Welfare Package: You’re Not Forgotten, Buhari Tells Health Workers
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday appealed to workers in the health sector to bear with the administration in their demands as it braces up for the challenges posed by coronavirus to the economy. The President, who made the appeal when workers in the health sector the under the auspices of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly Healthcare Professionals Associations (AHPA)...
BREAKING: No Confirmed COVID-19 Case In Our State – Abia Govt
The Abia state government has said the state does not have any confirmed case of COVID-19 anywhere. The Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu in a release obtained by ABN TV on Sunday called on people of the state to ignore rumours. "No single confirmed Coronavirus infection in Abia State as at 18:26 when this post was made. "Ignore rumor mongers...
Don’t Leave Your Nations, College Tells West African Doctors
The West African College of Physicians has urged physicians in West Africa to remain and play a role in the advancement of the healthcare system. The outgoing President of the College, Dr. Rose Macauley, said this at the opening ceremony of its 48th Annual General Scientific Meeting in Abuja on Monday. Macauley, who also inducted some doctors as honorary fellows and...
WHO Begins Trial For Coronavirus Drug In Nigeria
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that it has commenced the solidarity trial for a drug to treat the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. This was made known by Fiona Braka, the officer in charge of WHO in Nigeria, during a joint national briefing of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19. ABN TV reports that Braka stated that the test was still in the...
Nigeria Yet To Reach ‘Peak’ Of COVID-19 Cases – Boss Mustapha
The chairmen of PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the COVID-19 daily news conference on Monday in Abuja. He said it was necessary to restate to the citizenry, that Nigeria had not reached the peak of confirmed cases, adding that the battle against COVID-19 was a long term battle.l ABN TV...
Lagos Hospitals Rejected My Brother Till He Died – Singer
A Nigerian musical artiste/ singer, Bethamary Okey, has narrated how her brother, Sylvester, was rejected by some hospitals in Lagos over fears that he could be suffering from the coronavirus disease. Bethamary said Sylvester, who had been suffering from collapsed intestine before the coronavirus pandemic, was referred to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, on April 27, 2020, by a...
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...
JUST IN: We’ve Agreed To Use Patients From Nigeria For Clinical Trial Of COVID-19 Vaccine – PTF
Nigeria has signified interest to be part of a global trial test of the vaccines developed for the treatment of coronavirus, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on coronavirus (COVID-19) disclosed on Monday. Already, Nigeria has informed the World Health Organisation (WHO) that it wants to be part of the global solidarity trial of the medicines being tried to tackle the...
Amarachi Lawrence Recovers Sight After Husband Attempted To Remove Eye In Domestic Violence, Community Hails Gov. Otti
Residents of Emede Ibeku in Umuahia North Autonomous Community of Abia State have expressed their gratitude to God and Governor Alex Otti over the recovery of the sight of their daughter, Mrs. Amarachi Lawrence, whose husband, Lawrence, allegedly attempted to gouge out her eyes for ritual purposes. The suspect, Lawrence, had on September 1, allegedly attempted to use a knife...
First COVID-19 Vaccine Tested On Humans Yields Positive Results
The first COVID-19 vaccine to be tested on humans has produced positive initial results. Moderna, the biotechnology company leading the effort, made the announcement on Monday. Stéphane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, said this was based on the results of an initial clinical trial involving eight humans, who were given two doses of the vaccine mRNA-1273 back at the start of March. ...
