Fixing Health Sector Important Than Buying COVID-19 Vaccines, Bill Gates Tells Nigerian Govt
American philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, says Nigeria does not need to spend too much on acquiring COVID-19 vaccines but should rather focus more on revitalising the weak and underfunded health sector, especially the primary health care centres. Gates said this while responding to a question posed by The PUNCH during an interview with select African journalists on Tuesday. The Minister of...
FG Lifts COVID-19 Restrictions, Midnight Curfew
Federal Government has eased the nationwide midnight curfew and llimitations on gatherings along with other restrictions imposed in 2019 to curb the spread of coronavirus. This is after the country ...
FG Bans Alcoholic Beverages In Small Sachets
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned alcoholic beverages produced in sachets less than 200ml. The agency said the five-year window given to the manufacturers of the products to stop producing the drinks in sachets and pet bottles which began in 2028 elapsed on January 31, 2024. She said enforcement of the ban commenced on February 1,...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 573 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 16,658
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 573 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Sunday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 16,658. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 5,349 patients from isolation centres across the country with 4 new deaths reported. “On the 15th of June 2020, 573 new confirmed cases and 4...
Garba Shehu, Lai Mohammed, Others Reportedly Test Positive To COVID-19
A number of presidential aides have reportedly tested positive to Covid-19 and are now on self-isolation. Premium Times Saturday named those affected as the permanent secretary in the State House, Tijani Umar; the President’s Aide-de-camp (ADC), Yusuf Dodo; his chief security officer (CSO), Aliyu Musa, and his senior special assistant (media and publicity), Garba Shehu. The online newspaper said their results...
Bayelsa Billionaire Keniebi Okoko Dies During Surgery
Keniebi Okoko, Bayelsa-born billionaire businessman and philanthropist, has died in Lagos, throwing many Bayelsans into mourning. Some reports said Okoko, son of Professor Kimse Okoko, died on Tuesday during a liposuction surgery in a Lagos hospital. A power outage was blamed for the death. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_AuKfwn0GS/?igshid=1jp7b25se5ke1 Okoko was in his early 40s. He contested the Bayelsa primary for the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic...
BREAKING: Kano Commissioner Who Was Sacked For Celebrating Abba Kyari’s Death Tests Positive For COVID-19
Kano State Ex-commissioner of Works and Infrastructural Development, Engr. Mu’azu Magaji sacked for celebrating the death of late Abba Kyari has also tested positive for coronavirus pandemic. Magaji confirmed this in a post on his Facebook timeline on Thursday morning adding that he has been a move to an isolation centre in the state for treatment. Also Read: Nigeria Records 195...
Coronavirus can spread through telephone, tables, desks — WHO Warns
World Health Organization, WHO, has called for the promotion of regular and thorough hand-washing hygiene saying coronavirus (COVID-19) can be contacted when someone infected coughs or exhales. The global health body said that people can contract the virus if droplets of infected fluid fell on nearby surfaces and objects such as desks, tables or telephones. “People could catch COVID-19 by touching...
Hon. Ogah To Represent Nigeria At A Summit On Health Management In Lesotho
Chairman House Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria control, Hon Amobi Godwin Ogah will on Monday, 26th February, 2024, depart for Maseru – Lesotho, to join other African leaders to attend meetings of the Network of African Parliamentary Committees on Health (NEAPACOH). The High Level Meeting which is Scheduled for 27 – 29 February 2024 will discuss issues of management...
Governor Ikpeazu Gets Vaccinated Against COVID-19 (Photos, Video)
Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu on Thursday received a shot of the AtraZeneca vaccination against COVID-19. The Governor was vaccinated alongside some other top government officials at Government House,Umuahia, paving the way for other Abians to be inoculated against the pandemic.
