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January 24, 2022 No Responses

NLNG,RSUTH Seal New Infectious Diseases Unit MoU

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) for the provision of a multi-million-naira Infectious Diseases Unit to support healthcare delivery in Rivers State. At a signing ceremony for the...

January 6, 2021 No Responses

Coronavirus Claims 602 Journalists In 2020

No fewer than 602 journalists in 59 countries died of the novel coronavirus in 2020, the Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), said on Tuesday. “More than 600 journalists died of COVID-19 pandemic in 59 countries in 10...

December 10, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria To Access Covid-19 Vaccine From January 2021

Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has assured Nigeria and other African countries of access to COVID-19 vaccines as from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021. A statement issued by the Mi...

November 24, 2020 No Responses

138 NYSC Members Test Positive For COVID-19

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday disclosed that 138 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) had so far tested positive to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Director General, NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said t...

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

Yellow Fever Claims 76 Lives In Delta, Enugu, Bauchi

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is responding to yellow fever outbreaks in Delta, Enugu and Bauchi States, amid reports of 76 deaths recorded in November, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, has said. Giving updates on the...

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...

July 18, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Makes U-Turn, Postpones Reopening Of Churches, Mosques

The Ekiti State government has postponed the reopening date of worship centres earlier scheduled for July 17 to Aug. 14. Services in worship centres including Mosques and Churches had been suspended since March following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.....