Health

4035 new cases of COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-3,393 Rivers-260 Edo-62 Akwa Ibom-42 Kaduna-39 Ekiti-38 Oyo-38 Delta-31 Kano-31 Ogun-30 Abia-26 Bauchi-15 Ondo-14 Enugu-9 Kwara-7 231,413 confirmed 211,853 discharged 2,991 deaths Today’s report includes: ▪️Additional 2,536 confirmed cases reported from Lagos state for 13th (37), 14th (365), 15th (197), 16th (577), 18th (742) & …

2123 new cases of COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-1552 FCT-197 Edo-155 Rivers-81 Delta-44 Plateau-33 Kwara-30 Kano-16 Enugu-12 Gombe-2 Bauchi-1 227,378 confirmed 211,761 discharged 2,989 deaths Today’s report includes: ▪️33 confirmed cases and 10 discharges reported from Plateau state for 20th December 2021 ▪️12 confirmed cases reported from Enugu state for 20th December 2021 …

828 new cases of COVID19Nigeria; Rivers-188 Lagos-183 Delta-97 FCT-82 Oyo-67 Edo-54 Ekiti-34 Plateau-34 Kano-27 Anambra-22 Kaduna-19 Enugu-12 Ogun-5 Kwara-4 223,483 confirmed 211,522 discharged 2,984 deaths Today’s report includes: ▪️Backlog of cases reported from Delta state include backlog from 7th – 17th December ▪️ 0 cases reported from Bauchi, Ondo, Osun, …

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has received COVID-19 booster shot on Saturday 18th December 2021, Newsextra24 reports. Taking Instagram handle, he shared a photo of himself getting vaccinated. He stated that Lagos State government recently took delivery of the booster shots for everyone who have been fully vaccinated, and urged …

OTTAWA, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Canada will lift a ban on travelers from 10 African nations that was imposed last month as part of a campaign to fight the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said on Friday. Duclos also told reporters that Canada would once again require …

1584 new cases of COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-906 FCT-258 Rivers-217 Edo-85 Oyo-50 Ogun-16 Ondo-14 Bayelsa-12 Osun-10 Bauchi-9 Kano-7 222,655 confirmed 211,373 discharged 2,984 deaths Today’s report includes: ▪️ 0 case reported from Ekiti and Sokoto States A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng #TakeResponsibility

730 new cases of COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-431 FCT-174 Rivers-38 Ogun-32 Akwa Ibom-25 Anambra-11 Katsina-7 Bayelsa-4 Niger-4 Kano-3 Ekiti-1 218,596 confirmed 211,254 discharged 2,983 deaths Today’s report includes: ▪️ 0 case reported from Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau and Sokoto States A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng #TakeResponsibility

Music duo P-Square has postponed their Livespot X Festival music show following Peter Okoye’s ill health, Newsextra24 reports. Peter made the announcement in an Instagram post on Tuesday. The singer also shared a photo of himself laying on the bed with his hand connected to a drip bag in hospital …

Despite contracting COVID-19 while being pregnant, a Nigerian woman celebrates as she welcomed her baby and also bagged a PhD, Newsextra24 reports. The woman shared photo of herself and her baby with the caption; “In August I contracted COVID while pregnant. I thought the baby and I wouldn’t survive, or …

Following threats of retaliation by Nigeria, the UK government has removed the country and 10 other African countries it placed on the COVID-19 Red List due to the outbreak of the Omnicron variant of the Coronavirus. The UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, who made …