Civil servants based in Abuja have been asked to undergo Coronavirus test by the federal government. The directive came in a circular titled “Conduct of COVID-19 testing for civil servants” and signed by the Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare Office in the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Evelyn Ngige. Ngige also said that provisions…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday July 24, announced that 591 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria. A breakdown of the new cases across states is as follows; Oyo-191. Lagos-168, FCT-61, Ondo-29, Osun-26, Ebonyi-24, Edo-23, Ogun-14, Rivers-13, Akwa Ibom-12, Kaduna-10, Katsina-6, Borno-4, Ekiti-3, Delta-3, Imo-3, Niger-1. There are now 39,539 confirmed cases of Coronavirus…
A Nigerian care worker in the UK has been ordered to leave the country by the end of the month despite his contributions towards fighting the Coronavirus pandemic. 30-year-old Anugwom Izuchukwu Goodluck left Nigeria in 2018 to study a master’s degree in International Relations at the University of Sussex. After graduating last summer, he began…
604 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Thursday July 23, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). A breakdown of the new cases across states in the country is as follows; Lagos-203, Oyo-87, FCT-79, Edo-41, Osun-35, Ogun-24, Rivers-22, Kaduna-22, Akwa Ibom-20, Plateau-18, Delta-9, Ebonyi-9, Imo-8, Enugu-5, Kano-5, Cross River-5, Katsina-4,…
Ekiti Governor Dr Kayode Fayemi has tested positive for Coronavirus. Fayemi made the announcement on his official twitter handle this morning, July 22. His tweet reads ”I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday and it came back positive. I’m generally ok and I’m already self isolating at home and receiving the best of care from…
The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) has shared its result from evaluation and analysis of Madagascar’s herbal drink ‘COVID Organics’. In a statement released on Sunday July 19, the NIPRD said that the drug which contains majorly Artemisia annua cannot effectively cure Coronavirus as claimed. It however reduces frequency of cough with maximum dose, producing an effect…