436 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-169Oyo-52Plateau-31Imo-29Kaduna-28Ogun-23FCT-18Enugu-18Bauchi-17Bayelsa-14Rivers-8Osun-6Kano-6Edo-5Benue-5Adamawa-3Borno-2Abia-1Ekiti-1 20,244 confirmed6,879 discharged518 deaths Source: NCDCContinue Reading
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Osun State government has confirmed another six new cases of Coronavirus. The state Commissioner for Health, Doctor Rafiu Isamotu who stated this in a chat with newsmen in Osogbo, said one of the cases, a returnee from Ibadan, whose spouse lives in Owode-Ede died before the result of his test was announced. Doctor Isamotu noted that […]Continue Reading
661 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-230Rivers-127Delta-83FCT-60Oyo-51Edo-31Bayelsa-27Kaduna-25Plateau-13Ondo-6Nasarawa-3Ekiti-2Kano-2Borno-1 19,808 confirmed6,718 discharged506 deaths Source: NCDCContinue Reading
667 new cases of COVID-19; Lagos-281Abia-48Oyo-45FCT-38Ogun-37Enugu-31Ondo-23Plateau-21Edo-19Delta-18Rivers-18Bayelsa-17Akwa Ibom-17Kaduna-14Kano-12Bauchi-9Gombe-4Osun-3Benue-3Nasarawa-3Kwara-3Ekiti-2Borno-1 19,147 confirmed6,581 discharged487 deaths FRCN AbujaContinue Reading
667 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-281Abia-48Oyo-45FCT-38Ogun-37Enugu-31Ondo-23Plateau-21Edo-19Delta-18Rivers-18Bayelsa-17Akwa Ibom-17Kaduna-14Kano-12Bauchi-9Gombe-4Osun-3Benue-3Nasarawa-3Kwara-3Ekiti-2Borno-1 19,147 confirmed6,581 discharged487 deaths Source: NCDCContinue Reading
745 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-280Oyo-103Ebonyi-72FCT-60Imo-46Edo-34Delta-33Rivers-25Kaduna-23Ondo-16Katsina-12Kano-10Bauchi-8Borno-7Kwara-5Gombe-4Sokoto-2Enugu-2Yobe-1Osun-1Nasarawa-1 18,480 confirmed6,307 discharged475 deaths Source: NCDCContinue Reading
Various safety measures put in place by the Ekiti State Government to check the spread of COVID-19 have been identified as reason the state remains one of the states with lowest cases of coronavirus in the country. The Commissioner for Information and Values Orientation, Mr Muyiwa Olumilua made this known in Ado Ekiti while declaring […]Continue Reading
Over one hundred dogs have been vaccinated with anti-rabies vaccine through the Ekiti State Government and regional disease surveillance system enhancement REDISSE project of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Flagging off the 2020 Anti-rabies Vaccination at the state Veterinary Hospital in Ado Ekiti, the governor represented by the Continue Reading
587 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-155Edo-75FCT-67Rivers-65Oyo-56Delta-50Bayelsa-25Plateau-18Kaduna-18Enugu-17Borno-12Ogun-12Ondo-7Kwara-4Kano-2Gombe-2Sokoto-1Kebbi-1 17,735 confirmed5,967 discharged469 deaths Source: NCDCContinue Reading
The impact of the recent strike embarked upon by residents doctors across Nigeria has not been felt in health institutions of Ekiti State as other medical care providers are still standing in gap to attend to patients. The President, Association of Resident Doctors, Ekiti State Teaching Hospital Chapter, Doctor Omolola Alao, however, said the industrial action […]Continue Reading
490 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-142FCT-60Bayelsa-54Rivers-39Delta-37Oyo-30Kaduna-26Imo-23Enugu-19Kwara-17Gombe-11Ondo-10Bauchi-8Ogun-7Borno-6Benue-1 17,148 confirmed5,623 discharged455 deaths Source: NCDCContinue Reading
Resident doctors at the university of medical Sciences Teaching hospital in Ondo have fully complied with the strike ordered by the National Association of Resident Doctors yesterday. When Radio Nigeria Visited the tertiary health facility in Ondo and its annexe in Akure, only consultants and medical officers were seeing attending to patients. They were also […]Continue Reading
Garlic also known as Allium Sativum is a very common food found in many kitchens throughout the world and has been around for hundreds of years. Just as every food ingredient has purpose for which it is being used, so also is garlic. Garlic has many beneficial qualities which includes Addition of flavor to dishes, getting […]Continue Reading
