Category: Updates

Bauchi governor points fingers at Cross River and other #COVID19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

June 11, 2020

Updates

COVID-19 updates across Nigeria - the news, the issues

COVID-19 updates across Nigeria - the news, the issues

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Ndume asks FG to slash workers’ salaries and other #COVID19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

June 10, 2020

Updates

NIgerian senator, Ali Ndume (Borno South), has asked the federal government to cut workers’ salaries. Speaking on a Channels Television programme, the lawmaker said workers should not be paid full salaries since they have not resumed. Ndume, however, urged ...

NIgerian senator, Ali Ndume (Borno South), has asked the federal government to cut workers’ ...

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One-third COVID-19 patients have recovered and other updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

June 9, 2020

Updates

About one-third of Nigeria’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases have now been discharged. This is according to the update of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for Monday. Of the current total of 12,801 cases confirmed in 35 states ...

About one-third of Nigeria’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases have now been discharged. This is ...

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Abia records highest daily tally of COVID-19 and other updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

June 8, 2020

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Sunday, announced 260 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 12,486. Abia recorded the highest daily figure on Sunday with 67 infections, more than ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Sunday, announced 260 new cases of COVID-19, ...

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‘Why some patients go into hiding after testing positive’ and other #COVID19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

June 5, 2020

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The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire has said that majority of patients who go into hiding after testing positive for COVID-19 are asymptomatic. Ehanire, while speaking at the daily Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing Thursday, said about ...

The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire has said that majority of patients who go ...

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NNPC launches App for COVID-19 contacts tracing and other COVID-19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

June 4, 2020

Updates

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Wednesday, unveiled a technology application to facilitate tracing contacts of people infected with COVID-19. This followed NNPC’s Transparency, Accountability and Performance Excellence (TAPE) agenda and commitment to continuously deploy Information and Communications Technology ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Wednesday, unveiled a technology application to facilitate tracing ...

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Abuja COVID-19 response team begins strike over non-payment of allowances and other COVID-19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

June 3, 2020

Updates

Members of the federal capital territory (FCT) COVID-19 emergency response team are protesting against the non-payment of their N30,000 daily allowance for April and May. Among those being owed are sample collectors, case investigators, ambulance drivers, environmental health worker, ...

Members of the federal capital territory (FCT) COVID-19 emergency response team are protesting against ...

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Nigeria enters phase two of lockdown easing and other COVID-19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

June 2, 2020

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The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Control Monday, announced phase two of the ease of lockdown by gradually reopening the economy. National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr. Aliyu Sani, said, “The goal of phase two over the next ...

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Control Monday, announced phase two of the ...

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Controversy trails decline of COVID-19 cases in Kano and other COVID-19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

June 1, 2020

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Dipping figures of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Kano is generating mixed feelings amid growing concern on the credibility of the results being released by the authorities. Against the astronomic rise of active cases of the deadly virus across ...

Dipping figures of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Kano is generating mixed feelings amid ...

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‘FG to use schools, hotels as isolation centres’ and other COVID-19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

May 29, 2020

Updates

Nigeria’s federal government will consider using schools and hotels as isolation centres for COVID-19 patients if the need arises, an official said. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, made this known at the daily Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing ...

Nigeria’s federal government will consider using schools and hotels as isolation centres for COVID-19 patients if ...

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NBC fines 3 stations for broadcasting violation and other COVID-19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

May 28, 2020

Updates

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined three stations over broadcast of invariable content on COVID-19 and also sanctioned 28 others for other violations against the Nigeria Broadcasting Code The Acting Director-General of NBC, Armstrong Idachaba, made this known ...

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined three stations over broadcast of invariable content ...

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Nigeria may begin use of dogs for COVID-19 detection and other COVID-19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

May 27, 2020

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A pilot study on the use of dogs, to diagnose the COVID-19 pandemic may start in Nigeria in July. The pilot training programme utilising scent detection by dogs to discriminate between samples from COVID-19 positive and  negative patients would ...

A pilot study on the use of dogs, to diagnose the COVID-19 pandemic may ...

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‘Trado-medicine’ practitioners need to form formidable common ground’ + other COVID-19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

May 26, 2020

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Practitioners of traditional medicine in Lagos have been called upon to unite so as to enhance and optimise their potentials. The Chairman, Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board, Prof. Adebukola Oshintelu, who spoke on a live phone-in programme, tagged “Issues ...

Practitioners of traditional medicine in Lagos have been called upon to unite so as ...

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Hydroxychloroquine linked to higher risk of death in coronavirus patients and other COVID-19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

May 25, 2020

Updates

Our fight against COVID-19 has continued. We have had people and organisations taking up the mantle and doing what they can to beat the coronavirus. It is in this light that we bring you updates, and the issues around ...

Our fight against COVID-19 has continued. We have had people and organisations taking up ...

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PTF warns Nigerians against hydroxychloroquine and other COVID-19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

May 22, 2020

Updates

With 7,016 confirmed cases, and 1907 recoveries, information is still key to fighting the pandemic. This is why we curate the top five stories – and issues – across Nigeria; relating to COVID-19. Read below: FG insists on restrictions ...

With 7,016 confirmed cases, and 1907 recoveries, information is still key to fighting the ...

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‘Kogi frustrating efforts to test for COVID-19’ and other COVID-19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

May 20, 2020

Updates

From the Police’ reviewed plan to enforce the inter state travel ban, to the health minister’s statement on COVID-19, to the Reps request, these are the updates from COVID-19 across Nigeria. Why many rich Nigerians died from COVID-19 – ...

From the Police’ reviewed plan to enforce the inter state travel ban, to the ...

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CBN, NNPC to spend N1bn on returnees quarantine and other COVID-19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

May 19, 2020

Updates

We are not done with COVID-19 yet. More and more cases are recorded every other day. But the good news is more people are also recovering. Amid all of this, information is key and this is why we curate ...

We are not done with COVID-19 yet. More and more cases are recorded every ...

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Expect new directives from Buhari on Monday and other COVID-19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

May 18, 2020

Updates

From Muhammadu Buhari’s anticipated new directives, to the easing of the lockdown in Kaduna and Raymond Dokpesi’s new comments on COVID-19, we bring the news around COVID-19 across Nigeria. ‘Expect new directives from Buhari on Monday’ The Secretary to ...

From Muhammadu Buhari’s anticipated new directives, to the easing of the lockdown in Kaduna ...

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No conclusion yet on ‘strange’ deaths in Kano and other COVID-19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

May 15, 2020

Updates

We are not done with COVID-19 yet. More and more cases are recorded every other day. But the good news is more people are also recovering. Amid all of this, information is key and this is why we curate ...

We are not done with COVID-19 yet. More and more cases are recorded every ...

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Governors ask Reps to stay Infectious Diseases Bill and other COVID-19 updates across Nigeria

Omoleye Omoruyi

May 14, 2020

Updates

We are not done with COVID-19 yet. More and more cases are recorded every other day. But the good news is more people are also recovering. Amid all of this, information is key and this is why we curate ...

We are not done with COVID-19 yet. More and more cases are recorded every ...

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