FALSE NEWS: N1B NOT SPENT ON SMS—NCDC REFUTES
The NCDC took to its twitter account to announce that the headline making rounds with claims that N1 billion has been spent on SMS to Nigerians is FALSE The NCDC further stated that this is an in-kind support by the telecommunication companies—Airtel…
CORONAVIRUS: Twenty-two New Cases Tally Rises to 276
As at 9:00pm Wednesday, 8th April, 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported twenty-two new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in Nigeria with fifteen cases in Lagos, four cases in the Federal Capital Territory, two cases in Bauchi and…
CORONAVIRUS: LAGOS STATE RECORDS THIRD DEATH
Professor Akin Abayomi, state commissioner for health earlier announced that a sixty-six year old Briton who came into Lagos on March 17th after a journey from India to Dubai has died from complications from the Coronavirus. This is the third death in…
PROGRESS: MORE TESTING FACILITIES FOR CORONAVIRUS IN NIGERIA
Joyce Shelu, March 28, 2020. 11:58pm As at March 28th, The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that the number of laboratories with the capacity to test for the Coronavirus in Nigeria have now increased to six. The laboratories include:Lagos…
CORONAVIRUS IN NIGERIA: EIGHT NEW CASES, TALLY NOW 97!
Joyce Shelu, March 28, 2020. 11:35pm As at 10:40pm 28th March, 2020, the verified twitter account of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has again reported that eight new cases of the Coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria with two cases in…
Coronavirus: 14 NEW CASES
Joyce Shelu, March 26, 2020. As at 7:35 pm 26th March, 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported that 14 new cases of the Coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria with two cases in Federal Capital Territory and twelve cases in Lagos…
Has the Chief of Staff to President Buhari tested Positive to COVID-19?
Many Online Media outlets, as well as main line news media are reporting that the COS to President Buhari has tested Positive to COVID-19. This is coming days after the Chief of Staff was said to have directed members of cabinet to submit themselves for…
Nigeria records First Death from Coronavirus
Oselumhense Anetor, March 23, 2020. 11:33am According to the Cable News (see original article HERE), “The victim, Suleiman Achimugu, former managing director of the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), died at 2am this Monday morning, March…