Brazzaville, 19 March 2020 – More than 600 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in 34 countries in Africa as of 19 March, compared with 147 cases one week ago. Although the region has seen a significant increase in confirmed cases recently, there are still fewer cases than in other parts of the world. “The rapid evolution of COVID-19 in Africa is deeply worrisome and a clear signal for action,” said Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, World Health...
The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed ten new cases of COVID-19 in Abuja and Lagos. According to a statement signed by the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, there are three new cases in the Federal Capital Territory and seven new cases in Lagos State, bringing the total number of cases to 22. Two cases have been discharged. A breakdown of the cases of infected persons across the country shows that Lagos has 16...
A Nigerian gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa-Opara, has commended the Federal Government for postponing the National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged: `Edo 2020’ over coronavirus pandemic. Ajuwwa-Opara made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday while reacting to the postponement of the event and other issues relating to athletics in Nigeria. The gold medalist, who is also an Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Human Trafficking, Alagbon-Ikoyi...
Since the beginning of this year, the media was agog with news of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). The World Health Organization (WHO) China Country Office had on 31st December, 2019 informed the organization of cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. By 3rd January, 2020, the Chinese national authorities had reported 44 case-patients with this pneumonia, causal agent unidentified until 12th January when the National Health Commission China...
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, on Friday in Lokoja, confirmed the release of the wife of the Anglican Bishop of Bari Diocese in Kano State, who was kidnapped last week. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Archbishop Okoh announced this during the consecration service of five new bishops and presentation of two archbishops, at the Cathedral Church of Holy Trinity, Lokoja, Kogi State. The service...
Dr Christian Nwachukwu, the Chairman, Council of Ndi Eze Igbo, Lagos State chapter, has advised the Lagos State Government to carry out a thorough investigation of the explosion in Abule-Ado community which occurred on Sunday in Lagos. Nwachukwu gave the advice on Friday when he led his team to Abule Ado to sympathise with the families of those that died in the explosion and other displaced persons in the community He commended the good gesture...
The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) says that travel agencies in Nigeria have suffered financial losses to the tune of about N180 billion since the outbreak of the dreaded coronavirus disease. The National President of the association, Mr Bankole Bernard, made the disclosure at a news conference in Lagos on Friday. Bernard said the outbreak of the pandemic had grounded the global travel business in which Nigeria is key player. “It is disheartening...
The Federal Government says it is planning to ban the importation of milk in the next two to three years in the country. Alhaji Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said this at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum, in Abuja. Nanono said that the government had the mechanism with effective plans and strategies to ensure that it worked out positively. “I am telling you that it will work out well...
The increase in the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has triggered fear and governments both at the federal and state levels are scrambling to implement measures that they hope would stop the spread of the disease. As of March 19, the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria was 12. Lagos, the country’s commercial capital with over 20 million people has eleven cases while Ekiti, a state in the southwest has recorded one...
The Federal Ministry of Education has order the closure of all primary, secondary and tertiary nationwide due to the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in the country. According to the ministry, this is one of the measures to contain the spread of the virus. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Sunny Echono, confirmed this. When asked for dates and the duration of the closure, Mr Echono said details would be sent out on Friday....
