Tag: Nigeria
COVID-19: Nigeria passing through challenging phase
Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has lamented the difficulties Nigeria faces as it responds to…
COVID-19 cases shoot up sharply, 2 die in Abuja, one in Kano
Nigeria registered 749 new COVID-cases on Tuesday, almost twice the 397 announced on Monday. Three deaths were also announced
Nigeria to see a spike in COVID-19 cases January: NCDC
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has predicted a significant increase in COVID-19 cases in Nigeria by January 2021.
Plateau records five COVID-19 deaths in one day, Abuja 3
Plateau state recorded five COVID-19 related deaths on Monday, the highest for the day and 50 percent of the national…
Nigeria not close to becoming failed state: APC replies naysayers
The All Progressives Congress said Nigeria is nowhere close to becoming a failed state, despite the doomsday wishes of those…
Plateau, Gombe, Abuja, Rivers report 6 COVID-19 deaths
Six persons died of COVID-19 complications in Nigeria on Thursday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) reported.
COVID-19 kills 66 Nigerians in 24 days, new cases top 1,000 again
Sixty-six Nigerians have died of COVID-19 complications since 1 December up till 24 December, according to the latest data from…
COVID-19 kills 3 in Katsina, one each in Abuja, Rivers as cases top 80,000
Five Nigerians died of COVID-19 complications on Wednesday, according to the latest data by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
Nigeria posts second highest COVID-19 cases; more woes for Abuja, Lagos
Nigeria posted second highest COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja and Lagos recording more than…
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria ring 999, explosion in Abuja
COVID-19 cases reported in Nigeria on Tuesday totalled 999, the emergency number being used in many countries.
Despite second wave, COVID-19 cases sharply down again
Despite the talks of COVID-19 second wave, confirmed cases went southwards again for the fourth day, amid restrictions announced
COVID-19: Nigerian Govt to spend N400 billion on vaccines – Minister
By Naomi Sharang The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that the Federal Government was substantially ready for…
Nigeria posts 920 new COVID-19 cases, death toll hits 1.218
Nigeria reported six new COVID-19 related deaths on Saturday, taking the death toll to 1,218.
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases surpass 77K, Gombe reports 6 deaths
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria overshot the 77,000 mark on Friday, with 806 new cases reported, although lower to the record…
COVID-19: Second wave hits Nigeria – PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, said there were indications that the country had entered the second wave of…
Nigeria begins review of Labour Laws
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, said the Federal Government of Nigeria has commenced the review of…
Nigeria hits new grim milestone in COVID-19 cases
Nigeria has hit another grim milestone in COVID-19 cases, with new 930 cases announced on Wednesday by the Nigeria Centre…
Nigeria tops 73,000 COVID-19 cases, records 2 deaths in Lagos
The confirmed cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in Nigeria increased to 73,175 on Sunday after 418 new cases were announced by…
Nigeria breaks COVID-19 record with highest daily cases
Nigeria has set a new record in daily COVID-19 cases, after recording 796 new cases on Friday, indicative of the…
64% of Nigeria’s 829,743 COVID tests done in 4 States
Four states, – Lagos, FCT, Rivers, Ogun – account for 64 per cent of all the 829,743 COVID-19 tests conducted…
COVID-19 death toll hits 1,184, Taraba and Abuja report two fatalities
Nigeria’s death toll from COVID-19 complications rose to 1,184 on Wednesday, with two new deaths in Abuja and Taraba state.…
Rivers records 60th COVID-19 death, confirmed cases hit new high
Nigeria jumped from daily 300 plus COVID-19 cases to 550 on Tuesday, with Lagos logging 219, taking its total to…
Nigeria faults U.S. blacklist over religion
The Nigerian Government has faulted US inclusion of the country in a Religion Freedom blacklist, offering some education to US…
Kano loses one person to COVID-19, Gombe, Abuja top in daily cases
One person died in Kano in the last 24 hours of COVID-19 complications, data published by the Nigeria Centre for…
Nigeria is in a war zone, says Prof. Soyinka
By Nehru Odeh Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has said Nigeria is not only at war, but also is in…
Flood kills 68 people across Nigeria in 2019 — NEMA
By Ruth Oketunde The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that no fewer than 129,000 persons were affected, while…
Improved Nigeria-South Africa relations to speed up African Development – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism that improvement in relations between Nigeria and South Africa will speed up the process…
Big boost for Nigeria as oil prices near $50 per barrel
Nigeria's precarious economy may hit an upswing earlier than forecast as oil prices headed Friday for a fifth week of…
JUST IN: COVID-19 kills 2 in Lagos, 452 discharged nationwide
COVID-19 claimed two lives in the last 24 hours in Lagos State, data published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease…
COVID-19 kills 3 in Nigeria, 281 new cases recorded
Three persons in Nigeria died from COVID-19 related causes in the last 24 hours, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…