Lagos Discharges 45 Coronavirus Patients

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaLagos Discharges 45 Coronavirus Patients

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 24, 2020

45 coronavirus patients have been discharged in Lagos. Babajode Sanwo-Olu, Lagos state governor disclosed this in a facebook post. The patients were released from the isolated centre after testing negative to the virus twice. The discharged cases consist of 22 females and 23 males. According to the governor, 19 patients are from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba; 3 from Onikan; 8 from Agidingbi; seven from Lekki; 1 from Eti-Osa (LandMark) and seven from Lagos...

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COVID-19: Benue Annuls Decision To Reopen Churches, Public Spaces

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Benue Annuls Decision To Reopen Churches, Public Spaces

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 23, 2020

The Benue State Government has rescinded its decision to lift restrictions on movement and reopen public and social spaces. The state governor, Samuel Ortom disclosed this to the pressmen in Makurdi. According to him, the state government has decided to hearken to the advice of the Federal Government and the Christian Association of Nigeria as well as other religious bodies against reopening of worship centres. “We are a component part of the Federal Republic of...

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The Casualties of the War Against COVID-19 in Lagos

CoronavirusNigeriaSpecial ReportThe Casualties of the War Against COVID-19 in Lagos

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 23, 2020

After five weeks of Covid-19 induced lockdown imposed by the Federal government, on May 4, people will gradually return to normal lives in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, although there are restrictions in place aimed at curtailing the spread of the infection. For many, the post-lockdown measures in Lagos and what life was pre-COVID-19 in the state mean that hard times are approaching, Adeola Oladipupo reports. With over 20 million people, Lagos was a bee-hive of...

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Will Nigeria’s Battle with COVID-19 Become Too Expensive to Sustain?

CoronavirusEconomyNigeriaWill Nigeria’s Battle with COVID-19 Become Too Expensive to Sustain?

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 23, 2020

For every COVID-19 test carried out on suspected persons, Lagos, Nigeria’s epicenter of the viral infection with a population of over 20 million, spends between N40,000 and N50,000 ($102.56 – $128.21), Professor Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health disclosed. The revelation by Prof. Abayomi highlights the magnitude of the burden of the disease and raises question about the sustainability of the fight against COVID-19. With estimated population of 200 million and a virus that...

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Economy Will Not Be Re-opened Hastily – Gov Sanwo-Olu

CoronavirusEconomyNewsNigeriaEconomy Will Not Be Re-opened Hastily – Gov Sanwo-Olu

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 23, 2020

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said although the State was committed to tackling COVID-19 by breaking the cycle of transmission, it would not hastily reopen the economy. Mr Sanwo-Olu said this at a webinar organized by First Securities Discount House Group, which also had in attendance governors of Kaduna and Edo States, Mallam Nasir el-Rufa’I and Godwin Obaseki respectively as co-panelists. The Governor of Lagos said the state battles the reality of...

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UPDATE: COVID-19: Nigeria Hits 7,261 Infections With 245 New Cases Friday

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATE: COVID-19: Nigeria Hits 7,261 Infections With 245 New Cases Friday

PilotnewsMay 23, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday recorded 245 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing total infections in the country to 7,261. NCDC confirmed the new figures in its verified tweeter handle. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 131 of the new cases came from Lagos, 16 from Jigawa, 13 from Ogun, 12 from Borno and nine each from Kaduna, Oyo, Rivers and Ebonyi. Other states with new cases include Kwara...

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records Breakthrough as NCDC Validates Viral RNA Extraction

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Nigeria Records Breakthrough as NCDC Validates Viral RNA Extraction

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

The country has blazed a trail in Africa with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) successfully validating the first phase of the viral Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) extraction which should enable local production of cheap testing kits for coronavirus. The validation took place on Thursday in the laboratory of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) in Abuja. The Director-General of NABDA, Prof. Alex Akpa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the exercise that...

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COVID-19: INEC Approves New Policy Framework

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaPoliticsCOVID-19: INEC Approves New Policy Framework

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday approved a new policy framework known as Policy on Conducting Elections in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic. The commission, in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja said the policy document would be released on May 25. Okoye said that the provisions would be applied to the conduct of governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States scheduled for Sept. 19...

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UPDATE: COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 339 New Cases, Total Infections Now 7,016

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATE: COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 339 New Cases, Total Infections Now 7,016

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday confirmed 339 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections to 7,016. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that nine new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 211. The health agency explained that most of the fatalities recorded from COVID-19 were cases with other underlying illnesses known as...

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COVID-19: Lagos Conducted 16,000 Tests, Targets 1,000 Per Day in Coming Weeks – Commissioner

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Lagos Conducted 16,000 Tests, Targets 1,000 Per Day in Coming Weeks – Commissioner

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 22, 2020

LAGOS — The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, revealed that the state has conducted 16,000 COVID-19 tests so far, he added that the state targeted to conduct 1,000 tests of COVID-19 in the coming weeks. The Commissioner stated this while briefing newsmen on the COVID-19 weekly situation report held in Press Centre, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja. Abayomi said the testing cost of a COVID-19 patient range between ₦40,000 to ₦50,000. He added that...

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