Category: Update on coronavirus

The deportation of students of the Almajiri educational system by State governors in the North has begun as the region battles growing cases of COVID-19. Derived from the Arabic ‘al-Muhajirun’, an Almajiri is a person who leaves his home in search of Islamic knowledge. Although the controversial system has enjoyed a popularity spanning centuries, the pandemic is causing a major interruption in its operations. The Katsina State government yesterday received 435 students expelled from Kano State. The Secretary to the Government of Katsina State, Mustapha Inuwa, took custody of the…

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Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna State Governor, has recovered from coronavirus after testing negative twice for the virus. The governor had earlier on his twitter handle announced his recovery on Wednesday, saying he was delighted to announce to have been cleared of the deadly virus. El-Rufai tweeted, “I am delighted to report today that after nearly four weeks of observing a strict medical regime, I have now received the all-clear after two consecutive test results.” Later in a broadcast to residents, the governor said he would not wish his worst enemy…

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117 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday. This brings the total number of cases confirmed to 782. According to the NCDC, 59 cases were discovered in Lagos, 23 in FCT, 14 in Kano, six in Borno, four in Kastina, three in Ogun, while one each in Rivers and Bauchi. In its tweet late on Tuesday evening, the most recent data of COVID-19 in country, were 782 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 25 deaths, and 197 people have recovered…

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The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnibe Mamora has said that the rising case of coronavirus in Kano State is a source of concern to the Federal Government. Mamora who said this in Abuja at a media briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, said the Federal Government would increase its support for the highly populated state to stop the spread of the virus. Also, the National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, at the briefing, said the task force was concerned about the increasing cases of …

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The Chairman of the Presidential task force, Boss Mustapha, said the PTF members’ violation of the NCDC’s protocols was regrettable. The NCDC, in its interim guidelines for the safe management of a dead body, states, “In the event, a ceremony is held, the number of attendees should be limited. “The ceremony should be held in a well-ventilated structure, attendees should be advised on social distancing throughout the event, ensuring practice of hand and respiratory hygiene.” Although most attendees at Kyari’s burial wore face masks, they stood less than two metres…

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Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday said the bodies of persons, who died of coronavirus, were not infectious. The National Coordinator of the task force, Dr Sani Aliyu, stated this in Abuja. At the briefing, Aliyu and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, apologised for some PTF members’ violation of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control’s protocols at the burial of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, on Saturday. Members of the task force, who attended the crowded burial, have been…

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According to data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on its website, Lagos State on Sunday recorded no fewer than 70 new coronavirus cases, highest to be recorded by any state within 24 hours in Nigeria. With the new cases, Lagos has recorded a total of 376 confirmed cases, 13 deaths, and 97 recoveries. Lagos State has the highest number of coronavirus cases, deaths and recoveries in Nigeria. NCDC tweeted, “Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported: 70 in Lagos, seven in FCT, three in Katsina, three…

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The Presidency on Sunday insisted on its decision not to allow those who attended the burial of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, access to the Presidential Villa for 14 days. The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Sunday tweeted, “There is nothing extraordinary about those of us who attended Abba Kyari’s funeral being advised to distance ourselves from the Villa.” Kyari on Friday died of COVID-19 at the First Cardiologists Consultant Hospital, Lagos, where he had been undergoing treatment…

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Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to the President, is dead. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, confirmed this in a press statement. Adesina said the Chief of Staff to Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari died on Friday after testing positive for COVID-19. He said, “The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari. “The deceased had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19, and had been receiving treatment. But he died on Friday, April 17, 2020. “Funeral arrangements…

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