The objective of this study was to examine the survival rate of COVID-19 patients in Nigeria using the Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) forecasting approach. The source of the data used for this study was the secondary data obtained from the daily publication/report of the ...
LAGOS, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased by 91 to reach 1,273, according to the latest figures from the health authorities late on Sunday. The 91 new infections were recorded in 15 states and the Federal Captital Territory, the Nigeria Center for Dise...
Nigeria initially lacked adequate capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to a public health emergency of the magnitude of COVID-19, both in prevention and response. At the onset of the pandemic, diagnosing the viral disease was the No.1 challenge that Nigeria faced. The pandemic exposed a ...
ABUJA, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's number of COVID-19 cases rose to 442 with 35 new cases confirmed, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said Thursday. One new COVID-19 death was reported late Thursday in Nigeria, taking the national tally to 13, according to health autho...
As a risk management strategy to limit the spread of COVID-19 with its associated mortality and morbidity, different countries have adopted diverse stringent measures. In Nigeria, restrictions on local and international flights have been effected. Schools at all levels have been shut; and inter and...
Federal Government will ban some countries from Nigeria At the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, the Minister of Aviation,Hadi Sirika, disclosed that it would ban citizens from some countries from gaining entry into Nigeria in order to ensure safety at Nigerian airpo...
On March 21 local time, the Niger Air Force transport plane carrying the Chinese government-aided COVID-19 vaccine landed smoothly at the Niamey Diori Hamani International Airport in the capital of Nigeria. Niger's President Issouf, Prime Minister Rafini, Acting Minister of Public Health Boto an...
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for family planning is a global health burden. The lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced access to contraceptives, especially in the developing countries. This study examined the predictors of the unmet need for family planning during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Nigeria....
Two states in Nigeria are resisting pushback against an order for compulsory vaccination against Covid-19.