New COVID-19 Variant Not in Nigeria – NCDC DG
Pat Stevens/ The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has declared that the…
LASU Shuts Medical College as Students Test Positive for COVID-19
Femi Ashekun/ The Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM) in Ikeja has been shut down after some students tested…
Breaking: Air Travellers to US Must Provide Negative COVID-19 Result
Pat Stevens/ The US government will demand negative COVID-19 result from all passengers before they board a flight into the…
FG Mandates Travellers to Undergo COVID-19 Test 4 Days after Arrival
Pat Stevens/ The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTFCOVID-19) has updated protocols for travellers to Nigeria. Travellers to Nigeria are…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…