Health

COVID-19: Apple, Google Develop Tool that Alerts Phone Users About Infected Persons

Agency Report/ Google and Apple unveiled a joint initiative Friday to develop a coronavirus smartphone “contact tracing” tool that could…

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NCDC: We’ve Traced 91 Percent Contacts of COVID-19 Patients

Pat Stevens/ The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, says 91 percent of confirmed contacts…

5 years ago

Nigeria Records 17 New Coronavirus Cases as 46 Patients Recover in Lagos

Femi Ashekun/ The total number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria reached 305 today, as the Nigeria Center for Disease Control…

5 years ago

Bishop Idahosa Blasts Gov Wike for Relaxing COVID-19 Lockdown for Easter Celebration

Matilda Omonaiye/ President of Benson Idahosa University, Benin, Edo State, Bishop Feb Idahosa, has faulted the reported decision by Governor…

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COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu Urges Christians to Sacrifice Easter Service for Public Good

Ololade Adeyanju/ Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged Christian faithful to consider the fact that the current COVID-19…

5 years ago

COVID-19: Cititrust Donates Foodstuff to Lagos State Govt

Matilda Omonaiye/ Leading investment management company, Cititrust Group, has donated foodstuff to the Lagos State government to support its efforts…

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COVID-19: Nigerians Make N268Bn Cashless Transactions, Withdraw N35Bn from First Bank ATM in One Week

Ololade Adeyanju/ First Bank Plc today said its cards have been used 21 million times to make payments or withdrawals…

5 years ago

Lagos Begins House-to-house Search for COVID-19 Cases

Ololade Adeyanju/ Lagos State Government today said it had intensified its contact tracing of potential COVID-19 patients with the commencement…

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Nigeria Records 14 New Coronavirus Cases as Number of Discharged Patients Rises to 51

Ololade Adeyanju/ Nigeria has confirmed 14 new coronavirus infections with Lagos recording 13 of the cases. The Nigeria Centre for…

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Lassa Fever: Nigeria’s Death Toll Reaches 188

Report/ The ongoing Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has claimed 188 lives since the beginning of the year, the Nigeria Centre for…

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