Coronavirus

“We feel sad over the death of the health worker, just as we always feel sad each time we lose...

WHO says this is the sharpest seven-day decline in two months as the third wave COVID-19 pandemic tapers off.

“Edo State in the last 24 hours recorded three more COVID-19-related deaths and 49 new confirmed cases, with a case...

The new cases increased Nigeria’s number of active cases to 9,089 from 8,755 reported 24 hours earlier.

The new variant, which is identified as C.1.2, was found by scientists in South Africa based on the types of...

Nigeria’s total infections now stands at 195,860 while the fatality toll is 2,556.

Two other people have been sentenced to 18-month and two-year suspended jail terms for spreading coronavirus

The NCDC noted in its update that Nigeria’s fatality toll has now risen from 2,495 recorded a day earlier to...

A state official says the government plans to vaccinate teachers ahead of school resumption.

Also, 77 of the pilgrims missed their flight due to the late release of their COVID-19 test results, the official...

“COVID-19 vaccination will be compulsory for federal civil servants once vaccines are available for everyone”

62,000 Anambra residents have so far been vaccinated and they are doing well, a government official says.

The Federal Government may sanction eligible Nigerians who refuse COVID-19 vaccination, as total infections hits 193,013.

Meanwhile, Governor Godwin Obaseki said residents without proof of COVID-19 vaccination would be barred from public facilities and large gatherings

The disease centre, however, cautioned that the figure comprises a backlog of fatalities recorded in Lagos State

“We are not going to shut down Edo State but we will make sure we protect all Edo citizens.”

The deaths, recorded between August 24 and 25, increased the number of the state’s fatalities to 525.

"Our community-based volunteers have the access and trust that are needed to address vaccine hesitancy and sensitise communities about adherence...

Lagos, the epicentre of the disease recorded more than half of the infection tally for the day with 322 cases.

"The government is not happy with the way the pandemic keeps increasing by the day, most especially the third wave."

As of Monday, Nigeria’s total confirmed cases stand at 183,087 with a total of 167,310 cases already discharged after treatment...

The NCDC update on Sunday shows that there was no recorded COVID-19 fatality across Nigeria within the last 24 hours.

A total of 2,200 people have died from COVID-19 in Nigeria.

"But this is not what government is aiming to do, no government wants to do a lockdown."

The last time the country recorded a higher daily figure was on January 18, at the peak of the second...