COVID-19 Update

COVID-19: Anxiety as Nigeria records 4,035 new infections

Lagos State maintained its lead on the table with 3,393 cases, up from 1,552 cases…

Omicron now in 89 countries, doubling 3 days in areas with local spread – WHO

The agency designated Omicron a variant of concern on Nov. 26, soon after it was…

COVID-19 third wave: 288 deaths recorded in Lagos so far

Lagos has conducted 783,404 valid COVID-19 sample tests since the inception of the pandemic.

Nigeria gets $400m World Bank loan for COVID-19 vaccines

By Folasade Akpan The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $400 million dollar…

COVID-19: Nigerian govt imposes travel ban on over 2,000 test evaders

PSC says many travelers failed to observe the compulsory isolation or to present themselves for…

COVID-19: 4.68 million Nigerians vaccinated

Out of the 4,680,000 million vaccinated Nigerians, about 1,865,127 were fully vaccinated with the two…

COVID-19: Nigerian govt approves N836m augmentation for procurement of oxygen plants

Nigerian Government has approved N836million as augmentation for the establishment of oxygen production plants for…

Ekiti govt speaks on alleged poor storage of COVID-19 vaccine

By Yinusa Ishola The Ekiti State Government has debunked the rumour that some COVID-19 vaccines…

COVID-19: Nigeria records 7 deaths, 601 new infections

The 601 COVID-19 infections, on Thursday, indicated an increase from the 299 cases reported on…

COVID-19: Patients, doctors in quandary as paucity of fund hits Oyo isolation centres

Patients and health workers in three different Isolation Centres in Oyo State, are now facing…