Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, says he was the index COVID-19 case who infected four other persons in the state. The governor on March 27 announced he had tested positive for the novel virus but recovered and tested negative for the virus on April 22. Speaking on The Platform, an annual event of the Covenant Christian Centre in Lagos on…
Chikwe Ihekweazu, the director-general of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says Nigeria and the rest of the world next year would not return to normalcy until 2021. The NCDC DG said this while speaking at the 24th edition of The Platform, hosted by Poju Oyemade’s Covenant Nation. According to Ihekweazu, when asked how soon…
The Emir of Rano, in Kano State, Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila Auta Bawo is dead. The emir died on Saturday at a hospital in Kano at the age of 74. Turakin Rano and House of Representatives Member of Rano, Kibiya, and Bunkure , Alhaji Kabir Alhassan Rururm confirmed the death. He said the late emir…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has not approved any drug or vaccine for the treatment of COVID-19. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said in a statement on Saturday that NAFDAC had not granted approval for any vaccine for the treatment and cure of COVID-19….
Osun government says one of the coronavirus patients in its isolation state has died, while four were discharged after testing negative twice to the virus, in line with Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) protocol. Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, the State’s Commissioner For Health disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Osogbo….
A traditional ruler in Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Magaji, the “Aron Akye” of Ugah, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the state. Confirming the incident, the Commissioner of Police (CP) in Nasarawa, Mr. Bola Longe, told newsmen in Lafia on Saturday that the command had mobilized personnel to the area to rescue the monarch. He…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said residents of the state who work in Lagos State are not permitted to move out or into the state as the lockdown eases next week. This was contained in the latest guidelines by the state government over the Federal Government-ordered partial lockdown in the state. Announcing via Facebook on Saturday…
Three COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in Kano state. The state Ministry of Health disclosed this via its Twitter handle this morning, Saturday, May 2nd. The Ministry also confirmed 92 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing the total of COVID-19 cases in the state to 311.
Secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has disclosed that 3,000 primary healthcare workers have been deployed to Kano state to help in the fight against Coronavirus. The SGF disclosed this at the presidential task force briefing on Friday, May 1, and he said the workers were put together by the United Nations through the World…
The Lagos state government has announced new transportation guidelines in light of the gradual easing of the lockdown which will commence on the 4th of May, 2020. As the partial ease of the lockdown by the Federal Government in Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja commences on Monday, May 4th, the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde,…