A United States citizen said to have been invited to Nigeria by a young man she met on the Internet, has died of suspected Coronavirus complications in Delta State, SaharaReporters has learned. Our correspondent reliably gathered that the American, whose identity could not be ascertained at the time of this report, was said to have died on…
Kaduna has recorded two fresh deaths from COVID-19. It brings the fatalities from COVID-19 in the state to three. Governor Nasir el-Rufai identified the latest deceased as a senior citizen from Makarfi and a lady from Zaria. In a tweet on his official Twitter handle, the Governor also informed two more persons have tested positive….
A lady suspected to be a COVID-19 patient along Ajose Adeogun by Ligali Ayorinde Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, has been rescued. She was rescued yesterday after an emergency call. The call was placed to Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA. Director-General of LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed the report saying the patient has been taken…
A nurse, an administrative staff, and three other persons have tested positive for coronavirus at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, Ogun State. This is coming barely a week after two persons, a pregnant woman, who died at the facility before her positive test result arrived and another young man, tested positive at the facility….
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has threatened to impose a total lockdown on the state if people continue to violate the safety guidelines issued to contain the spread of the virus in the state. He said the compliance with the use of face masks and social distancing directive had not been fully…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday recorded 386 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 3912. The NCDC also said that 10 new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 117. GIOTV…
A resident of Kano State who sneaked into Osun State tested positive to coronavirus. The Osun State Government disclosed this in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Ismail Omipidan on Saturday. According to the statement, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu revealed that the new case of Coronavirus recorded…
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said on Friday at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja that the Federal Government would dispatch its technical teams to validate the claims by Kogi and Cross River states that they did not have COVID-19 cases. He said the initial team dispatched…
Enugu State Government yesterday launched the distribution of one million units of fabric face masks to its residents across the 17 local government areas for protection, free of charge. The face masks were produced by the state government using fabrics by indigenous traders and trained tailors as a means of socio-economic empowerment. Consequently, it is…
Five more COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in Kano state. The state Ministry of Health disclosed this on its twitter handle on Saturday morning, May 9. This brings to 18 the number of deaths from the ravaging viral disease in Kano state. Three more COVID-19 patients have been discharged in the state on Friday, May 7 while 65…