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NCDC Driver Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Nasarawa, Says Gov Sule

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa says the state has recorded an additional confirmed case of coro…

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COVID-19: Four Intercepted Travellers Tests Positive In Ibadan

Four out of the 11 travellers from Sokoto State intercepted over the weekend at the Oyo-Osun boundar…

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Two Ondo Casual Health Workers Test Positive For COVID-19

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has expressed deep solidarity with the brave health worker…

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PTF Recruits 3300 Persons For House-To-House Search Of Suspected Coronavirus Cases In Kano

The Presidential task force (PTF) on Covid -19 has mobilised about 3300 informants to conduct house-…

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Senate Dares Critics, Considers Health Bill

The Senate yesterday began work on the controversial Health Emergency Bill despite the intense criti…

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19m Displaced Children Vulnerable To Coronavirus, Says UNICEF

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) yesterday warned that the estimated 19 million children in…

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Lagos Discharges 60 Coronavirus Patients

Lagos State government on Tuesday announced the discharge of 60 patients from the isolation centres …

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Nigeria Using Remdesivir To Manage COVID-19 Patients, Says Health Minister

Nigeria health minister Osagie Ehanire on Tuesday said Nigeria has started using remdesivir, an anti…

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Lagos Records Another COVID-19 Death As 14 Patients Recover

Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced the death of another COVID19 patient with 14 others reco…

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Presidential Task Force Denies Linking Kano Mass Deaths To COVID-19

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has debunked media reports attributing the mass deaths…

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Nigeria Coronavirus Cases Rise By 148, Total Now 2950

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday confirmed a total number of 148 new coronavirus cases …

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Nigeria Waives Import Duty For Medical Supplies

Nigerian Government on Tuesday granted a waiver on import duty for medical supplies coming into the …

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Kano Discharges Three COVID-19 Patients

After spending almost three weeks at a Kano State isolation centre, three patients who were positive…

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PTF Debunks Attributing Kano Mass Deaths To COVID-19

The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 team in Kano has debunked media reports attributing the preva…

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National Health Emergency Bill Scales First Reading In Senate

The Senate version of the Quarantine law, titled ‘National Health Emergency Bill’, scales first read…

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NCDC Mulls Second Lockdown After Violation Of Social Distancing Orders

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that the crowded scenes on Monday could result …

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Community Testing Responsible For Increase In Ogun COVID-19 Cases

The Ogun State Government says increased testing and community-based sampling are responsible for  t…

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Sick Ondo Policewoman Refuses COVID-19 Test

A senior police officer in Ondo  State allegedly showing coronavirus symptoms has reportedly refused…

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Prepare For Fresh Total Lockdown If COVID-19 Cases Rise, Says PTF

The Federal Government, on Monday, decried the nationwide non-compliance with the Presidential Task …

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Kano Quarantines 431 Almajirai Ahead Of Repatriation

A total of 431 Almajiris are currently being quarantined at the Kano Corporate Security Institute, G…

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