new national lockdown with people instructed to “stay at home” as they did during March’s first lockdown, Sky News reported on Monday. The prime minister revealed the action in an eight-minute TV address on Monday night, after […]
A Portuguese female health worker, Sonia Acevedo has died two days after getting the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The 41 year-old woman suffered a ‘sudden death’ at home on New Year’s Day. An autopsy is expected to take place later today or tomorrow. It was the first report of fatality arising from the vaccine, developed by […]
