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COVID19: 594 New Cases Discovered, Total Now 22,614

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the NCDC has warned Nigerians against the Usage of face guards instead of face Mask 😷. PTF says they would refuse force in reopening schools amidst Coronavirus spread. Peace Airline and Dana Air tests their new acquired planes ahead of Airport Reopening. 594 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-159Delta-106Ondo-44FCT-34Edo-34Oyo-33Kaduna-33Enugu-28Katsina-25Imo-22Adamawa-15Ogun-12Osun-11Abia-8Rivers-6Nasarawa-5Bauchi-5Niger-5Kebbi-4Ekiti-3Plateau-1Taraba-1 22,614 confirmed7,822 discharged549 deaths

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PTF To Submit Reports This Week To President Buhari

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The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), would receive this week, its recommendations regarding the next steps of the country’s National Response to the pandemic. PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, made this known during a briefing in Abuja on Thursday. He said, “I wish to inform you that by the end of this week, the Presidential Task Force will be submitting a report containing our assessment and recommendations to Mr President for his consideration. READ…

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Face Mask More Effective Than Guards- NCDC

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PTF had decried on the level at which Nigerians go in preventing themselves against Coronavirus pandemic. NCDC warns about people engaging with large gatherings across the country. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control says the use of masks is more effective than face guards. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this during the Presidential Task Force briefing on Thursday. The NCDC boss said anyone who opts for face guard must still wear a mask underneath. The use of face guards has become common in the last couple…

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Nigeria Recorded 436 New Case Of Coronavirus Infections

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COVID19 in the country has claimed many lives and businesses grounded. Two Years Old child tested positive to Coronavirus. 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

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COVID19- NCDC Records 745 New Cases, Total Now 18,480

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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

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COVID19: Health Workers To Receive Allowance And Insurance Next Week

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The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said the Federal Government has concluded plans for medical workers on the front line of the coronavirus outbreak to receive hazard allowances and life insurance coverage next week. Ehanire, who spoke during a special live programme of ChannelsTelevision in commemoration of Democracy Day, on Friday, stated that efforts were made to ensure that health workers were protected and incentivised. The minister noted that the Federal Government was conscious of the need to make personal protective equipment available for medical professionals treating COVID-19.…

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Governor Bello Lifts Lock-Down In Kabba-Bunu, Insists Kogi Is CoVid-19 Free

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Governor Yahaya Bello announced this on Friday at the Government House in Lokoja, the state capital. He explained that the decision became necessary after the result of all the samples taken and subjected to tests by the health workers in the local government came out negative. READ ALSO: https://theemage.com/nscdc-arrest-man-for-defiling-his-daughters/ Following the outcome, the governor insisted that Kogi has remained a COVID-19-free state. He, however, urged the people of the state to adhere to the protocols of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to…

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NCDC: Nigeria’s CoVid-19 Cases Rise To 11,166, With 315 Deaths

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348 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-163FCT-76Ebonyi-23Rivers-21Delta-8Nasarawa-8Niger-8Enugu-6Bauchi-5Edo-5Ekiti-5Ondo-5Gombe-5Benue-4Ogun-2Osun-1Plateau-1Kogi-1Anambra-1 11166 cases of #COVID19NigeriaDischarged: 3329Deaths: 315 TakeResponsibility

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Coronavirus: 812 Health Workers Infected In Nigeria

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The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this on Tuesday at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 which held in Abuja. He explained that 29 officials of the NCDC were among the health workers who got exposed to COVID-19 in the line of duty. Dr Ihekweazu said, “We’ve had 812 healthcare workers infected; they are not just numbers. “Twenty-nine of these (people) work with the NCDC. They are people I know; they have families, wives, children.” He also spoke about…

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COVID19: Total Cases Hit 10,578 With 299 Death

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The new cases were confirmed by the specialist agency, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Twitter. This takes the country’s total infections to 10,578 out of which 3,122 have been discharged with 299 losing their lives. Data from the NCDC showed that the cases were spread across 19 states and the FCT, with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 192 cases.

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House Of Reps Fire Back At NCDC Corruption Allegations

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Responding to allegations from the Executive Director of Projects at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, alleging that members of the National Assembly are “behind the fraud in NDDC,” spokesman for the Senate, Senator Akinola Bashiru, has said that the National Assembly will not halt its investigation into fraudulent activities carried out in the commission. Akinola said that the Senate was “at a loss” as to the reason why such allegations would be made by Cairo at a time when “the NDDC is under scrutiny of forensic…

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PTF Issues Out New Directives Following Easing Lockdown

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The Presidential Task Force has met with President Buhari today afternoon to fashion a modality Towards the Immediate easing of the various Lockdown regulations of the CoVid-19 pandemic which have prevented businesses, Religious gatherings and other events. PTF made this announcement after successfully reached an agreement with the President, this was confirmed in a series of tweets from Bashir Ahmad Buhari’s Media aid on micro blogging platform Twitter. See below;

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Who Are We Fooling, Kogi Rejects NCDC COVID19 Update

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Kogi state has, once again, responded to the Nigeria Centre of Disease Control’s reporting of COVID-19 within its territory. In a statement released by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Saka Audu, on Saturday, the state rejected NCDC’s reporting while describing it as “fictitious”. Read the statement below: THE PURPORTED COVID-19 CASES REPORTED FOR KOGI STATE: THE TRUTH AS WE KNOW IT. ● Nigerians are in the know of the stand off between Kogi State and NCDC that has been on for a while now, which is not unconnected to our…

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CoVid-19 Has Found It’s Way Into Kogi State

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The family of Kogi state’s coronavirus index case has asked the state government not “to deny the obvious” about the presence of COVID-19 in the state. The Kogi state government and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have recently differed on whether the state has recorded a COVID-19 case. While the NCDC reported two cases on Wednesday for the state, the government maintained the results were “fraudulent”. READ ALSO:https://theemage.com/georgefloyd-derek-chauvins-wife-wants-divorce/ In a statement released on Friday, the Ejibunu family confirmed that the index case is the Chief Imam of Kabba,…

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Forensic Audit: Over 500 Ghost Projects In NCDC

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The acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei has alleged that the agency’s 2019 budget was padded with about 500 non-existing projects. Professor Pondei, who spoke to journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, explained that a huge amount of money was appropriated for bogus projects. He was reacting to allegations of corruption levelled against the Commission’s interim management committee. Pondei, a Professor of Medicine at the Niger Delta University, was appointed by Buhari in February 2020. In October 2019, President Buhari ordered a forensic…

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Numbers of CoVid-19 Cases in Nigeria ?? stands at 4971 – NCDC

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184 new cases of #COVID19 was reported across Nigeria ?? with LAGOS State still maintaining the lead; below is the list of affected states with their figures Read Also://theemage.com/corona-virus-herbs-africas-unsung-hero-isaiah-imhanria/ 51-Lagos23-Jigawa16-Bauchi16-Katsina14-Kano10-FCT10-Rivers9-Kwara5-Delta5-Kaduna4-Sokoto4-Oyo3-Kebbi3-Nasarawa3-Osun2-Ondo1-Ebonyi1-Edo1-Enugu1-Anambra1-Plateau1-Niger 4971 cases of #COVID19 in NigeriaDischarged: 1070Deaths: 164

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