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Nigeria records 559 new COVID-19 cases – NCDC

Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 559 new COVID-19 cases, as total infections rose to 197,046. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said this, indicates a decrease from the 597 cases reported on Tuesday. The centre said the new cases were…

Ifedayo Adetifa emerges as new NCDC DG

President Muhammadu Buhari also approved the appointment of Dr Ifedayo Adetifa as the new Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement on…

Third-wave: COVID-19 kills 355 in one month 

…Cases surge in Rivers, Lagos, others By Moses Adeniyi & Uthman Salami With the outbreak of COVID-19 third wave, investigation by Nigerian NewsDirect revealed that Nigeria recorded no less than 355 death fatalities in the last one month. Investigation by…