Four more COVID-19 patients have been discharged in Edo state. This was disclosed by the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, on his Twitter handle this morning. He also said that one more COVID-19 death has been recorded in the state. ”We have discharged 4 more patients from #COVID19 isolation centers in the state, bringing the total…
The Federal Government said on Thursday the first and second batches of Nigerians evacuated from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Kingdom had completed their 14-day supervised quarantine period. The first batch of 256 Nigerians evacuated from the UAE returned to Lagos on May 6 while another set of 253 people evacuated from…
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouk, has said about 337,589 beneficiaries would gain from the modified school feeding programme in Lagos. Farouk, who was represented by the Director, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and IDP’s, Mrs Margaret Ukegbu, said this at the inauguration of the school feeding…
10 members of a family have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus in Kaduna state. The governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, who disclosed this to newsmen, said a total of 18 cases were recorded in the state today, May 21. ”Covid-19 UPDATE: 18 new cases were recorded today, 10 of whom are family members…
Fifty-one coronavirus patients have been discharged so far in Katsina after recovering from the virus. However, the state has also recorded 13 deaths from the pandemic. Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Dr. Kabiru Mustapha, stated this while addressing newsmen with members of the COVID-19 response team. He explained that 285 positive cases have been recorded…
A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital has convicted Yunusa Dahiru for the abduction of Ese Oruru. Justice Jane Inyang sentenced Dahiru to 24 years in prison in a judgment she delivered on Thursday. Details later…
Twelve Nigerians awaiting evacuation in Côte d’Ivoire have reportedly paid N7m for a charter flight. The stranded men were said to be desperate to return home on account of the coronavirus pandemic. A senior official informed our correspondent on Wednesday that the Nigerian Mission in Côte d’Ivoire gave the 12 businessmen approval to secure the…
The Borno State COVID-19 Committee and Islamic Clerics, on Wednesday, agreed to hold the Eid-el-Fitr prayers. Alhaji Umar Kadafur, the state Deputy Governor in a statement said that the decision was taken after a stakeholders meeting involving the COVID-19 committee and Islamic clerics. Kadafur said that Muslims in the state could observe the Eid-el-Fitr prayers…
A North Carolina nurse said she’s treating patients who have attended “coronavirus parties” in an attempt to catch the deadly bug and hopefully develop immunity. “Over the last few days, we have heard from a lot of patients and the community that they’re unafraid of getting the virus,” Yolanda Enrich, a nurse practitioner at Novant…
More than 100 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus at a slaughterhouse in western France, the regional health authorities said Wednesday. The cases follow coronavirus outbreaks at meat plants not only in France but also in Germany, Spain, Australia, the United States, and Brazil – where people tend to work in close proximity….