Coronavirus Outbreak
Minister directs power contractors back to sites
The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has directed contractors handling power projects across the country to return to sites as COVID-19 lockdown by the federal government is being relaxed gradually. Aaron Artimas, Special Adviser, Media and Communication to the Minister, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. Mr Mamman gave the directive during an …
Nigeria Government confirms new 664 COVID-19 cases as FCT, Edo record high cases
Gbeleyi Abayomi Nigeria yesterday recorded another spike of COVID-19 cases recorded with 664 new infections confirmed in 17 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). The new cases was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) at 11:46pm on Saturday. The figure for Saturday is the highest in close to two weeks — …
Nigeria confirms 499 new coronavirus case.
Gbeleyi Abayomi Nigeria yesterday recorded 499 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said. With That figure, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria is now 30,748. However, 12,546 have recovered and have been discharged while 689 people have died from the disease.The NCDC in a tweet …
COVID-19: Homemade diagnostic kit to boost testing in Nigeria, Africa
Nigeria’s search for a solution to the challenge of non-availability and high cost of coronavirus diagnostic kits may have finally paid off with the development of RNASwift Extraction kit. This was disclosed by the Director-General of National Biotechnology Development Agency(NABDA), Alex Akpa, on Thursday during a news briefing in Abuja. He said the RNASwift test …
Nigeria confirms fresh 460 coronavirus cases as total hits 30,000 mark.
Gbeleyi Abayomi The total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country is now 30,249 as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 460 new cases of COVID-19. Also, 15 deaths were recorded as the death toll from the virus has hit 684. For the second day running, There was a drop in the number …
BREAKING: Nigerian Government Reverses Schools Resumption, Stops WASSCE
Gbeleyi Abayomi The Federal Government has reversed its earlier announcement on schools reopening This news was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, while speaking with journalists at the end of the Federal Executive Meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. Adamu said that Nigerian schools will not reopen any time soon …
Post COVID-19: Africa’s growth stands to rebound to 3% in 2021 – Report
Africa’s economic growth could rebound in 2021, provided that governments manage the COVID-19 infection rate well, according to updated forecasts from the African Development Bank, released on Tuesday. In a comprehensive socio-economic assessment of the pandemic’s impact, the bank said growth was now projected to rebound to 3 per cent in 2021 from -3.4 per …
BREAKING: COVID-19 claims kwara Chief of staff
Gbeleyi Abayomi The dreaded corona virus has claimed yet another high profile personality as Adisa Logun, chief of staff to Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, governor of Kwara state, has died of COVID-19 complications. The sad news was made public on Tuesday Night by Rafiu Ajakaye, chief press secretary to the governor. According to RAFIU, Logun died shortly …
COVID-19: FRSC, road transport unions adopt resolutions on interstate travels
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Road Transport Unions have adopted resolutions towards enforcing COVID-19 protocol in the post interstate transportation restriction. The Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, and representatives of road transport unions gave these resolutions at the meeting held virtually on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the federal government lifted the …
COVID-19: NCDC develops, launches new guidelines for elections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has developed and launched a new guideline for the conduct of elections during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The Director-General, NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, made the launch on Monday in Abuja, during the Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19 briefing. Mr Ihekweazu said the guidelines would support the Independent Electoral …
