Category: Health

Nigeria Reports 221 New Cases Of Coronavirus
August 27, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 221 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 221 new cases of Coronavirus. The 221 new cases is  the  lowest number of cases recorded in the country in about three months.    According to NCDC, the 221 new cases were reported from...
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Nigeria Confirms 252 New Cases Of Coronavirus
August 26, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 252 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday confirmed 252 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing the total to 52,800, with 1,007 deaths.  According to NCDC, Plateau topped the list of states with new cases with 50, while Enugu has...
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Nigeria Records 52,227 Cases Of Coronavirus, 1,002 Deaths
August 24, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 52,227 Cases Of Coronavirus, 1,002 Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday announced 322 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections to 52,227 and 1,002 deaths. According to NCDC, the 322 new cases were reported from 18 states. It noted that...
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Qatar Reports 117,008 Cases Of Coronavirus
August 24, 2020 No Responses

Qatar Reports 117,008 Cases Of Coronavirus

The Qatari Health Ministry, on Sunday, announced 243 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 117,008, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. Meanwhile, 277 more recovered from the virus, bringing the...
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Nigeria Reports 601 New Cases Of Coronavirus
August 23, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 601 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday confirmed 601 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing total infections in the country to 51,905. According to NCDC, details of confirmed new cases are: 601 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-404FCT-37Oyo-19...
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Zimbabwe President Signs Law Allowing Pregnant Girls In School
August 23, 2020 No Responses

Zimbabwe President Signs Law Allowing Pregnant Girls In School

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed a law barring government schools from excluding girls, who fall pregnant, from attending lessons. Teachers are also no longer allowed to cane pupils, under amendments to the Education Act, which became law on Sa...
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Germany Records 2,034 New Coronavirus Cases
August 22, 2020 No Responses

Germany Records 2,034 New Coronavirus Cases

The number of new people confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus in Germany spiked again on Saturday at a rate not seen since late April.   Over the last 24 hours, health authorities across the country recorded 2,034...
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Nigeria Confirms 340 New Cases Of Coronavirus
August 22, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 340 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday announced 340 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing total infections in the country to 51,304 confirmed cases, 37,885 discharged and 996 deaths. According to NCDC, the 340 new cases,  Kaduna record...
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Oyo Extends Maternity Leave To Six months
August 20, 2020 No Responses

Oyo Extends Maternity Leave To Six months

The Oyo State Government on Thursday said efforts are ongoing to ensure that maternity leave for pregnant and nursing mothers who are state employees is extended from four to six months.   This is contained in a statement by the...
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Millions Of Women Lose Access To Abortion Services During Pandemic
August 20, 2020 No Responses

Millions Of Women Lose Access To Abortion Services During Pandemic

Reproductive Health Charity Mary Stopes International (MSI) on Wednesday said 1.9 million women across the world had lost access to its contraception and safe abortion services in the first half of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.“The impact of the...
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Nigeria Confirms 410 New Cases Of Coronavirus
August 19, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 410 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced 410 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 49,895.  According to NCDC, the new cases were recorded from 16 states of the federation...
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COVID-19 May Claim 400,000 Shipping Industry Jobs
August 18, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19 May Claim 400,000 Shipping Industry Jobs

The shipping industry could lose up to 40,000 jobs as more than 50% of the people in shipping lines work from home now due to the coronavirus pandemic, Lars Jensen, CEO, SeaIntelligence Consulting believes.   “COVID-19 has proven that our...
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Nigeria Confirms 417 Fresh Cases Of Coronavirus
August 18, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 417 Fresh Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday confirmed two deaths and   417 new cases of Coronavirus , bringing the total number of infections in the country to 49,485.   According to NCDC, the 417 new cases were reported fr...
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WAEC: Lagos Assembly To Monitor COVID-19 Compliance
August 18, 2020 No Responses

WAEC: Lagos Assembly To Monitor COVID-19 Compliance

The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed its Committee on Education to visit public and private schools to determine their compliance with COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Federal Government.  According to the House, the visit is necessary followin...
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