Nigeria To Get COVID-19 Vaccines From January 2021 – Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former minister of finance, has assured Nigeria and other African countries of access to COVID-19 vaccines as from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021, a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. The statement quoted Mrs Okonjo-Iweala as disclosing this at a closed-door meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey...
Resume Work Now Or Be Sacked, Wike Talks Tough As Doctors’ Strike Continues
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has threatened to sack striking resident doctors of the state university teaching hospital, if they failed to return to their duty posts today. Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Monday resumed a nationwide strike over their welfare. The members in Rivers State, who claimed the governor had yet to address outstanding issues...
Fears As New COVID-19 Outbreak Ravages Chinese Region [VIDEO]
Fears of a possible new outbreak in a Chinese region of over 100 million residents have been fuelled after two cities from the area went under Wuhan-style lockdown. Officials from Jilin province of north-eastern China appointed two hospitals today as designated coronavirus facilities to deal with the overwhelming spike of suspected COVID-19 patients. Chinese officials have imposed strict quarantine measures on two cities in the...
NAFDAC Reacts To Claims Of Herbal COVID-19 Remedies
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has reacted to claims of the herbal COVID-19 remedies. The agency said that all claims of herbal COVID-19 remedies are domiciled in either the conventional news media or social media. In a statement by the Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye said that they only received an application from one...
Popular Nigerian Actor Ernest Asuzu Battles Stroke, Turns Roadside Beggar (VIDEO)
Top Nollywood actor, Ernest Asuzu has reportedly become a road side beggar after a long time battle with stroke. In a now trending video posted by a passerby and fan, identified as Bolingo 2014 , it was reported that the actor who was once known for his vibrant acting and interpretation of movie roles was captured shirtless, as he confirmed...
Five Persons Get Infected, Die In Sokoto While Conveying Body Of Cholera Victim
Five persons have died while conveying their brother who died of cholera in Lagos state to Sokoto. The deceased were seasonal migrants to Lagos state where they worked as scavengers. Daily Trust learnt that, they were living at Ojota, an area said to be worst hit by cholera in Lagos state. It was learnt that, one of them got infected and died...
COVID-19 Is Weakening, Could Die Out On Its Own Without A Vaccine – Claims Top Expert
The coronavirus (COVID-19), once an 'aggressive tiger' of a disease, has weakened and become more like a wild cat, according to a top Italian doctor. Professor Matteo Bassetti said he is convinced the virus is 'changing in severity' and patients are now surviving infections that would have killed them before. And if the virus's weakening is true, COVID-19 could even disappear without the...
NAFDAC Warns Nigerians Against Storing Foods In Chemical Containers
Nigerians have been warned by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) to stop storing food items in containers originally used for chemicals that are harmful to health. Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Christiana Adeyeye said this on Thursday, September 16, during a sensitisation campaign in Onitsha, Anambra State. She explained that containers previously used to store chemicals should not be...
Kano Govt Seals Hospital For Violating COVID-19 Protocols
The Kano State Government has sealed a private hospital, UMC Zahir Hospital in Kano for treating sever cases of coronavirus, COVID-19. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kano by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Muhammad Garba. According to the Commissioner, the hospital was shutdown in accordance with the standard set by the state Task Force on COVID-19, which...
Ikpeazu Highlights Efforts Of His Administration To Contain COVID-19
The Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has highlighted the efforts his administration has continued to make to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 in the state in order to flatten the curve, describing the state as the only one with 16-Modular GenXpert equipment and highest testing capacity in the entire South East region. Dr. Ikpeazu who stated this during the...
