….. Advocates End To Present Almajiri System Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has opined that Almajiri is the worst form of child abuse. Ekohotblog reports that Gov. Sani Bello disclosed this while delivering items donated by the Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19, (CACCOVID), a joint initiative of leading private sector leaders and … Read more
Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has announced the extension of the State COVID-19 Preventive, Containment and Emergency Order by two weeks starting from Wednesday, 27th May, 2020. The extension of the lockdown is as a result of the increase of confirmed cases in the state and the need to protect people of the … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 387 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 182 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Friday evening, May 29 READ ALSO: Another Death Looms In Aso Rock, Prof. Gambari Will … Read more
29 COVID-19 patients who tested negative of the virus have been discharged. The Lagos State Government on Friday disclosed that the Coronavirus patients were discharged from the Gbagada, Lekki and Agidingbi Isolation Centres, according to the Lagos State Ministry of Health on its twitter page. READ ALSO: Adesina AfDB: 15 Ex-African Leaders Send Warning Message … Read more
The Osun State government on Friday announced that an 82-year-old woman receiving treatment for COVID-19 in the state has recovered from the virulent infection. The state commissioner for health, Rafiu Isamotu, who broke the news, said the octogenarian recovered after receiving nine-day treatment at the isolation centre in Asubiaro, Osogbo, the state capital. The commissioner … Read more
Federal government says it is contemplating resuming local flight to four states including the federal capital territory. It said major airport are to commence operation the “next few days” after weeks of dormancy occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The selected airports where aviation activities are expected to resume are the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja; … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 182 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that NCDC confirmed the 182 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Thursday evening, May 28. NCDC noted that of the 182 COVID-19 cases recorded on Sunday evening, 111 were detected in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, … Read more
The Kogi State Government has reacted to the report of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) that two cases of COVID-19 were recorded within the province. Speaking on the alleged report via a statement on Wednesday, Saka Haruna Audu, Kogi health commissioner, said the state government has developed “full testing capacity” and “conducted hundreds … Read more
This is a follow-up report on our exclusive story of May 21. A week-long painstaking investigation into the activities of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and other public health care centres in Lagos state — the epicenter of coronavirus in Nigeria — in relation to the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic Hospital Management Shuts down … Read more
A COVID-19 isolation center in Bangladesh went up in flames yesterday, killing five people. The fire was said to have started in a makeshift isolation unit made for (COVID-19) patients in United Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh. The incident was confirmed by the fire service director, Zillur Rahman, who noted that the reason for the fire was … Read more
The federal government on Wednesday said the World Health Organisation cannot foist its guidelines on how to fight the virulent COVID-19 scourge on Nigeria. WHO had, on Monday, said it would put on hold the solidarity trial which featured the use of hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 patients. Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, had said the global health … Read more
The federal government on Wednesday said it would issue guidelines for resumption of academic activities in schools across the country. Chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, made this known during a briefing in Abuja. Mustapha, who underscored the importance giving children sound education, said the federal government was concerned about the … Read more
The Ondo State government on Wednesday approved resumption of religious activities in the state. The state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, gave the approval in Akure, Ondo State, during the weekly media briefing on COVID-19 in the state. The governor, who said the state has recorded its second COVID-19 related death, disclosed that the decision to rescind … Read more
Prophet T. B Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, has warned against the abuse of face masks, noting that some people were wearing their face masks for long periods of time, which he said was dangerous. Speaking during one of his live shows on Emmanuel Television, T.B Joshua said the chemicals used … Read more
The Kebbi state government on Tuesday said it was now in custody of 83 almajiri children sent from Kano state. Yahaya Sarki, spokesman of Atiku Bagudu, the governor, made this known in a statement. According to him, all 83 were COVID-19 negative as their samples had been tested prior to their repatriation by the Kano … Read more
The Kaduna state government on Tuesday announced the extension of its 60 days lockdown by two weeks. It, however, made some modifications to the extension. Hadiza Balarabe, deputy governor of the state, announced the extension in a broadcast. She said during the two week extension, the state will continue to expand its public health … Read more
Director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeleye on Tuesday said the agency will continue chloroquine clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment. Adeyeye, disclosed this when she featured on a programme on TVC. The development is coming against the backdrop of the suspension of the drug test by the … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has recorded 276 new Coronavirus cases in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 276 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Tuesday evening, May 26. This online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that of the … Read more
World Health Organization, WHO has warned that many countries could begin to see the ”second peak” of the Coronavirus pandemic if the lockdown restrictions are lifted too soon. WHO Head of Emergency, Mike Ryan, who issued the warning in a press conference, said epidemics often come in waves, which means that outbreaks could come back … Read more
The commissioners last week undertook the COVID-19 test following a directive by Governor Hope Uzodinma that they submit themselves for the test before commencement of the weekly state Executive Council Meeting. It was gathered that the meeting earlier scheduled for 11am was shifted to 1:40pm to allow the Commissioners time to get tested by the … Read more