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COVID-19: FG announces new date for COVID-19 vaccination phase 2 roll out

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2021 0

The federal government has picked a new date to roll out the second batch of COVID-19 vaccination for Nigerians. Speaking on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed announced the new date as August 16, 2021. He made the disclosure while featuring on “Good Morning Nigeria’’

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COVID-19: 3 dead as Nigeria records 505 new cases

Ihesiulo Grace 4 August 2021 0

The Nigeria Centre for the Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed in an update on its website that it has recorded three more deaths and 505 new cases of COVID-19 in various parts of the country. The agency disclosed that the statistics were drawn from across 15 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory […]

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NCDC reports 143 new cases of COVID-19 and one death

Ihesiulo Grace 20 July 2021 0

In Nigeria, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 143 new cases of the fatal coronavirus (COVID-19). This was revealed on the company’s website on Tuesday morning. The NCDC said the total number of illnesses had grown to 169,678 as of July 19 while revealing one death from the virus. According to the […]

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Police smash fake Covid-19 certificate syndicate, apprehend five

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2021 0

By Benjamin Omoike Five suspected members of a syndicate, who specialised in forging fake coronavirus certificates, have been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Daily Times reports that the Commissioner of Police, Airport Command and Aviation Security (AVSEC), Umar Bature, made this known at a press

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Ice Cream Tests Positive For Coronavirus In China

Ihesiulo Grace 17 January 2021 0

About 4,836 boxes of the ice cream have been contaminated Authorities to place the company’s 1,662 employees under quarantine Authorities in China say they have discovered vestige of the virulent COVID-19 in ice cream produced by a company in Tianjin municipality located in north-eastern part of the Asian country. Local Chinese media reports that at […]

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Niger Governor tests positive to COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2020 0

Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has tested positive to COVID-19, an aide disclosed in a statement. Chief Press Secretary to Bello, Mary Noel-Berje, in Minna on Monday said “his sample was taken for test, and unfortunately returned positive. Noel-Berje said the governor made this known via his Twitter handle and that he has immediately gone […]

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UK announces fresh 4 weeks of COVID-19 Lockdown

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2020 0

The United Kingdom (UK) has announced a fresh four-week Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown for England as the country passed one million cases. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the lockdown Saturday evening in a national broadcast, Daily Times gathered. Non-essential shops and hospitality will have to close for four weeks on Thursday, he said. But unlike the […]

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EDITORIAL: COVID-19 Protocols in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2020 0

Against all expectations, Nigeria and indeed the rest of Africa have fared better than expected during the COVID-19 pandemic which was expected to ravage the continent with hundreds of deaths. The statistics are telling. In Nigeria, there have been 60, 430 infections and 1, 115 deaths. The recent update is that a total of 1,942 […]

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33 Covid-19 rapid test kits in Nigeria fails to meet required criteria — MLSCN

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2020 0

By Doosuur Iwambe The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has expressed regrets that out of the 43 validation test kits for the novel Coronavirus disease it has examined so far, at least 33 failed to meet the minimum acceptable criteria. To this end, the MLSCN has called on local and foreign manufacturers of COVID-19 test kits […]

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Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1.5 million mark

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2020 0

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in on the continent reached 1,506,185 as of Sunday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll due to illnesses related to COVID-19 in Africa has reached 36,614 as […]

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W’ Bank approves $20m post COVID-19 stimulus fund for Ekiti

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2020 0

By Gbenga Sodeinde Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has revealed that a grant of $20 million, has been approved by the World Bank to prosecute projects that will cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Ekiti citizens. He said the fund, which will be released under a novel programme tagged ‘Nigeria CARES’, would […]

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COVID-19: NCDC reveals why Nigeria ‘might’ see a resurgence in cases

Ihesiulo Grace 29 September 2020 0

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that deliberate refusal by some states to carry out adequate testing Nigeria might lead to a second surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, Daily Times gathered. NCDC’s Director-General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, stated this while appearing on Arise TV. Ihekweazu noted that some states were unable […]

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WHO okays emergency use of China’s COVID-19 vaccine

Ihesiulo Grace 29 September 2020 0

By Sharon Isaalah The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed the plans by China to start administering experimental coronavirus vaccines to people while clinical trials are still underway. This disclosure was made by a Chinese Health Commission official, Zheng Zhongwei in a news conference. Zheng recalled that China launched its emergency programme in July, having

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UK gov to announce COVID-19 ‘challenge’ trials

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2020 0

By Sharon Isaalah, British government says it may take part in a study that tries to deliberately infect volunteers who have been given an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus in an effort to more quickly determine if the vaccine works. The approach, called a challenge study, is risky but proponents think it may produce results […]

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Despite COVID-19, Lagos attracted over $620m DFI, says Sanwo-Olu

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2020 0

By Patrick Okohue Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured residents of Lagos State that his government will continue to do everything within its powers to attract investors with a view to creating more job opportunities and improving the lives of the people. Sanwo-Olu said it was this determination that helped his government to attract about $600million […]

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Scientists answer key questions on COVID-19, breast milk

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2020 0

By Sharon Isaalah Since the pandemic hit, headlines have been full of fluids. There are droplets sprayed when we talk or cough, nasal secretions swabbed for testing, and blood checked for antibodies. But some scientists have focused on a different bodily product: breast milk. Unlike the others, milk is a fluid made for sharing. That […]

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Oyetola urges Nigerian varsities to intensify research on COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2020 0

Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has urged Nigerian universities to focus more attention on research that would lead to the cure for the Coronavirus pandemic in the country. Oyetola said it was high time the leadership of the nation’s tertiary institutions, particularly universities, proved their strength in finding solutions to the myriad of challenges confronting […]

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Record rise in weekly COVID-19 cases, but deaths down — WHO

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2020 0

The coronavirus pandemic appears to be accelerating worldwide, with new cases soaring last week to a new seven-day high of almost 2 million even as new deaths decreased, World Health Organization (WHO) statistics show. In its latest global update late on Monday, the UN health body said 1,998,897 new cases of the novel coronavirus had […]

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Highest weekly increase of nearly 2 millio COVID-19 cases globally

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2020 0

Vaccine nationalism unfair, self-serving, UN chief warns The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported a record number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus registered across the world over the past week – almost two million infections. This marks the highest number in a single week so far. “From Sept. 14 through Sept. 20, there were […]

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Trial of promising vaccine suspended by Oxford over adverse reaction

Ihesiulo Grace 11 September 2020 0

By Sharon Isaalah The coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford has been suspended temporarily following the discovery of certain side effects on test subjects. According to Bloomberg, the pause, first reported by Stat on Tuesday, occurred due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a single person participating in the trial in the […]