The Director-General of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Iheakweazu on Friday clarified why anti-malaria drugs are being administered to coronavirus COVID-19 patients. The NCDC DG also explained the differences between COVID-19 and malaria. This follows recent remarks by some prominent survivors, who spoke about the drugs administered to them during their treatment. … Read more
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Saturday has met with his Guinea Bissau counterpart, Umaro Sissoco Embaló. Buhari received his guest at the State House in Abuja, according to his Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad. He said his principal received Madagascar’s COVID Organics from Embaló. “President Muhammadu Buhari has received the … Read more
Chaos in one of the isolation centres located at Kwanar Dawaki, Kano state, when some COVID-19 patients held health workers hostage for four hours. The former chairman, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Kano branch, Professor Aminu Mohammed confirmed the situation of how the aggrieved patients held two medical doctors and one nurse captive. He said the … Read more
Uber on Wednesday has announced it was cutting 3,700 jobs amid the massive recession in its ride-hailing operations during the pandemic. The cuts amount to around 14 per cent of Uber’s global workforce, which does not include its contract drivers. The company made the announcement in a regulatory filing, which also said chief executive Dara … Read more