From Segun Amure, (The New Diplomat's Abuja Bureau) Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 1634 new Covid-19 infections and 6 additional deaths. Tuesday's 1634 new cases took the total number of infections in the country to 133, 552. This is according to the figure released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its official website.…
Bill Gates: Don't spend your limited fund on procuring Vaccine, instead fix Primary Health Care System Nigerian Govt: Gates lacks complete understanding of Health System, his comments should be disregarded With Agency Report-- The Nigerian government has reacted to comments by Bill Gates, Co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where he asked the country…
...Virus Kills 193 Nigerians In 20 Days From Segun Amure, (The New Diplomat's Abuja Bureau) The federal government hinted on Friday that it may slam targeted lockdown on states that have become the hotspots of Covid-19 infections in the country. This comes as Nigeria posted an all-time high deaths, Friday, shattering previous record of highest…
Alerts On Implications of tobacco industry's interference Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) in its TakeApart Nigeria report has revealed latest efforts by tobacco multinationals operating in Nigeria to continue to use front groups and proxies to derail the implementation of tobacco policies and action plans targeted at reducing tobacco use among Nigerians. Several…
From Segun Amure, The New Diplomat's Abuja Bureau) The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has added Thursday's confirmed Covid-19 cases in Lagos to the national tally, taking the day's figure to 1,400 new infections. Before the update, the NCDC had earlier reported 864 cases with 3 deaths nationwide, excluding the figures recorded in Lagos…
As Death Toll Rises To 1861 From Segun Amure, (The New Diplomat's Abuja Bureau) The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1861 new cases of Covid-19 in the country as it added 22 deaths to its grim tally, Wednesday. The 22 deaths recorded is the country's second highest daily fatality figure so far.…
(NAN) President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, signed a law to check the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, disclosed this while handing over five ambulances donated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to the…
By Abiola Olawale The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has on Wednesday tested positive for Coronavirus. This was revealed in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Benue State, Terver Akase on Wednesday. Akase said Ortom, who had contracted the virus and recovered from it in the past, has now commenced treatment for the…
By Abiola Olawale Amid the second wave of COVID-19 in the country, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has on Tuesday promised to follow up on the insurance cover and hazard allowance of health workers across the country. The President of the Congress, Ayuba Wanna made this announcement at a Five-day 7th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference…