Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal has gone into isolation after being in contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19. The announcement was made on Friday via the governor’s Twitter handle, @AWTambuwal. The governor tweeted: “Gov @AWTambuwal goes into isolation after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19. The Deputy Gov will […]
The Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Abdulkadir Jimoh , is dead . He died on Friday morning at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital allegedly of COVID -19- related ailment . The Chief Medical Director of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Prof. Ikpeme Ikpeme confirmed the death of Jimoh . He said the […]
The former president of Burundi Pierre Buyoya has died in Paris of Covid-19 at the age of 71, several close relatives told AFP on Friday. “President Pierre Buyoya died last night in Paris. He had Covid-19,” a member of his family told AFP, requesting anonymity. Several other relatives confirmed the death of Buyoya, who served […]
Simon Lalong, Plateau state governor, has contracted COVID-19. According to Makut Macham, his director for press and public affairs, Lalong is asymptomatic and has gone into isolation, while his close aides are being tested to ascertain their status. The announcement on Lalong’s status comes five days after Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, tested positive for […]
directed all civil servants to stay at home from December 21st, 2020. This is to avert the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, following the increased number of cases in recent times. The Governor’s directive was contained in a statement signed by the Head of Service Salamatu Abubakar on Thursday. According to the statement, the […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, the presidency said, adding that he would now self-isolate for the next week. “The president tested positive for COVID-19 today,” it said in a statement, adding that he had been tested after the “onset of the first symptoms”. Macron will now, in accordance with […]
Nigeria’s daily count of coronavirus infections hit a new record high on Wednesday, with over 900 cases confirmed across 21 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 930 new cases in its update for December 16, 2020. This is the highest number of infections recorded in a […]
The federal government says Nigerians will receive the coronavirus vaccine by January 2021. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, broke the news at the end of Wednesday’s federal executive council (FEC) meeting. He said a technical working group in the ministry is working on which vaccine will best suit Nigeria, considering that the country has no […]
The University of Ibadan has shut down Jaja Clinic, its health facility, after one patient tested positive for the coronavirus. The institution announced the development in a statement issued on Tuesday, noting that the clinic will be closed for one week, beginning at 4pm on Tuesday. According to the statement, the patient, whose name wasn’t […]
The Kano state governor Abdullahi Ganduje has approved the closure of all public and Private Schools in the state with immediate effect. This was made known to newsmen by the state’s Commissioner for Health Muhammad Sanusi Kiru Tuesday evening in a statement he signed. “Parents whose children are in boarding schools are to also arrange […]
