Ondo tops Lassa fever cases in Nigeria — Govt
….Records 80 deaths in one year By Dayo Johnson Ondo State Government, yesterday, said that Lassa fever has killed over 80 persons in the state in one year. The Health Commissioner, Dr. Jibayo Adeyeye, said this in Owo, during a road walk sensitization on the eradication of disease in the state. Adeyeye stated that despite […]
Posthumous Birthday: Fanfare as reps member, associates celebrate late Ajimobi with novelty match
CELEBRATION of former Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s 71st posthumous birthday continued on Thursday, with a novelty match between Akorede Local Government team and Idi-Ayunre team, where the former triumphed with two goals.
U countries to start vaccinating against virus from December 27
Countries in the European Union are to start vaccinating people as of December 27, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. Some countries will begin rolling out the vaccine on December 28 or 29, von der Leyen said in a tweet, adding, “We protect our citizens together. We are #StrongerTogether.” The plan depends on […]
COVID-19: NCDC releases new guidelines for public health leaders, business owners
Says continued spread of virus putting pressure on health systems By Chioma Obinna The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, yesterday, raised the alarm that the continued spread of COVID-19 was putting increased pressure on the country’s already fragile health systems as well as the economy even as it released new advisory for Public Sector […]
2021 budget: Reps approve FG’s request to extend timeline for capital projects implementation
House of Representatives, Wednesday gave its nod to the request by the Federal Government to extend the timeline for the implementation of capital projects in the 2020 budget.
Nigeria records 1,145 new COVID-19 cases, one death
***Records 1,145 cases, 1 death By Chioma Obinna Nigeria on Thursday for the first time since the pandemic crossed 1,000 daily COVID-19 infections with 1,145 new confirmed cases of the disease and one death. On Wednesday, December, 16, the country had recorded a total of 930 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the second-highest daily infections since […]
