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26 more Coronavirus patients discharged in Lagos

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2020

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday discharged 26 more Coronavirus patients after they tested negative for the virus twice. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this in a statement, saying that those discharged included 13 male and 13 female. He said they were discharged from Yaba, Onikan

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Imose Cares Foundation Feeds One Million Families Daily, Launches COVID-19 Relief Nigeria

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2020

By ABIODUN JIMOH Imose Cares Foundation International, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has launched ‘Covid-19 Relief Nigeria’, an initiative designed as an instrument to collaborate and partner with Nigerian-based companies in response to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. Similarly, the ICFI also partner Nigerian NGO’s and other

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COVID-19: CBN to fund Nigerian researchers, institutions that develop vaccine

Daily Dispatch May 12, 2020

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is developing a framework under which grants and long term facilities will be provided to researchers, science institutions and biotechnology firms to develop COVID-19 Vaccine. The Governor of CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele disclosed this at the unveiling of the THISDAY Dome Testing, Tracing and Treatment Centre, Abuja […]

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Lagos, Abuja isolation centers saturated by 600 evacuees from foreign countries – Onyeama

Daily Dispatch May 11, 2020

Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, the Minister of Foreign Affairs says over 600 evacuees from different countries are already at various isolation centres in Lagos and Abuja. Onyeama said this at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 press briefing on Monday in Abuja. He said that the isolation centres designated for evacuees in Lagos and Abuja were […]

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Lagos now has capacity to test 850 cases per day- Sanwo-Olu

Daily Dispatch May 9, 2020

The Lagos State Government says the current lab testing capacity for the state is 850 persons per day. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Saturday during the state’s COVID-19 briefing. According to the governor, this testing capacity can, however, be expanded to about 1,500 to 2,000 daily with the availability of adequate extraction kits. “Our […]

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COVID-19 kills scores in Azare, says ex-Rep in shocking letter to Buhari

Daily Dispatch May 9, 2020

A former member of House of Representatives, Ibrahim Mohammed Baba, has raised alarm that about 100 persons may have died from COVID-19 related illnesses in Azare, Bauchi state in the past one week. He said this in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari published on Saturday. Baba, who represented Katagum Federal Constituency at the House […]