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Buharis CoS Abba Kyari Dies from COVID-19, for Burial Today
By Ngozi Onyeakusi-- The Chief of Staff (CoS) to the President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari is dead. Kyari who died on Friday at age of 81 will be buried today,…
Stop handling COVID-19 cases in private hospitals FG warns
*Minister of health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire The federal government has warned private hospitals against treating patients with the coronavirus disease. The minister of health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire who handed down…
Lagos records another Coronavirus death
Abayomi Lagos State has recorded another coronavirus death, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to seven. In a statement via social media, the State’s Commissioner for Health, Professor…
COVID – 19 : HEWAN Harps On Need For Attractive Welfare, Insurance For Health Workers
By Ngozi Onyeakusi-- Health Writers Association of Nigeria (HEWAN) has advocated for attractive welfare package and health insurance cover for health workers combating COVID-19 in the country. The association also…
36-year-old patient dies of COVID-19 as NCDC confirms 10 new cases
Abayomi The Lagos State commissioner of health, Prof. Akin Abayomi on Sunday announced the second COVID-19 fatality in the state. “We lost a #COVID19 patient; a 36 year old Nigerian,…
Nigeria Records 35 Cases Today As Total Cases Hit 174
By Ngozi Onyeakusi-- Nigeria, just today recorded 23 confirmed cases of Coronavirus, nine in Lagos, seven in the FCT, five in Akwa Ibom, one in Kaduna and one in Baluchi,…
COVID-19: WHO urges African countries to implement critical actions
By Ngozi Onyeakusi-- The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on African region to implement critical actions in the next two weeks aimed at containing the deadly Coronavirus. The African…
COVID-19: FG Declares Four Weeks Borders Closure To Curb Human Traffic
Buhari The Federal Government has declared total closure of the nation’s land borders for four weeks to curb the movement of human traffic. The 4 weeks border closure takes effect…
COVID 19: Nigeria records 12 cases, as Lagos announces four new
By Ngozi Onyeakusi-- The Lagos Commissioner for health has confirmed four new cases, now bringing to a total of eleven cases to be confirmed in Lagos and a total of…
Italian who brought Coronavirus in Nigeria, now tested negative
The Lagos State Commissioner of Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the Italian who brought coronavirus to Nigeria now tests negative. He said this at a press conference on Thursday, The…