The Federal Government has reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Dr Mukhtar Mohammed, declared that this new directive is to take effect by midnight of Tuesday, a member of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, . Mohammed, who is the Head of Technical Secretariat of the PSC, made the announcement while briefing…
The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja extended the work-from-home directive for civil servants from GL 12 and below until the end of March. Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), made the announcement in a statement issued by Mr Abdulganiyu Aminu, Director Press and Public Relations, office of the HOCSF….
A survey has found infection rates of COVID-19 to be higher among males than females in the country. Findings from the survey published on Monday also show higher infection rates among urban residents than rural residents. The household seroprevalence survey was conducted by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Nigeria Institute for Medical…
The federal government has again imposed a travel restriction on 100 travelers for violating the COVID-19 protocol. The affected persons were said to have failed to comply with the mandatory seven days post-arrival COVID-19 test. The passport numbers of the affected persons were published on Twitter on Tuesday February 9 and it was learnt that the…
Vaccines are claimed to be the biggest hope in getting out of the covid-19 pandemic and returning to normality. However, they may not be the only solution or even the best one. In Israel, professor Nadri Aber has invented a miracle inhaler that can cure COVID-19 in just five days. His inhaler has an efficacy…
Lagos state’s single-day count of COVID-19 infections has exceeded 1,000 — with 1,040 cases reported on Saturday. This is the highest daily count recorded by the state where the first COVID-19 case in the country was confirmed on Feb 27, 2020. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in its update for January 30, reported…
The vice-president of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Adejo Arome, says a significant percentage of doctors at the pediatric department of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo state, have contracted COVID-19. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television, he expressed concern about the rising number of health workers who have contracted the coronavirus….
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says there is an increase in the number of coronavirus patients having breathing difficulties in the state. This is as The Lagos State Government has activated an Oxygen Plant within the premises of the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Yaba to provide swift support to COVID-19 patients who…
The US has recorded over 4,000 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours, setting an all-time high record. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the US recorded 4,085 deaths and nearly 275,000 new cases, on Thursday. This is the third consecutive day of record breaking daily deaths from the coronavirus in the US. States such as California,…
The head of the World Health Organisation has said he is “very disappointed” China has denied its experts access to investigating the origins of coronavirus. A ten-strong team of international scientists and virologists had been due to set off in early January as part of a long-awaited mission to probe early cases of coronavirus, first…
