Tag: Covid-19
COVID-19: Only 3% of Nigeria’s population vaccinated
The Federal Government has said that only about three percent of Nigeria’s population has been vaccinated against COVID-19 largely due…
Nigeria records 54 Covid-19 cases, no death
However, Nigeria’s death toll stands at 2,980 as no new death was recorded.
COVID-19 Positive: Ramaphosa’s security team evacuated from Abuja
The affected security members were evacuated out of Abuja on Thursday in a South African Air Force Falcon 50 VIP…
Buhari charges world leaders on partnerships against COVID-19
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, stressed the need for world leaders to work together…
73 die of COVID-19 in Plateau
A total of 73 people have so far died of COVID-19 in Plateau State since May 2020 when the state…
Nigeria records new COVID-19 cases in 6 states
Nigeria recorded 52 new cases of COVID-19 infection on Wednesday, bringing the country’s total to 214,270.
Cholera strikes 3,600 Nigerians dead in 2021, far more than COVID-19 – NCDC
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Wednesday disclosed that cholera has killed 3,600 Nigerians in the 11 months.
NBA star LeBron James contracts COVID-19
James, who has said he is fully vaccinated against the virus, will miss several games.
Make COVID-19 vaccines accessible to poor nations – Tonye Anyanwu
Mr. Anyanwu, opined that the toll of Covid- 19 virus on families, businesses and countries in the last one year…
NCDC records 41 new Covid-19 cases, no deaths
Lagos logged 17 cases, Plateau 10 cases, while and Bauchi, Kano and Rivers recorded four cases each.
WHO expresses concern over surge in Covid-19 cases in Europe
By Agency Report World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe on Thursday expressed grave concerns over increase in COVID-19…
U.S. warns against travel to Germany over COVID-19 crisis
Germany faces a rising wave of coronavirus infections. The number of new cases is doubling every 12 days in the…
Nigeria posts 57 new Covid-19 infections, one death
By Abuja Rachel Nigeria has recorded an additional fatality from the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, with 57 fresh cases reported…
Music producer Big Daddy Jayy dies of COVID-19 complications
Famous Nigerian music producer, Victor Chujor-Idowu popularly known as Big Daddy Jayy has died of complications from COVID-19.
Scientists baffled COVID-19 fails to kill millions in Africa
Fewer than 6% of people in Africa are vaccinated. But for months, the WHO described Africa as "one of the…
Gombe tops chart as Nigeria records 61 new Covid-19 cases
Gombe State topped the chart with 16 cases, closely followed by Taraba with 15 and Zamfara with 14 cases.
Russia’s daily COVID-19 deaths reach new record high
Russia on Friday reported 1,254 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, a record daily high that follows a surge…
Mo Ibrahim launches report on COVID-19 impact on Africa
‘COVID-19 in Africa: a challenging road to recovery’ will be launched on Monday 6 December 2021.
32 cases of COVID-19 Delta variant rattle China
Travellers from Dalian city where infections have grown faster than elsewhere in the country are now subject to tough quarantine…
Nigeria records 27 COVID-19 deaths in 2 days
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded 27 COVID-19 deaths in two days.
WHO: Europe records highest COVID-19 cases, warns on measles
“It’s another reminder, as we have said again and again, that vaccines do not replace the need for other precautions",…
Nigeria records 11 covid-19 deaths as cases climb to 212,947
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday recorded 11 new deaths, bringing the total death toll in the…
Thousands protest against Covid-19 vaccine in New Zealand
New Zealand beefed up security measures at its parliament on Tuesday as thousands of people gathered to protest against COVID-19…
COVID-19 update: 1 dead, 86 new cases
The fatality toll now stood at 2,906, while a total of 212,713 infections have been confirmed across the country.
Covid-19: Imo leads as Nigeria records new cases in 6 states, FCT
Six states and the Federal Capital Territory have reported 116 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.
NCDC announces 65 new COVID-19 cases
NCDC said that 204,184 people have been successfully treated and discharged across the country.
Gombe reports hefty backlog cases of COVID-19
The NCDC did not explain why Gombe state failed to report so many cases for 12 days.
COVID-19 update: 2 dead, 99 new cases
Nigeria has been reporting sub-100 cases of the virus in the last few days. On Monday, 90 cases were reported.
Covid-19: NCDC registers 90 additional infections, 2 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections continues to rise as 90 additional cases were registered…
Alleged N761m fraud: Cross – examination of Bawa stalled
Cross-examination of the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, in a case of N761 million…