Nigeria on Thursday recorded 626 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 27,110. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle. The NCDC also said Nigeria reported 13 deaths, bringing the total to 616 deaths in 35 states and the FCT The health agency said that no new state reported Read More…
Month: July 2020
We’ve no differences to sort out in APC, says Tinubu
The APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday night declared that there was no differences to be sorted out in the party. Tinubu, also said, “there is no crisis in the party, hence, no fight to reconcile.” He made the declaration shortly after a closed door meeting with Gov. Mai Mala Buni, Chairman Read More…
Nigeria records 790, highest daily COVID-19 figure, Lagos now over 10,600
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded its new highest daily figure of 790 COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 26, 484. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle. The NCDC said, as at July 1, Nigeria recorded 13 deaths. The health agency said that no new state reported a Read More…
2021 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon still on course – organisers
The organisers of the annual Access Bank Lagos City Marathon on Wednesday said that the hosting of the 42km race in 2021 was not under threat yet, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Media Officer of the race, Kayode Thomas, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Read More…
FRSC monitors Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as interstate travel resumes
The Lagos State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Wednesday led officers of the corps to monitor vehicular movement and sensitise motorists plying the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Ogungbemide told newsmen that the exercise followed the Federal Government’s lifting of the restriction order on interstate travel imposed since May Read More…
Lagos Govt says COVID-19 testing remains free
The Lagos State Government has reiterated that COVID-19 testing for residents of the state was free of charge. Mr Gbenga Omotoso, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. ”The state would like to reassure the general public that testing is still free at all the COVID-19 Read More…
28 ships laden with petroleum products, other items at Lagos ports
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Tuesday that 28 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods had arrived Lagos Port Complex waiting to berth. NPA made this known in its publication, `Shipping Position’, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. According to Read More…
Nigeria records 561 fresh COVID-19 cases as total infections hit 25,694
Nigeria has recorded 561 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 25,694. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the disclosure on Tuesday through its official Twitter handle. NCDC said that the 561 new confirmed cases were from 19 states, with 17 deaths as at Tuesday. The Read More…