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Politics
PDP Asks Yahaya Bello To Apologise For Misleading Residents Over COVID-19
The Peoples Democratic Party has asked Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, to apologise to the people of the state for…
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‘No state is an island as far as COVID-19 is concerned’ – Boss Mustapha says
Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation and chairman of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19, says…
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Health
How 7,276 Patients Contracted COVID-19 In Nigeria Unknown – NCDC
The source of contracting coronavirus in 7,276 cases in Nigeria is yet to be known, NCDC says. This was contained…
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Politics
COVID-19 In Kogi Is Real, I Know Patient – Dino Melaye Reveals
Senator Dino Melaye has claimed that there are indeed COVID-19 cases in Kogi State.His allegations came amid a face-off between…
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Health
COVID-19: NCDC Validates Viral RNA Extraction
The country has blazed a trail in Africa with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) successfully validating the first…
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Health
Nigeria Considers Discharging Yet-To-Recover COVID-19 Patients – NCDC DG
The Nigerian government has said it may consider discharging COVID-19 patients earlier than their required treatment and isolation period, even though they…
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Health
We Have Reduced The Number Of Tests Conducted On Persons Infected With Coronavirus Before They Are Discharged – NCDC DG, Chikwe Ihekweazu
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has disclosed that they have reviewed the…
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News
Zamfara State Demands Apology From NCDC For Recording 10 COVID-19 Cases Instead Of 2
The government of Zamfara state says there is an error in the number of new COVID-19 cases announced by the…
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Religion
“No Coronavirus In Nigeria, Politicians Using It To Eat Money” – David Ibiyeomie
Popular Nigerian televangelist, and founder and senior pastor of Salvation Ministries, in Port Harcourt, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, says, there is…
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COVID-19: Lagos Lockdown Online Vote
The Lagos State Government has subjected its proposed lockdown to a vote on social media. According to the state government,…
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Health
Discharge Patients Who Test Negative Once — NCDC Issues New COVID-19 Guidelines
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reviewed its testing strategy for COVID-19 regarding the management of confirmed cases,…
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Religion
Catholic Church Donates All Its 425 Hospitals As COVID-19 Isolation Centres
The Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has offered all its 425 health facilities across the country as isolation centres…
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Politics
COVID-19: Send NCDC Officials Back To Kogi With Full Security – Sagay Advises FG
Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) on Sunday said the federal government should…
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Health
COVID-19: Nigeria Imports Shipment Of Madagascar’s Drugs For Testing
The Republic of Madagascar has offered its herbal drug – COVID Organics (COV) – to Nigeria and other African countries.…
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News
Nigerians Evacuated From Dubai Protest, Say They Are Treated Like Prisoners
Some Nigerians recently evacuated from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, have stated that they are being treated like prisoners. They told…
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Politics
Massive Outbreak Of COVID-19 In Azare, Bauchi — Ibrahim Baba Writes Buhari
Ibrahim Baba, a former member of the house of representatives from Bauchi, has written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari…
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Health
Coronavirus: Umar Farouk, Emir Of Daura Rushed To Intensive Care Unit
The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk Umar, has been hospitalised at the Intensive Care Unit of the Federal Medical…
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COVID-19: We Will Lock Down Again If Cases Rise — NCDC
The Federal Government says if there is an explosion of cases of coronavirus infections, it will be left with no…
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Health
Nigeria Records 220 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 2,388
220 confirmed coronavirus cases have been recorded in Nigeria, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 2388…
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Politics
Compulsory Vaccination, Others Inside House Of Reps Diseases Control Bill
When the house of representatives resumed plenary sessions on Tuesday, the lawmakers debated on a number of issues including the…
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Health
Raymond Dokpesi Snr And 7 Family Members Test Positive For Coronavirus
The founder of DAAR Communications Plc, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi and his daughter-in law along with six members of his…
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Health
“Donate Your Buildings As Isolation Centres” – Osagie Ehanire To Nigerians
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday, appealed to Nigerians to donate their buildings as isolation centres. Ehanire…
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Politics
IMF May Approve Nigeria’s $3.4 Billion Loan Today
There are indications that the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund may approve the $ 3 . 4bn loan…
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Health
64 New Cases Of COVID-19 Recorded, Death Toll Hits 40
Nigeria on Monday recorded 64 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 1,337, according to…
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Health
COVID-19: Chikwe Ihekweazu Says NCDC Desperately Needs More Test Kits
Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu, says Nigeria is desperately in need of more ribonucleic acid COVID-19 test…
