599 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Delta-194 Edo-94 FCT-80 Kaduna-48 Lagos-35 Ondo-23 Kano-21 Rivers-20 Kwara-20 Ogun-18 Plateau-12 Abia-8 Cross River-8 Ekiti-6 Bauchi-3 239,019 confirmed 213,180 discharged 3,027 deaths Today’s report includes: ▪️2 states with zero cases reported: Osun, and Sokoto ▪️194 cases reported for Delta state from 13th – 26th (191) …
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Aso Rock Deserted As Most Presidential Aides Contract COVID-19
Activities at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, have been shut down following an outbreak of COVID-19 at Nigeria’s seat of power, with many presidential aides testing positive, Newsextra24 has gathered. Multiple sources told SaharaReporters that the spread of COVID-19 infections at the Aso Villa was traced to the installation ceremony of …
Read More »1547 New COVID-19 Cases, 193 Discharged And 8 Deaths On December 26
1547 new cases of COVID19Nigeria; FCT-806 Lagos-401 Borno-166 Oyo-78 Ogun-47 Osun-30 Ekiti-7 Katsina-7 Kano-4 Jigawa-1 237,561 confirmed 212,550 discharged 3,022 deaths Today’s report includes: ▪️806 confirmed cases reported from FCT for 24th (additional 128 cases), 25th (302) & 26th (376) December ▪️166 confirmed cases for 24th December and backlogs of …
Read More »NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Indiscriminate Use Of Aphrodisiac
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC on Sunday raised the alarm over indiscriminate use of performance enhancing substances popularly known as aphrodisiac, warning that consumption of such substances could lead to stroke, organ damage, or sudden death. NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye who raised the …
Read More »Presidential Aides Test Positive For COVID-19
A number of presidential aides have reportedly tested positive to Covid-19 and are now on self-isolation. Premium Times Saturday named those affected as the permanent secretary in the State House, Tijani Umar; the President’s Aide-de-camp (ADC), Yusuf Dodo; his chief security officer (CSO), Aliyu Musa, and his senior special assistant (media …
Read More »1305 New COVID-19 Cases, 120 Discharged And 21 Deaths
1305 new cases of COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-705 Oyo-234 Ondo-88 Kaduna-79 Rivers-78 Ogun-30 Anambra-25 Kano-24 Enugu-12 Ekiti-11 Jigawa-6 Osun-6 Plateau-6 Zamfara-1 236,014 confirmed 212,357 discharged 3,014 deaths Today’s report includes: ▪️79 confirmed cases reported from Kaduna state for 24th (59) & 25th (20) December ▪️12 confirmed & 16 discharged cases reported from …
Read More »Union Reject As FG Increases Hazard Allowance From ₦5,000 To ₦40,000 For Doctors
The Federal Government has increased the hazard allowance for medical doctors and health workers in the country, Newsextra24 has learnt. It was gathered that while the government increased the allowance for doctors from N5,000 to between N32,000 and N40,000; other health workers like nurses, laboratory workers among others had theirs …
Read More »1356 New COVID-19 Cases, 197 Discharged And 2 Deaths On December 24
1356 new cases of COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-822 Rivers-119 Kwara-107 FCT-103 Edo-97 Kano-29 Imo-25 Delta-19 Plateau-14 Borno-10 Gombe-8 Bauchi-3 234,709 confirmed 212,237 discharged 2,993 deaths Today’s report includes: ▪️140 discharged cases (120 community discharges) reported from FCT for 24th December ▪️0 cases reported from Sokoto State A breakdown of cases by state …
Read More »FDA Authorizes Pfizer Pill To Treat COVID-19 In Major Advance
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday authorized a new COVID-19 treatment from Pfizer, the first pill to treat the virus to become available. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCAbTMI1w1Q The pill, known as Paxlovid, is seen as a major step forward in the fight against the virus, with trials showing it reduced the …
Read More »COVID-19 Is Real, It Almost Killed My Pastor – Pastor Kumuyi
Pastor William Kumuyj, the General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Ministry, has debunked claims that COVID-19 is politically motivated, disclosing that the virus almost killed a pastor in his church. Mr Kumuyi said, “We had people who had COVID-19 situation and were in isolation. “One of our Pastors was in …
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