Health

Nigeria Records 1,664 COVID-19 Cases in 24 Hours

Femi Ashekun/ The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 1,664 new COVID-19 cases in the country yesterday. The new…

4 years ago

Nigeria’s COVID-19 Toll Mounts, as Lagos Records Highest Daily Count Ever

Femi Ashekun/ The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported a new single-day record of confirmed COVID-19 cases. The…

4 years ago

Scientists Worry Vaccines may not Work on South African COVID-19 Strain

TheScentist/ Scientists are testing if COVID-19 vaccines will protect against newly identified UK and South African SARS-CoV-2 variants, both of…

4 years ago

731 Batch B NYSC Members Test Positive for COVID-19 –PTF

Agency Report/ The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has revealed that 731 members of the National Youth Service Corps Batch…

4 years ago

COVID-19 Infection Rate Continues to Rise in Nigeria with 1,204 New Cases

Femi Ashekun/ COVID-19 infection figures continue to rise in Nigeria with 1,204 new cases today. The country also recorded eight…

4 years ago

Ex-Broadcaster Lara Owoeye-Wise Recounts Ordeal with Covid-19

Matilda Omonaiye/ Lara Owoeye-Wise, the electronic and social media adviser to Deputy Senate President in Nigeria, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, has…

4 years ago

COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu Extends Stay-at-Home Order for Civil Servants till Jan 18

Press Release/ The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has extended the stay-at- home order for all State Public…

4 years ago

Nigeria Records 11 More COVID-19 Deaths, 1031 New Cases

Femi Ashekun/ 1031 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths were recorded in Nigeria today, with Lagos State recording 570 of…

4 years ago

Nigeria Loses 5 People to COVID-19, Records 1,183 New Cases in 24 Hours

Femi Ashekun/ Nigeria today recorded 1,133 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths. Till date, 80,922 cases have been confirmed, 69,274…

4 years ago

New COVID-19 Strain ‘Out of Control’, Says UK Health Secretary

Femi Ashekun & AFP/ UK health secretary, Matt Hancock, has said there is a 'long way to go' before a…

4 years ago