COVID19 Health Top Story

Nigeria inches closer to 100k COVID19 tests as Lagos reports 142 fresh infections

Nigeria has now recorded a total of 96,402 COVID19 tests, having recorded 2,079 tests on Monday. This has resulted in the reporting of 490 new COVID19 cases on Tuesday. According to the latest Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) report, the 490 new cases are reported from 16 states- Lagos(142), FCT(60), Bayelsa(54), Rivers(39), Delta(37), Oyo(30), Read More…

COVID19 Health Top Story

Nigeria records 501 new cases of COVID-19 as total hits 15,682

Nigeria recorded 501 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total infections to 15,682. The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Saturday on its official Twitter handle. The centre also said that it recorded eight deaths. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the centre said that no new state reported a Read More…

Athletics COVID19 Sports

World Athletics publishes COVID19 outbreak prevention guidelines for competition organisers

World Athletics, the athletics’ global governing body, has  published a set of health and safety guidelines to assist competition organisers. The aim is to minimise the risk of spreading the coronavirus when staging in-stadium outdoor events during the current pandemic. A statement on the body’s website read that the guidelines were drafted by World Athletics’ Read More…

COVID19 Health Top Story

Lagos to begin home care of COVID19 patients in two weeks

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state home-based treatment for COVID-19 patients will begin in the next two to three weeks. Abayomi made this known on Friday in Lagos while giving the state’s COVID-19 update. He said that the strategies for home/community-based management of COVID-19 patients would be defined and Read More…

COVID19 Religion Top Story

Lagos govt reopens religious centres June 19

The Lagos State Government has announced the reopening of religious centres at 40 per cent capacity, effective June 19. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said that congregational worship with 40 per cent capacity would resume for Muslims on Friday, June 19, while Christians would resume on Sunday, June 21. Sanwo-Olu announced this at State House, Marina, during Read More…

COVID19 Religion Top Story

COVID19 PTF lifts ban on religious gathering, shortens curfew

Mr Boss Mustapha, the chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19, has said that the ban on religious gathering has been lifted based on guidelines and protocols agreed with state governments. Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said this at the PTF on COVID-19 daily briefing on Monday in Read More…