Nigeria Needs To Scale Up COVID-19 Testing – ActionAid
ActionAid Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, says the country needs to scale up its testing capacity for COVID-19. In a statement issued after its virtual meeting on Saturday, the organisation said Nigeria needs to intensify actions on clinical and preventive measures. Nigeria has so far tested a little above 60,000 people for the coronavirus, but this is still low when compared to...
Trump Given Experimental Antibodies From Mice That Are NOT Available To Public
Donald Trump has been given an experimental coronavirus antibody cocktail not available to the public and made from mice as part of his treatment for coronavirus. The cocktail, developed by US drugmaker Regeneron, is also starting to be used in recovery trials in the UK and was described as 'very positive and very potent' by an Oxford professor this morning. As...
Nigeria Records 387 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Hits 9302
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Friday, announced that the country has recorded 387 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 9,302. The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Friday night. Also Read: Lagos Estimates 120,000 COVID-19 Cases By July The centre also said that the number of fatalities has...
‘Why People Suddenly Slump And Die’
It’s becoming a regular scenario: men, women, the young and the elderly, slumping and dying without any prior or visible sign of illness. The recent case of the young Nassarawa United Football Club player, Chineme Martins, more than ever before makes it an issue for the front burner. Omolara Akintoye writes. It was a gathering of the VIPs – Very Important Personalities....
Abia Emerges Best In Implementation Of COVID-19 Vaccination In South East
Abia State has been rated the best in entire Southeast Nigeria in the implementation of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19. This was made known by the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib during the Covid-19 rollout vaccination review meeting held on Friday, July 16 at the NCDC Emergency Operation...
Release My Detained Aides, Aisha Buhari Tells IGP
The First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Buhari on Friday asked Police Inspector-General Mohammed Adamu to release her staff who are in police detention. Mrs. Buhari in a series of tweets said the IGP should “release my assigned Staff who are still in the custody of the Police in order to avoid putting their lives in danger or exposure to Covid-19 while...
Nobody Under Our Management Has Died Of COVID-19, Abia Govt Insists
Following the announcement of 3 COVID-19 casualties in Abia by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the state government has insisted that no COVID-19 patient under its care has died. The state's Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu made this known on Monday while fielding questions from newsmen in Umuahia, the state capital. While stating that the state government...
IVD 2021: Red Cross Tasks Nigerians On Voluntary Services
Nigeria Red Cross has called on citizens to imbibe and sustain the habit of volunteering their time, energy and resources for the service and development of the society. The Branch Secretary, Nigeria Red Cross, Abia State, Mr. Ugwoeje Ugwunna, made the call while speaking with Radio Nigeria at the occasion of 2021 International Volunteers Day, IVD which took place last...
BREAKING: Former Ondo Governor, Bamidele Olumilua, Dies At 80
Former governor of old Ondo State, Chief Bamidele Olumilua is dead. Olumilua, who was governor between 1992 and 1993 died at the age of 80 in the early hours of Thursday. His eldest son and Commissioner for Information in Ekiti State, Mr Muyiwa Olumilua confirmed that his father died in his country home, Ikere-Ekiti. Details later…
Geriatric Outreach Will Elevate Public Health Status – Ex-Abia Gov. Ikpeazu Tells FG
Former Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has called on the federal government to adopt geriatric outreach programmes to elevate the health status of the citizens. Okezie Ikpeazu made the call on Wednesday in his health series write-up on how to address health issues facing the nation. He said geriatric outreach programme, which involve incentivizing local health professionals to conduct health...
