Nigeria surpasses 200,000 coronavirus infections since Feb. 2020 –NCDC
Nigeria has surpassed 200,000 cases from the coronavirus pandemic 18 months after the first positive case was identified in an Italian traveller on Feb. 27, […]
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Cholera: NCDC reports 46 new deaths in one week
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 46 new deaths linked to suspected cholera cases were recorded in the country in the past one […]
COVID-19: Nigeria records additional 387 infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 387 additional COVID-19 infections in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The centre posted […]
COVID-19: NCDC reports 365 additional infections in 24 hours, eight deaths
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed eight persons on Sunday, as the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), reported 365 additional new cases in eight states […]
Nigeria records 3 deaths, 466 new COVID-19 cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says three people died as a result of COVID-19 complications, while 466 news cases was recorded on Friday. […]
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases increase to 196,487 with 597 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have risen to 196,487 on Tuesday with 597 new infections. The NCDC stated this […]
COVID-19: Nigeria’s total infection toll now stands at 195,052, with 2,522 fatalities
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) says the country’s total infection toll now stands at 195,052, with a fatality toll of 2,522. The NCDC made […]
COVID-19: NCDC records 8 more deaths, 631 new cases in 19 states, FCT
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it has recorded eight more deaths due to complications from the dreaded COVID-19 infection as of Sept. 2, 2021. […]
COVID-19: New Mu variant could be more vaccine-resistant –WHO
A new coronavirus “variant of interest” named Mu – also known by its scientific name as B.1.621 – is being closely monitored by the World […]
COVID-19: NCDC reports spike in fatalities as infections surge
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded more deaths from COVID-19 complications as infections continue to surge in the country. The […]
Kogi purchases Nigeria’s 1st Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber
The Kogi State Government has purchased the first hospital based Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment (HBOT) chamber in Nigeria, a facility service that could only be got […]
Lagos State records 10 COVID-19 related deaths
Prof. Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, says 10 persons have died from COVID-19 related complications in the state between Aug. 24 and […]
China’s Nanjing airport reopens after month-long closure over COVID-19
Nanjing Lukou International Airport, in east China’s Jiangsu Province, reopened on Thursday morning after a closure of nearly one month. Flight MU2923 from the airport […]
Lagos set to sequence COVID-19 variants
Lagos State Government has acquired a sequencing machine, to identify COVID-19 variants and improve its response to the pandemic and other pathogens. This is confirmed […]
COVID-19: Expert urges FG to enforce protocols
Dr Francis Oyema, an Epidemilogist, has urged Federal Government to enforce the COVID-19 protocols to check further spread as infection figures begin to increase. He made […]
COVID-19 soars as NCDC records 1,064 new cases, 13 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 1,064 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as the deadly scourge continued its renewed surge in the […]
COVID-19: Nigeria’s active cases surpass 15,000, as 304 cases confirmed Aug. 20 –NCDC
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the country increased to 15,200, with 304 new cases confirmed in 12 states and the FCT on Aug. […]
Nigeria registers 674 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 674 additional COVID-19 infections and eight more deaths had been registered as at Aug. 19. The NCDC […]
COVID-19: Rivers leads as Nigeria records 357 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC ) has announced 357 new cases of the dreaded Coronavirus with Rivers leading the pack. Data from the […]
COVID-19 claims 11 lives on Friday
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 11 patients died from coronavirus (COVID-19) on Friday in Nigeria. The NCDC, which made this […]
Back in the air! By Folu Olamiti
Photo: Air travelers at Dulles International Airport Washington on 11 August 2021 By Folu Olamiti, FNGE To many frequent air travelers around the world, the […]
Nigeria logs 610 additional COVID-19 infections – NCDC
Nigeria on Tuesday logged 610 additional COVID-19 infections, the second highest in nearly six months, said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on its […]
Israel crosses 6000 daily COVID-19 cases
More than 6,000 Coronavirus infections have been recorded in one day in Israel for the first time in six months. The Ministry of Health in […]
APC explains presence of policemen at secretariat
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the deployment of policemen to its National Secretary in Abuja, is to strengthen security at the building.Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, […]
Covid-19: Lagos LG boss begins house-to-house sensitisation
Mr David Odunmbaku, Chairman, Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), in Lagos State, on Sunday began a house-to-house sensitisation of residents on the third wave […]