The Federal Government has spent N169million on the evacuation of Nigerians returning from overseas and their evacuation. This was revealed by the National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, on Tuesday. Aliyu said the PTF got N22billion for the effective handling of COVID-19 response in the country. “At the moment, as far […]

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said on Friday at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja that the Federal Government would dispatch its technical teams to validate the claims by Kogi and Cross River states that they did not have COVID-19 cases. He said the initial team dispatched […]

As the confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Pandemic continues to increase exponentially in Nigeria, the Member representing Riyom Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly and Chairman House Committee on Housing and Urban Develooment, Hon. Timothy Dantong has called on the people to take all safety, preventive and precautionary measures seriously saying the dreaded […]

Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic are on their way home. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that 160 Nigerians, including eight infants, made the first batch of evacuees. They are returning aboard an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 aircraft under the special flight arrangements by the Federal Government for nationals […]

Nigeria has recorded 288 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 5,445. Announcing the new development on Friday night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said the country recorded the new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The NCDC also said that four new […]

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria has now exceeded 5,000 on Thursday night. Announcing the new development, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said the country on Thursday, recorded 193 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 5,162. The NCDC also said that three new patients […]

Northern governors have resolves to purchase mobile vans to increase the level of COVID-19 testing in rural communities in the north. The governors took the decision in a meeting via teleconferencing presided by the chairman of the forum and the governor of Plateau State RT. Hon. Barr. Simon Bako Lalong. Lalong in a statement signed […]

By Golok Nanmwa,Jos Plateau state government on friday said it has discharged 10 coronavirus patients. The state Commissioner for Health Dr Nimkong Lar disclosed this while addressing newsmen alongside the Secretary to the Government of the state Prof Danladi Atu, and Commissioner for information Dan Manjang . He said they were discharged after they tested […]

Cases rise to 198 By Golok Nanmwa, Jos Plateau state government on Wednesday closed down a private hospital in Jos, Rayfield Medical center , for public safety for two weeks following the facility’s exposure to the dreaded Coronavirus disease. Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Nimkong Lar who addressed newsmen in Jos on said […]

As the Coronavirus continue to ravage public health globally with hundreds of thousand deaths recorded, Plateau Health Inter-professional Committee on COVID-19, a group of health experts has called on the Plateau State government to expand testing for COVID-19, adopt new testing strategy and give greater attention to the vulnerable in the State. Chairman of the […]