Professor Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health in Lagos state, has announced the death of another COVID-19 patient in the state. He made the announcement via Twitter on Saturday morning. According to the commissioner, the patient died in a private facility. Read more
The outbreak of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and national response to it clearly exposed our ill preparedness for its possible spread to Nigeria. Response and management of the crisis also showed our poor strategy to emergency handling as a nation. Several Read more
A 66-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom has died of coronavirus in Lagos State. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known via Twitter handle on Wednesday. He also confirmed that cases of coronavirus had increased Read more
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the arrest of two helicopter pilots for allegedly violating the Executive Order issued by the state government to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state. They have also been remanded Read more
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday announced that two patients receiving treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba have been discharged. The governor who disclosed this via his twitter handle, @jidesanwoolu said this brings the total number Read more
The Nigerian Government has confirmed the second death from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, announced this on Monday during the Presidential Task Force Briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He said, Read more
Lagos State Government on Monday discharged five coronavirus patients at Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba Mainland Hospital, The Nation Newspaper is reporting. This brings to eight the total number of discharged patients from the centre. The patients, who had been quarantined Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that curfew may be imposed in the state with the increasing cases of COVID-19. He said this during a live broadcast at the State House, Marina, on Friday evening. He said, “We are Read more
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has tested positive for coronavirus. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, disclosed this in a media statement made available on Tuesday. The governor earlier said he met and shook hands Read more
Lagos State Government has confirmed that a person infected with coronavirus attended the 2020 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA). Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, confirmed this on Tuesday via Twitter. “I hereby notify you that all participants at Read more