Meanwhile, Mr Buhari had also approved Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa as the new director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime says it will soon begin building toilets with boreholes and solar-powered pumps to curb the FCT cholera outbreak.
Mr Wike said he may be forced to re-introduce the statewide lockdown if citizens do not adhere strictly to COVID-19 protocols.
One billion people, including Nigerians, are currently suffering from hypertension, a recent study by The Lancet has revealed.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime says it will recover millions of naira wrongly paid to 588 medical doctors across the country.
The 964 new cases reported indicated an increase from the 444 cases posted on Friday.
The Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Association have threatened to begin strike from September 17 over unpaid allowances.
Sacked power minister Sale Mamman says he was hibernating at a five-star hotel, Transcorp Hilton, after leaving the hospital.
The Minister of State for health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, says it is wrong timing for Nigerian doctors to be on strike during a pandemic.
No fewer than 15 intending Christian pilgrims have tested positive for COVID-19 in Delta as 77 others miss their flight.
