COVID-19: NCDC confirms 213 new cases, Lagos records 157 and 2 deaths

On the 26th of July 2021, 213 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria

byLateef Idris

27/07/2021

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On the 26th of July 2021, 213 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria

Till date, 171324 cases have been confirmed, 164798 cases have been discharged and 2134 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory

The 213 new cases are reported from 12 states- Lagos (157), Rivers (20), Plateau (12), Enugu (6), Oyo (6), Gombe (3), Bauchi(2), Imo (2), Kaduna (2) Edo (1), Ekiti (1) and Ogun (1)

A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, continues to coordinate the national response activities

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You can still spend old naira notes – Supreme Court tells Nigerians

The suspense over whether or not the old naira notes are acceptable legal tender has, for now, been put to rest. The Supreme Court today reiterated that its February 8 order barring the Federal Government and its agencies from enforcing the February 10 deadline for the use of old 200, 500 and 1000 naira notes still subsists.

byTayo Aderinola

16/02/2023