President Muhammadu Buhari has given an order for Nigeria’s allocation of the Madagascar syrup, reportedly effective for the COVID-19 treatment, to be airlifted into the country. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said this on Monday in Abuja at the 29th joint… Continue reading Covid-19: President Buhari Orders Air Delivery of Madagascar Syrup_Ada Nkong

According to the NCDC, 902 patients have been discharged so far as Nigeria records 242 new cases of Covid-19. Lagos with 88 cases has the highest followed by Kano with 64 and Katsina with 49 cases.. Kaduna has 13,Ogun 9, Gombe 6, Adamawa 4, FCT 3 while Oyo, Rivers, Zamfara,Borno and Bauchi have 1 each.… Continue reading Almost 1000 Patients Discharged asNigeria Records 242 New Cases_Ada Nkong

The World Health Organization on Monday hailed dwindling COVID-19 infection rates and deaths in some countries, but called on nations to show “extreme vigilance” as they begin loosening their restrictions. Swathes of Europe began the long process of reopening from coronavirus lockdowns on Monday, with officials in countries like France and Spain emboldened by declining… Continue reading WHO Calls For Extreme Vigilance as Countries Lift Lockdown_Ada Nkong

Following the protest in two isolation centres last week at its facility in Kwadon community in Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of the state of Gombe state,the Gombe State House of Assembly has summoned the State Taskforce Committee on Covid-19. The Speaker of the State Assembly, Abubakar Kuba, who gave the directive at the floor… Continue reading Gombe State Assembly Summons Taskforce Over Protest in Isolation Center_Ada Nkong

Eighteen more coronavirus (COVID-19) patients undergoing treatment at the isolation centres in Kano State have been discharged. This brings the total number of patients successfully managed and discharged in the state to 50, according to the state government. The government announced this in a late-night tweet, saying that was the situation in the state as… Continue reading Kano State Discharges 18 More Covid-19 Patients _Ada Nkong

A breakdown of cases by state are:

On the 9th on May, we announced 45 discharged cases & 4 deaths in FCT Due to system error, 32 discharged cases and 2 deaths were wrongly announced Therefore, FCT recorded 13 discharged cases & 2 deaths on May 9 2020 We apologise to @OfficialFCTA for this error