Health

NCDC Confirms 17 Deaths, 248 New COVID-19 Cases

Femi Ashekun/ The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 248 new COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths. The agency…

5 years ago

COVID-19 Lockdown: SERAP Condemns Demolition of Hotels by Rivers Govt, Vows to Challenge Action in Court

Matilda Omonaiye/ A civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Projects (SERAP) has faulted the decision of the Rivers State…

5 years ago

Photos: Rivers Demolishes 2 Hotels for Violating Lockdown Order

Matilda Omonaiye/ Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and other top officials have personally supervised the demolition of two hotels…

5 years ago

Breaking: COVID-19 Cases to Reach 120,000 in Lagos by July

Ololade Adeyanju/ COVID-19 cases are projected to rise to 120,000 in Lagos State by July. The state government, which disclosed…

5 years ago

Lagos Clarifies Health Commissioner, Abayomi’s COVID-19 Status

Ololade Adeyanju/ The Lagos State government has reacted to online reports that its commissioner for health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has…

5 years ago

NCDC Confirms 381 New COVID-19 Cases, 183 in Lagos

Femi Ashekun/ Nigeria recorded the highest number of daily COVID-19 infections today with 381 news cases. In a similar vein,…

5 years ago

Lagos Discharges 48 More COVID-19 Patients

Matilda Omonaiye/ Another set of 48 COVID-19 patients who have recovered from the disease have been discharged from the Lagos…

5 years ago

10 Lagos Govt House Staff Test Positive for COVID-19

Ololade Adeyanju/ Ten personal staff of the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have tested positive for COVID-19. Commissioner for Health,…

5 years ago

Breaking: Former FCT Chief Judge, Dahiru Saleh, Dies of COVID-19

Pat Stevens/ A former chief judge of the federal capital territory, Justice Dahiru Saleh is dead. He reportedly died today…

5 years ago

Kano Commissioner Sacked for Mocking Abba Kyari Tests Positive for COVID-19

Malik Yahya/ Muazu Magaji, former commissioner for works and infrastructure in Kano State, who sacked last month for mocking President…

5 years ago