It Is Not Safe To Reopen Schools, Viewing Centres – PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says it is not safe to reopen schools, television viewing centres and other areas of public interest. PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. According to him, some governors were contemplating reopening schools and television viewing centres among others in...
Nigerian Govt Asks UK To Rescind Travel Ban Over OMICRON Variant
The Federal Government has asked the United Kingdom to review its decision to impose travel ban on Nigerians because of Omicron variant of COVID-19, ABN TV reports. It said the UK’s decision was “unfair, unjust, punitive and discriminatory because it does not follow science.” The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the position of the government known at a...
Why We Cancelled “2020 Evening Of Carols” — Magic FM Management
The management Saturn communications, owners of Magic 102.9 FM Aba, has finally explained why the third annual Evening of Carols was cancelled. The company on Tuesday said the COVID-19 outbreak which has led to a limit in number of persons at a public gathering has made it necessary for the 2020 edition of the programme to be called off. It further...
Abia Discharges 93 Coronavirus Patients
Ninety-three persons from Abia State were on Monday morning discharged from the state isolation centre in Amachara Specialist, Umuahia after they were treated and confirmed COVID-19 free. The result of their sample sent to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) laboratory at Abakiliki, Ebonyi State returned negative as at the weekend, prompting the Task Force on COVID-19 in Abia...
I Had Malaria Not Coronavirus, Journalist Insists
An Ondo-based journalist, who was discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital in Akure, has claimed he had malaria and not coronavirus (COVID-19). Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Monday said the journalist tested positive for COVID-19. Speaking after he was discharged, the 33-year-old journalist, who resides in Ore, Odigbo Local Government, urged the public to ignore reports that he tested positive for Coronavirus. He...
This N3,000 Drug Helps Severe COVID-19 Patients Recover Fast – Study
A team of medical researchers from Oxford University says dexamethasone, a widely available steroid, can help high-risk COVID-19 patients recover fast. Dexamethasone is known and widely used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and asthma. The experts, while announcing the result of the drug trial, on Tuesday, said it reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill COVID-19 patients. The dug...
No Fresh Lockdown Over COVID-19 – FG
The Federal Government on Tuesday clarified that it has not declared a fresh lockdown of the country following confirmation of the second wave of COVID-19. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave this clarification when he featured on a Radio Nigeria programme, “Politics Nationwide’’. The minister said the directives and position of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19...
Some Pastors Secretly Take COVID-19 Vaccine, Mislead Members – Prophet Iginla
Prophet Joshua Iginla of the Champions Royal Assembly has accused some pastors of misleading their members over the COVID-19 vaccine. Iginla said some pastors who have taken the COVID-19 vaccine secretly are asking their members not to get vaccinated. The clergyman disclosed this after he got vaccinated yesterday. He made it known that there is absolutely nothing wrong with him after taking...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 561 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 25,694
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday, announced that the country has recorded 561 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 25,694. The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Tuesday night. “561 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-200 Edo-119 Kaduna-52 FCT-52 Niger-32 Ogun-19 Ondo-16 Imo-14 Plateau-11 Abia-8 Oyo-8 Bayelsa-7 Katsina-6 Kano-5...
Elder Statesman Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye Dies Of COVID-19
COVID-19 has claimed yet another senior Nigerian, Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye. The Ijebu Igbo-born politician, died today from complications from the virus. He was 88. The former political activist and member of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) represented Ogun East in the Senate between 1999 and 2003. He later served as chairman of, Board of Commissioners for Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), under the...
