Tag: coronavirus
Edo COVID-19 death toll hits 100
The Commissioner for Health in Edo, Dr Patrick Okundia, said on Tuesday that the COVID-19 death toll in the state…
Former Indian President Mukherjee in critical condition after brain surgery
Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who tested positive for COVID-19, is on life support at a hospital after undergoing surgery…
Nigerians join in marking 1st World Mask Week
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has joined the first global movement of World Mask Week (WMW) to motivate…
Covid-19 is proving difficult to stop – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) disclosed that the novel Coronavirus is proving exceptionally difficult to stop, as the number of…
17 States record fresh cases of Coronavirus, Lagos, Abuja most affected
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced 437 fresh Coronavirus cases in 17 States in the nation, with…
1,455 Coronavirus positive Lagosians run away from admission
The Lagos State Government has said that 1,455 Lagosians who tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus pandemic are yet to…
Just In: Obasanjo tests negative for Coronavirus
Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has tested negative for Coronavirus.
JUST IN: Coronavirus infections rise in Nigeria, as caseload tops 46,000
Nigeria's Coronavirus caseload surpasses 46,000 mark on Saturday after the nation rakes in 453 new cases.
32 more Coronavirus patients leave Lagos Isolation Centres
Lagos State Government on Saturday discharged 32 more Coronavirus patients who recovered from the virus.
Coronavirus cases spike in Cuba
After several weeks in which the coronavirus epidemic seemed under control, the reopening of the economy has caused a spike…
Coronavirus: Plateau topples Lagos, FCT, as NCDC announces increased cases
Plateau State on Friday stormed to the top of daily Coronavirus infection, toppling Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,…
COVID-19: Nigeria gets $114.28m from World Bank
The World Bank has approved $114.28 million financing to help Nigeria prevent, detect and respond to the threat posed by…
Nigeria records drop in cases, as Coronavirus caseload tops 45,000
Nigeria recorded a drop in Coronavirus infections on Thursday, with its total virus caseload surpassing 45,000.
Israel to begin tests of COVID-19 vaccine
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said on Thursday that clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine on humans would begin after…
Covid-19: Impact on Global Insurance
With millions of people around the world already down with the Coronavirus, there is no mincing words saying that the…
Nigeria peaks again in Coronavirus infections, 17 dead in one day
Nigeria records increase in Coronavirus infections on Wednesday, after it has consistently dropped in infection rate in the last one…
Facebook removes Trump post over COVID-19 misinformation
Facebook on Wednesday took down a video by U.S. President Donald Trump in which he said children are “almost immune”…
Lagos govt adopts holistic approach to COVID-19
The Lagos State Government said it is engaging a holistic approach to restarting the state’s economy and re-imagining its operations…
Risks of COVID-19 infection through breastfeeding negligible – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the risk of COVID-19 infection through breastfeeding is negligible and has never…
COVID-19 guts government of The Gambia
Three cabinet ministers in Gambia have tested positive for COVID-19, the presidency said, an indication the virus is ripping though…
Nigeria sees fewer cases of Coronavirus; no new cases in 21 States
Nigeria again recorded fewer cases of Coronavirus on Monday, as 21 states did not record any new case.
COVID-19 vaccines now in phase 3 clinical trials – WHO
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said a number of vaccines are now in phase…
Good news, as Nigeria drops further in Coronavirus infections
For four days running, Nigeria's Coronavirus infections have nosedived, with a further drop on Sunday to send message of hope…
Private school parents protest N25,000 COVID-19 test fee in Ogun
Parents of SS 3 students in private schools in Ogun State on Sunday protested vehemently over compulsory N25,000 the state…
JUST IN: 37 more Lagosians beat Coronavirus, discharged
Thirty-seven more Coronavirus patients in Lagos' Isolation Centres have recovered and discharged, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Sunday.
Ondo govt fumigates schools ahead of resumption
The Ondo State Government has commenced fumigation of its schools across the state in preparation of the partial resumption of…
Nigeria records massive drop in Coronavirus cases, Abuja leads again
Nigeria has recorded a massive drop in Coronavirus infections as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, recorded a spike again for…
Abuja topples Lagos again as Nigeria records 462 new cases of Coronavirus
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday night announced 462 fresh infections in the country making the total…
US’ Coronavirus cases surpass 4.5m, 152,878 Americans dead
There are now at least 4,536,240 cases of coronavirus in the US and 152,878 people have died from the virus,…
COVID-19: Impact on Nigerian Insurance Industry and role of Digitalisation
The insurance landscape in Nigeria has tremendously evolved and this growth can be attributed to certain policies introduced to the…