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Nigeria’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 1273 on Sunday from 1182 reported on Saturday evening by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). NCDC in a tweet Sunday night said that 91 new cases were reported in 16 states. These are Lagos, Sokoto, Taraba, Kaduna, Gombe, Ondo, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Edo, Oyo, Rivers, Bauchi, …

Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, says President Muhammadu Buhari will determine when to lift the lockdown order in Lagos, Abuja and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Ehanire disclosed this on Sunday while speaking on the efforts made by the Federal Government to tackle COVID-19 pandemic in the country. …

The Ogun State Police Task Force on Illegality, OSTI now has in custody, four hoodlums who terrorised the Mangoro Area of Oke-Ata in Abeokuta, the State Capital, Thursday afternoon. The Task Force, led by CSP Toyin Afolaogun, received distress calls from residents and immediately moved into action. On arrival at …

…As Gov Sanwo-Olu Threatens Patients Who Conceal Travel History With Prosecution The Lagos State Government will commence strict enforcement of face masks as part of measures to flatten the curve of #Covid19 pandemic from next week, the State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said. The Governor said wearing of face …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 38 new COVID-19 cases. This was announced on the NCDC’s Twitter handle on Monday night. The cases were recorded in five states, bringing Nigeria’s total to 665. According to the breakdown, 23 were recorded in Kano, five in Gombe, three in Kaduna, two in …

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor, says his government will review the nearly three weeks-long lockdown in the state in the next seven days. The governor, at the second virtual meeting with Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) on the COVID-19 Business Challenges and Support, assured them that …

The Nigerian government through the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, at the weekend, said a total of 428,941 beneficiaries have benefited from the Conditional Cash Transfer in 24 states, with 130,455 of them from Katsina State. In a statement in Abuja on Sunday by special adviser to the …

WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday insisted that there was no approved vaccine in Nigeria or any part of Africa for COVID-19 saying researches are still ongoing on the deadly viral disease. WHO Immunisation Team Lead, Dr Fiona Braka, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria …

Key leaders of Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists have been killed in multiple air strikes conducted by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole. The Defence Headquarters said the terror kingpins were neutralised at Durbada in Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Monday in …

The immediate past Kano State Commissioner of Works and Infrastructural Development, Engr Muazu Magaji, who was relieved of his appointment following alleged unguarded utterances he made against the person of the late Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari, has finally cleared the air of what he actually …