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Politics
House Of Reps Fixes Resumption For Tuesday Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The house of representatives has scheduled its resumption for Tuesday amid the fight to contain coronavirus. Nigeria currently has 1,182…
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News
Area Boys Demand Settlement Before Evacuation Of Suspected COVID-19 Patients
SUBAIR MOHAMMED walked through slums in Lagos State and reported situations making nonsense of social distancing regulation, which portends a…
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Health
Why NCDC Doesn’t Want To Lift The Lockdown
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, has explained why the lockdown measure should not be relaxed amid efforts to contain the…
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Politics
COVID-19 APP: Yahaya Bello, An Embarrassment To Nigerian Youths – Ubani
Barr. Monday Ubani, a former 2nd Vice-President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), on Friday said he is deeply disappointed…
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Health
Nigeria Is Not Yet At Its Coronavirus Peak Yet; We Still Have A Number Of Weeks To Go – NCDC DG, Chikwe Ihekweazu
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu has revealed that Nigeria still has some number…
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Health
COVID-19: NCDC Advises Pregnant, Breastfeeding Women To Take Precautions
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has advised pregnant and breastfeeding women to take routine preventative actions to avoid…
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Health
COVID-19: ‘We’re Running Against Time With No Laboratories, Ventilators’ – NCDC
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said that the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 is…
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Health
Nigeria Records 108 New Cases As Total COVID-19 Infections Hits 981
Plateau state on Thursday became the 27th state with the novel coronavirus According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control,…
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Politics
Governors Agree On 14-Day National COVID-19 Lockdown
Governor Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti State Governors of the 36 States of the federation on Wednesday “unanimously” agreed to the implementation…
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Health
Two Hospital Workers Test Positive For Coronavirus In Lagos
A hospital in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, Vedic Lifecare, has said that two of its staff tested positive for the…
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Politics
How Abba Kyari Died Of Coronavirus Disease In Lagos – By LASG
The late Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, was hours from being discharged from the hospital on…
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Politics
Top Presidency Aides Denied Access To Aso Villa After Violating NCDC Guidelines
According to findings, some of the Presidency aides refused access into Aso Villa after returning from the burial include State…
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Health
Visitors To St Edward Hospital, Ajah, Lagos Advised To Self Isolate
St. Edwards hospital in Ajah area of Lagos state has called on its visitors to undergo self-isolation for a period…
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Celebs
I Am Not An Ambassador Of NCDC – Actress Toyin Abraham Reveals
Self decorated world best Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham has debunked multiple reports making the rounds that she has just been…
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Health
We’ve Tested About 7,000 People For Coronavirus – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that they’ve tested about 7,000 people for Coronavirus till date. Dr.…
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Health
Guidance On The Use Of Face Masks In Nigeria By NCDC
Advisory on the Use of Masks by Members of the Public Without Respiratory Symptoms Background Since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…
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Health
Coronavirus Testing: Lagos Creates 20 Centres, FCT Combs Residents’ Houses
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday said 20 centres would be created in Lagos State for collection of…
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News
No Chinese Doctor Tested Positive For COVID-19 – Lai Mohammed
THE Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has described news making the rounds, claiming that one of…
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Health
COVID-19: NCDC Reveals Challenge Of Getting Samples For Test
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that its main challenge is not testing for Coronavirus (COVID-19), but…
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Politics
Buhari Orders 4,000 Coronavirus Tests Daily
President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to conduct 4,000 tests per day. NCDC Director-General, Chikwe…
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Celebs
Toke Makinwa, Tacha Talk Extensively About The Lockdown (Video)
Media personality, Toke Makinwa talked about the lockdown extension with reality TV star, Tacha via Instagram on Tuesday. Makinwa explained…
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Guide
We Don’t Have Covid-19, NCDC Manipulated Our Tests Results, Sons Of Late Kogi Medical Doctor Cry Out
Two sons of later Kogi-born medical doctor, Yakubu Aliyu, who was reported to have died of Civic-19 have accused Nigeria…
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Religion
Easter: Sultan Urges Christians To Work With Muslims To End Insecurity
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged Christians…
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Politics
COVID-19: We Are Taking A Two-Step Approach – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is taking a two-step approach in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the…
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Health
COVID-19: Despite Lockdown, Lagos, Ogun Cases Rise By 100% In 11 Days; Abuja 150
Despite the lockdown imposed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Lagos State, the epicentre of coronavirus, neighbouring Ogun and Abuja, the…
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