Mr Charles Aniagwu, Delta Commissioner for Information, who recently recovered and was discharged from the coronavirus (COVID-19) isolation, has recounted his experience while receiving treatment. Speaking with newsmen on Saturday in Asaba, Aniagwu thanked Deltans and other Nigerians who prayed for his recovery. Aniagwu and the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Chiedu Ebie, […]

When precious vats of COVID-19 vaccine are finally ready, jabbing the lifesaving solution into the arms of Americans will require hundreds of millions of injections. As part of its strategy to administer the vaccine as quickly as possible, the Trump administration has agreed to invest more than half a billion in tax dollars in ApiJect […]

By Chioma Obinna Lagos State came tops again with 244 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, in a total of 664 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, a total of 31,987 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed so far in Nigeria. The report states that no state […]

The Edo State Government has cleared and exited 3,769 suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) cases across the state’s 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs), who have completed the compulsory 14-day follow up and tested negative. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the government is contact-tracing 4,327 line listed […]

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun State Government on Saturday confirmed that its Secretary to State Government (SSG), Prince Wole Oyebamiji, has tested negative for COVID-19. Similarly, 21 other patients have also tested negative and have all been discharged. The State however announced the discovery of 23 additional cases in the State, saying they were […]

By Chioma Obinna Nigeria, on Friday, recorded another 575 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 20 deaths. The latest report released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, brings the total of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 31,323 cases. The 575 new cases were reported from 18 states of Lagos- 224, Oyo ’85, FCT-68, […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government, on Friday, discharged 50 more patients from various isolation facilities across the state, having recovered fully and tested negative for COVID-19. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is the Incident Commander, made the revelation, adding that patients include:13 females and 37 males, including 26 foreign nationals. ALSO READ: Sanwo-Olu urged […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Benue State University, Makurdi, Prof. Zacharys Gundu in a letter addressed to the school’s Vice Chancellor indicated that ‘a senior security staff” has died of COVID-19. Prof. Gundu who himself has tested positive for COVID-19 noted “a few days after” his “samples were taken […]

Warns against actions that endanger the aged population With the continuous rise in confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Edo State, the government has reiterated the need for residents to be cautious and observe precautionary measures against the spread of the virus in order to remain safe, healthy and protect the elderly population who are […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Benue State University, Makurdi, Prof. Zacharys Gundu has tested positive for COVID-19. Prof. Gundu made his status known in a letter he wrote to the Vice Chancellor of the institution and university community. This came after the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Msugh Kembe […]

More than 12 million coronavirus infections have now been recorded across the world, over half in the United States and Latin America, according to an AFP tally of official sources at 0955 GMT on Thursday. At least 12,063,425 cases and 549,451 deaths have been recorded, with the number of infections doubling since May 31. About […]

By Chioma Obinna The spike in Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases continued, on Thursday, with another 499 confirmed new infections in 24 states of the federation. With the latest report, the country now has a total of 30,748 confirmed cases; 12,546 discharged and 689 deaths. The report also showed that five more Nigerians lost their lives to […]

CNN’s Business Editor-at-large, Richard Quest, has described COVID-19 as a tornado with a long tail, as it goes through the body, damaging things and leaving behind lasting effects.

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Acting Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat in the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA, Dr Mohammed Kawu has tested positive for Covid-19. The office is the equivalent of a Health commissioner in the states of the Federation. Speaking with journalists from his sickbed at the Asokoro District Hospital in Abuja, Dr […]

China defended the World Health Organisation (WHO) and lashed out at the US decision to withdraw from the UN body, adding to a litany of disputes between the world’s largest economies and increasing geopolitical rivals. Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the move was “another demonstration of the US pursuing unilateralism, withdrawing from groups and […]