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Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 195 New Cases In Nigeria; 80 In Lagos, 38 In Kano, 15 In Ogun, 15 In Bauchi, Others

1,532 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reported in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed one hundred and ninety five (195) new cases on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Of the newly-confirmed one hundredRead More

13 Ghanaian Doctors Test Positive For Coronavirus

Coronavirus
At least thirteen (13) medical doctors have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ghana, an official of the Ghana Medical Association said on Tuesday, April 28th, 2020. The AshantiRead More

High Coronavirus Cases In Kano Not Surprising – NCDC

Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said it is committed to fighting against the novel coronavirus pandemic in the country. The agency said on Monday, April 27th, 2020Read More

Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 64 New Cases In Nigeria; 34 In Lagos, 15 In FCT, 11 In Borno, Others

1,337 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reported in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed sixty four (64) new cases on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reported in Nigeria. Of the sixty four (64) newly-confirmed coronavirusRead More

Buhari Orders Two-Week Total Lockdown In Kano

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that Kano State be placed under a total lockdown for a period of two weeks with immediate effect. Recall that Flavision reported that the formerRead More

Buhari Declares Nationwide Curfew From Monday, May 4th

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared an overnight curfew from 8:00 pm to 6:00 am nationwide, as part of efforts to curtail the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. He hasRead More

Coronavirus, Not Malaria Killing People In Kano, Kwankwaso Writes Buhari

Rabiu Kwankwaso
The former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has alleged that COVID-19 is responsible for the deaths of senior citizens in the Northern state. He made this allegation in aRead More

Coronavirus: Buhari To Address The Nation Today

President Muhammadu Buhari
The Personal Assistant on New Media to the President, Bashir Ahmad, said in a tweet that President Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians at 8:00 pm today, being Monday, April 27th,Read More

317 Dead As Egypt’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 4,500

Egypt COVID-19 response teams
Egypt, on Sunday, April 26th, 2020, confirmed 215 new cases and 10 deaths of COVID-19, raising the total number of cases recorded in the country to 4,534, including 317 deaths,Read More

Reps Resume Plenary Tuesday, As Coronavirus Spreads To Over 30 States

Nigeria House of Representatives
The House of Representatives has said it will resume plenary on Tuesday, April 28th, 2020, as Nigeria’s cases of coronavirus spread to over 30 states. Clerk to the House, PatrickRead More