376 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-215 Rivers-82 Ondo-16 Imo-14 Plateau-12 Kaduna-10 Kwara-9 Ekiti-4 Bauchi-3 Delta-3 Kano-3 Sokoto-3 Nasarawa-1 Oyo-1 209,173 confirmed 197,084 discharged 2,804 deaths Today’s report includes: ▪️215 cases reported in Lagos include 16th October (36), 2021 and 179 backlog from 11th September, 2021 ▪️32 deaths reported in Lagos …
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South Africa Launches Spider-Like Robot With 4 Arms To Perform Surgeries
The Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, is set to become the first state hospital in Africa to perform robotic-assisted surgery following the launch of the state-of-the-art Da Vinci X-I surgical robot. At a cost of just under 40-million rands (1-billion naira), the multi-armed robot will aid surgeons …
Read More »Godfrey Chikwere Regains Freedom After Spending Days In Police Custody
A former media aide to Ebonyi State Governor, David Nweze Umahi, Mr Godfery Chikwere who was arrested and detained by the police following a petition by Ebonyi State Commissioner for Information, Barrister Orji Uchenna Orji, has regained freedom, Newsextra24 has learnt. Our correspondent gathered that Mr Chikwere was released on …
Read More »Bill Clinton In Hospital For ‘Non-COVID Infection’
Former US President Bill Clinton has been receiving hospital treatment in California for a “non-Covid-related infection”. Mr Clinton, 75, is “on the mend” and “in good spirits” after being admitted to UC Irvine Medical Center on Tuesday, spokesman Angel Ureña said. Though it is unclear what led to the admission, …
Read More »Osinbajo Unveils Dorian Home, Africa’s Biggest Orphanage In Ondo (photos, Video)
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo commissioned Africa’s Biggest and Finest Orphanage Home, Dorian Home yesterday, Thursday, 14th October, 2021, in Ondo State. The Orphanage Home was built by a Nigerian Doctor, Dr Lola Bayode who hails from Ondo State. At the inauguration ceremony, VP Osinbajo called for the assistance of orphans …
Read More »NAFDAC Arrests Suspect Over Fake Injection Water In Zamfara
NAFDAC arrests suspect over fake injection water in Zamfara The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has arrested one Mr Obinna Chigbo for producing fake injection water in Gusau, Zamfara. The NAFDAC Coordinator in the state, Mr Hamis Yahaya, disclosed this while addressing newsmen …
Read More »COVID-19 Update For October 14 2021 In Nigeria
226 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; FCT-73 Plateau-34 Lagos-25 Gombe-22 Abia-16 Osun-13 Kano-7 Rivers-7 Ekiti-6 Kaduna-6 Oyo-6 Delta-5 Edo-3 Jigawa-2 Nasarawa-1 208,630 confirmed 196,326 discharged 2,767 deaths Today’s report includes: ▪️4 states with zero cases reported: Bauchi, Ogun, ondo, and Sokoto
Read More »COVID-19: Vaccination Not Compulsory For Civil Servants – FG
Federal Government has explained that taking COVID-19 vaccine is a choice and not a compulsory exercise, even though it is expected that every Nigerian should get vaccinated against the dreaded COVID-19 virus. The explanation came against the backdrop of criticisms that followed media reports that effective December 1 2021, federal …
Read More »Buhari’s N20b Budget For President’s Medical Unit Exceeds 14 Teaching Hospitals
President Muhammadu Buhari plans to pump over N20 billion into the construction of a new presidential wing at the State House Clinic which he rarely uses, an amount that far outstrips allocations for new and ongoing projects in 14 federal teaching hospitals, an analysis of the 2022 budget shows. The …
Read More »COVID-19 Update For October 13 2021 In Nigeria
251 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; FCT-78 Lagos-46 Kaduna-27 Rivers-21 Imo-16 Edo-13 Delta-12 Plateau-10 Niger-7 Bauchi-6 Kwara-6 Akwa Ibom-4 Benue-3 Nasarawa-2 208,404 confirmed 196,123 discharged 2,761 deaths Today’s report includes: ▪️State with zero case reported: Sokoto
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