Oyo State Government has reopened worship centres following the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic in the state with 25 per cent capacity order and public gathering to 25 persons from June 22 of this month. This is part of the decisions of the state Task Force on Covid-19 after a two-and-a-half-hour meeting presided by its Chairman, Governor Seyi Makinde. […]Continue Reading
Necessary arrangements have been put in place by the Osun state government to ensure the State University commences corona virus test within the next one month. Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Labode Popoola stated this while unveiling a sanitizing cubicle constructed by the Engineering Department of the university to fight the spread of the […]Continue Reading
573 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-216Rivers-103Oyo-68Edo-40Kano-21Gombe-20FCT-17Delta-13Plateau-12Bauchi-12Niger-10Kebbi-9Ogun-8Ondo-8Abia-7Nasarawa-5Borno-1Kwara-1Benue-1Anambra-1 16,658 confirmed5,349 discharged424 deaths Source: NCDCContinue Reading
The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force announced on Monday that it has relaxed the curfew imposed on the state following the advent of the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic. The Task Force, which made the decision public after a two-and-a-half-hour meeting presided by its chairman, Governor Seyi Makinde, added that the curfew would now run from 10pm […]Continue Reading
There has been a spike in the cases of Coronavirus in Ondo State as the state recorded thirty Positive cases within a week. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu made this known at a news conference on Coronavirus updates at the government house in Akure He explained that 11 of the new cases were in Okitipupa Local Government Area, […]Continue Reading
501 new cases of COVID-19 Lagos-195FCT-50Kano-42Kaduna-27Edo-26Oyo-22Imo-21Gombe-17Benue-12Enugu-12Delta-11Anambra-11Ebonyi-10Nasarawa-9Ogun-9Bauchi-8Kebbi-4Akwa Ibom-3Jigawa-3Katsina-3Yobe-2Borno-2Kwara-1Ondo-1 15682 confirmed5101 discharged407 deathsContinue Reading
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 627 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections to 15181. The NCDC made the announcement via its official twitter handle on Friday night at 11:44 AM – Jun 12, 2020. The figures and the states are as stated below: NCDC […]Continue Reading
Are Albinos humans like everyone else? Why do they have a different skin color? These and more are some questions often asked about Albinos. It is good to know that Albinos are just like you and I but they suffer from Albinism, a genetic condition characterised by reduction in melanin production in the skin, eyes […]Continue Reading
Timely availability of blood and blood products is essential in all health facilities in which transfusion is performed, hence the need for blood donation. To this end, World Health Organisation, WHO, set aside every 14th of June as World Blood Donor Day. The day is to celebrate voluntary unpaid blood donors and raise awareness on […]Continue Reading
Residents of Abeokuta have continued to express concern over the huge number of Coronavirus infections recorded in Sagamu and the state in general in the last two days. One hundred and four of the one hundred and eight new COVID-19 cases in the state announced yesterday were from a company in Sagamu. The Nigeria Centre […]Continue Reading
Ekiti state government says the four new cases of Coronavirus recorded in the state is not as a result of community spread. The Commissioner for Health and Human services, Dr Mojisola Yahaya-Kolade who stated this in Ado Ekiti at a press briefing on COVID-19, explained that out of the four new cases recorded, a young […]Continue Reading
Osun state Government has confirmed two new cases of Coronavirus in the state. A statement by the State Commissioner for Health, Doctor Rafiu Isamotu indicated that the two new patients were relatives of an earlier confirmed case from Ikire, in Irewole Local Government Area of the state. Doctor Isamotu said the detection of the additional two new cases has […]Continue Reading
