The president of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Aliyu Sokomba, says one of the members of the association treating COVID-19 patients has tested positive for the disease. According…
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The Nigerian government on Wednesday begged for the assistance of Tesla CEO and Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk in the fight against coronavirus, as the number of confirmed cases hit 174.…
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US Evacuates All Citizens Infected With Coronavirus From Nigeria
by Damilare Salami April 2, 2020The U.S. has evacuated its citizen who tested positive for COVID-19 in Nigeria and was being treated at the Infectious Disease Centre in Lagos, an official has said. Akin Abayomi,…
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The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 23 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. This brings to 174 the total cases confirmed in the country. The NCDC…
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British Govt To Spend £75m On Stranded Citizens In Nigeria, France, Italy, Other Countries
by Damilare Salami March 31, 2020The British Mission in Nigeria says it is receiving expression of interest from its nationals in Nigeria who want to return to the United Kingdom. This is just as the…
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Enugu Joins The Fray As Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Hits 81 In Nigeria
by Damilare Salami March 29, 2020The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has risen to 81, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said on Friday night. The NCDC confirmed 11 new cases. Eight…
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Nigeria may soon slip out of reckoning as a profitable oil producer in the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) if crude oil prices decline further by at least another…
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Nigeria has recorded 10 new cases of coronavirus, including in the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, announced this on Saturday. He said the infection is…
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Six-Weeks-Old Baby Among Five Fresh Coronavirus Cases In Nigeria
by Damilare Salami March 18, 2020A six weeks old baby is one of the five coronavirus index cases, Nigeria’s health minister Osagie Ehanire said on Wednesday. Briefing journalists in Abuja, Ehanire disclosed that the baby…
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The third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Lagos. The Lagos State Ministry of Health, which confirmed the case, said the patient is unconnected with the index case. The…