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December 18, 2020 No Responses

Anxiety As Nigeria Confirms 1,145 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 1,145 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. According to NCDC, the figure is the highest ever infection recorded in one day since recordkeeping of COVID-19 commenced in Nigeria. ...

December 14, 2020 No Responses

26 Army Officers Test Positive For COVID-19

Not less than 26 personnel of Nigerian Army have so far tested positive for COVID-19 following the death of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division Port Harcourt, Maj.- Gen. Johnson Irefin. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations...

December 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 617 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 617 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. According to NCDC, the new cases were reported in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory(FCT). The NCDC stated that Lagos an...

December 12, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 796 Coronavirus Cases

Nigeria on Friday registered 796 new cases of Coronavirus, highest single -day infections in 24 hours. According to Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), new infections showed an increase of 51 cases over the previous record of 745 registered cases,...

December 11, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 675 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 675 new cases of Coronavirus. According to NCDC, the 675 is the highest the country has recorded since Aug. 23, 2020 when 601 cases were re...

December 7, 2020 No Responses

Sokoto To Conduct HIV Screening For 2,000 Persons

The Sokoto State Agency for the Control of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Leprosy (SOSACAT) is to conduct HIV testing services for 2,000 persons across the state in commemoration of the 2020 World AIDS Day. The Executive Secretary and Project Manager of...

December 4, 2020 No Responses

Pharmacists Council Seal 348 Unauthorized Premises

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 348 pharmaceutical premises in Ebonyi State for violating various regulatory and ethical tenets governing their practice. Registrar of the Council, Mr Elijah Mohammed, represented by Mrs Anthonia Aruya, Direc...

November 20, 2020 No Responses

Enugu Begins Yellow Fever Vaccination

Enugu State Government has started mass vaccination against yellow fever in three council areas where it confirmed an outbreak, targetting at least 922,463 residents. Dr George Ugwu, the Executive Secretary of the Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Ag...

November 15, 2020 No Responses

Osun Deploys N28m For Yellow Fever Campaign

The Deputy Governor of Osun State, Mr Benedict Alabi, disclosed on Saturday that the state government has approved N28 million counterpart fund for yellow fever vaccination campaign in the state.Alabi made the disclosure during an advocacy visit to his offi...

November 14, 2020 No Responses

Salah Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah has tested positive for coronavirus while on international duty with Egypt. The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said on Friday that Salah, 28, returned a positive test but is not displaying any symptoms. It later adde...

November 12, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: India Announces Another Stimulus Package

India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a stimulus package worth 265,000 crore Indian Rupees (over 35 billion U.S. dollars) to boost the economy, amid slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fresh stimulus measures in the form of...

October 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 164 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday recorded 164 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing total infections 60,430. According to NCDC, Lagos State recorded the highest number of new cases with 64, followed by the Federal Capital Territory (FC...

October 12, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 163 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 163 new cases of the Coronavirus in the country, amounting to 60,266 confirmed infections. According to NCDC, Lagos State recorded the highest number of cases in the country, with 113 case...

October 1, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 201 Fresh Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 201 fresh Coronavirus cases, with one death recorded in 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the last 24 hours. According to NCDC, the new cases had brought the...