Coronavirus second wave

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has on Sunday threatened to impose a fresh lockdown in the state in January to prevent a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Wike gave hint of imminent second phase of lockdown amid…

National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered Vice-Chancellors of universities to suspend all academic activities amid increasing COVID-19 cases and the emergence of a new strain of the virus. Nigeria is currently experiencing its…

Federal Government on Tuesday clarified that contrary to rumors, it has not declared a fresh lockdown of the country amid confirmation of second wave of COVID-19. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, made this known…

President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to meet with members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 today, presidency said. The Presidency in its announcement on Tuesday via its official Twitter handle expressed; President…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday night confirms 920 new coronavirus cases, 300 successfully treated patients and 6 deaths in the last 24 hours. The health agency made the announcement via its Twitter page with the…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says a fresh lockdown in the state would be inimical to its healing economy. He expressed that Lagos cannot afford yet another total lockdown as the state enters the second wave of the novel…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday night announced 805 new coronavirus cases, 374 successfully treated patients and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours. The health agency made the announcement via its Twitter page with the…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has on Friday evening directed that all public and private schools in the state must shut down immediately until further notice. According to the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reimposed COVID-19 restriction orders in the state amid reports of second wave of the virus in the country. On Friday evening, the Governor in a statement through his Senior Special Assistant…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 300 new cases on Sunday, November 8, making it the country’s highest single-day toll since August 24. 255 infections of the new toll was recorded in Nigeria’s COVID-19 epicenter,…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 111 new coronavirus cases, 115 recoveries and 2 deaths on Sunday, November 1. The new infection cases, recoveries and deaths was announced via the health agency’s official Twitter…

Renowned Professor of virology and former Vice-Chancellor of the Redeemer’s University Nigeria, Oyewale Tomori, has said emerging indices show that Nigeria is currently not winning the war against COVID-19. Tomori, in an interview…

Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has warned that the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is imminent if Nigerians continue to disregard all safety protocols. Ehanire raised the alarm on Saturday during the virtual Annual…