Doctors under the auspices of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), in Ondo State on Monday suspended their one-month-old strike. Earlier on June 24, the doctors, who are employed by the state government, withdrew their services over unpaid allowances. Read Also: School Reopening: Ogun Cancels COVID-19 Test Requirement For Boarding … Read more
Vietnam’s coastal city of Danang plans to test its entire population of 1.1 million people for COVID-19, the governing authorities said on Saturday. The announcement was made as 40 new cases linked to the tourist hot spot were reported across the country, taking total infections to 586, with three deaths. Read Also: Stella Immanuel, ‘Spectacular, … Read more
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, says the Eti-Osa Isolation Centre has been closed down, with effect from Friday night. Sanwo-Olu announced the closure at Lagos House, Marina, during the 17th update on the management of coronavirus in the state. Read Also: COVID-19: There Has Been A Decrease In The Number Of Positive Cases -Sanwo-Olu … Read more
The Rotary Club of Lagos Island, District 9001, on Thursday sensitised market women and school children on the dangers and symptoms of cervical and breast cancer. Mr Sanjay Srivastava, President of the club, in a statement, said that the enlightenment was done alongside distribution of food palliatives to less privileged at the Apostolic church, Ikota … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has called on Nigerians to take preventive measures against the Coronavirus during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations as the country recorded 481 new infections. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday. The health agency said that as Nigerians celebrate the festive period, they should remember … Read more
Kano State Government says it has trained over 30, 000 health workers to stem further spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. The government also conducted 39, 363 COVID-19 samples test since the outbreak of the pandemic in the past three months in the state. Read Also: COVID-19: Abiodun Signs N280bn Revised 2020 Budget … Read more
Gambian President Adama Barrow has gone into self-isolation after Vice President Isatou Touray tested positive for COVID-19. “The Office of the President informs the public that Her Excellency, the Vice President, Dr. Isatou Touray, has been tested positive of COVID-19. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Thursday, July 30th, 2020 “Consequently, the President, … Read more
Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Asiwaju Seun Fakorede has tested negative for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) after his fifth test. Fakorede, who is also the youngest commissioner in Nigeria’s history, had on the 26th of June announced that he tested positive for Coronavirus without any symptoms/breakdown. Read Also: BREAKING: Boko Haram Attacks Convoy Of … Read more
Ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir festival, the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has vowed to enforce all traffic rules and COVID-19 protocols in the state. The Corps’ Commander and Chief Executive Officer of TRACE, Seni Ogunyemi, said this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Wednesday. Read Also: COVID-19: 289 Nigerians Stranded In US … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump has described as “impressive” and “spectacular” Dr Stella Immanuel and her sensational video prescribing hydroxychloroquine as cure for COVID-19. His comment came just as social media companies cracked down on the viral coronavirus disinformation that came out of the Doctors summit event, where Immanuel spoke in Washington D.C. Read Also: Major … Read more
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Adeleke Mamora, has lauded the 50 medical experts, who successfully separated two conjoined twins at the Federal Medical Centre, Keffi in Nasarawa State. Mamora gave the commendation while unveiling the conjoined twins on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this is the second … Read more
Nigeria’s minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has revealed that he is scared of the deadly coronavirus. He revealed that in order to stay safe, he carries his sanitiser and extra mask around, The Nation reports. Read Also: Lagos COVID-19 Cases Maybe 10 Times Higher, Lagos Health Commissioner, Prof. Akin Abayomi The minister and ex Rivers … Read more
With the incessant and unnecessary loss of lives due to refusal of accepting blood transfusion which could have saved the life especially that of children who depend on their parents consent to be saved in such context. The Parents might refuse based on their religious beliefs which they claim frown at blood transfusion and some … Read more
A Nigerian-born and trained physician, Dr Stella Emmanuel, is trending on social media after delivering an impassioned COVID-19 speech in the U.S. on Monday. Speaking at a news conference in Washington, Emmanuel claimed that antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and antibacterial drug, Zithromax, were effective cures for the virus. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For … Read more
Nasarawa State Government on Monday handed over a 160-bed capacity model hospital to the Federal University of Lafia to fast track development of the institution’s School of Medicine. Governor Abdullahi Sule, while handing over the hospital to the university management in Lafia, said that his predecessor, Umaru Al-Makura, had pledged to donate the edifice to … Read more
The Federal Government says it has so far crossed the quarter million mark with the testing of 262,579 Nigerians for COVID-19 in the last five months. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said this on Monday in Abuja at the 53rd national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. Read Also: COVID-19: … Read more
Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) in Kebbi say they will sensitise 750 communities, both urban and rural, and provide face masks for 30,000 persons in their Risk Communication and Community Engagement project. The Resource Person of the engagement, Alhaji Nasiru Karofi, disclosed this shortly after a progress meeting of the project in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. Read … Read more
More than 2 million face masks have been distributed to various groups by Kano State Government, in an effort to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje who carried out the distribution said that the gesture would go a long way in curbing the spread of the pandemic. Read Also: BREAKING: … Read more
The Sokoto State Government on Sunday received three locally fabricated motorised modular fumigators donated by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye. This is contained in a statement issued by Malam Aminu Abdullahi, Director of Press, Sokoto State Deputy Governor’s Office. Read Also: Police Arrests 17-Year-Old For Threatening To Kidnap A Septuagenarian Using His Dad’s … Read more
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has declared its facilities and environs a no-mask no-entry zone in preparation for resumption of operations on July 29. Mr Pascal Nnorli, Manager, Abuja-Kaduna train service told newsmen that the corporation has put measures in place to ensure passengers obeyed all COVID-19 guiedlines on the trains. Read Also: Major Nigeria … Read more