According to the NCDC, Nigeria has crossed the 4000 mark with 239 new cases confirmed.So far 745 patients have been discharged while 128 patients have died. Lagos still has the lead with 97 cases followed by Bauchi with 44, Kano 29, Katsina 19, Borno 17, FCT 7,Kwar 6,Oyo 5, Kaduna and Sokoto 3, Adamawa,Kebbi, Plateau… Continue reading Over 4000 Cases of Covid-19 Now Confirmed in Nigeria, 239 New Cases_Ada Nkong

The numbers have refused to decrease as NCDC announced 386 fresh Covid-19 cases The total number of cases are now 3912, 679 of these have been discharged while 117 died.This brings the number of active cases to 3,116. Lagos is worst hit wit 176 cases followed by Kano with 65 and Katsina with 31 cases.… Continue reading Number of Covid-19 Cases in Nigeria on a Steady High With 386 New Cases_Ada Nkong

We closed the hospital to new patients in March 2020, even before the government initiated the official lockdown in Abuja. We were acutely aware of the increasing number of positive cases in Abuja, especially patients returning from abroad. In this regard, any patients returning from outside the country were requested to self-isolate for 14 days,… Continue reading COVID-19: BRAIN AND SPINE SURGERY, ABUJA _Dr Biodun Ogungbo, MBBS, FRCS, FRCSED, MSc

The Lagos state commissioner for health Prof Akin Abayomi says the Lagos state Governor and his wife have tested negative three consecutive times for Covid-19. He however said ten persons associated with Lagos house have so far tested positive for the virus. He urged Lagosians to continue to use facemask and other precautionary measures to… Continue reading Sanwo-Olu, Wife Test Negative for Covid-19_Ada Nkong

Another 381 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Nigeria. The NCDC on its twitter handle gives a breakdown showing that Lagos has 183 followed by Kano with 44 and Jigawa with 44 cases. Zamfara and Bauchi have 19 cases while Katsina has 11.Borno has 9,Kwara 8 and Kaduna 7. Gombe has 6 cases, Ogun… Continue reading 381 New Cases of Covid-19 Recorded in Nigeria _Ada Nkong

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that 65 out of the 169 almajiris brought back to the state have tested positive for the coronavirus. The governor said this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. “We received 169 almajiris from Kano, of Kaduna State origin, and we immediately quarantined them… Continue reading 65 Out Of 169 Almajiris Brought to Kaduna Positive For Covid-19- El Rufai _Ada Nkong

195 more cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by the NCDC. That brings the total number of confirmed cases to 3145. 82 of the cases are in Lagos, 30 in Kano, Zamfara 19, Sokoto 18, Borno 10, FCT 9,Oyo 8, Kebbi and Gombe 5, Ogun 4, Katsina 3 while Kaduna and Adamawa have 1 each.… Continue reading Covid-19: Nigeria Crosses 3000 Mark With 195 New Cases_Ada Nkong

REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION/CHAIRMAN OF THE PTF-COVID-19 AT THE NATIONAL BRIEFING OF WEDNESDAY, 6TH MAY, 2020 ​I welcome you to the National Briefing by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 for Wednesday, 6th May, 2020.2.​We were unable to hold this briefing yesterday because the PTF COVID-19 had to… Continue reading Full Text PTF Chairman Briefing on 100th Day of Covid-19 in Nigeria_Ada Nkong