Italian-Nigerian Player Tests Positive For Coronavirus
King Paul Akpan Udoh, Italian-Nigerian player, has become the first footballer to be infected with coronavirus . King Paul currently plies his trade with Pianese, an Italian Serie C side. The Pianese forward was diagnosed of the disease on February 27, and he has been quarantined. The 22-year-old started his career with Reggiana before moving to Juventus in 2011 where he was...
Nigeria Records 350 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 11,516
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 350 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 11,516. The centre disclosed this on Thursday night via its verified Twitter handle. “350 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-102 Ogun-34 FCT-29 Borno-26 Kaduna-23 Rivers-21 Ebonyi-17 Kwara -16 Katsina-14 Edo-10 Delta-10 Kano-10 Bauchi-10 Bayelsa-9 Imo-8 Plateau-4 Ondo-3 Nasarawa-2...
Fears As Abia Records 54 Cases Of COVID-19, Nigeria’s Total Hits 15,181
The Abia state COVID-19 cases on Friday hit 54 after 97 new cases were recorded, ABN TV reports. The state a few days ago recorded about 67 cases which include the governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu. The centre made this known via its Twitter handle on Friday night. The new cases per states are listed below: Lagos-229 FCT-65 Abia-54 Borno-42 Oyo-35 Rivers-28 Edo-28 Gombe-27 Ogun-21 Plateau-18 Delta-18 Bauchi-10 Kaduna-10 Benue-9 Ondo-8 Kwara-6 Nasarawa-4 Enugu-4 Sokoto-3 Niger-3 Kebbi-3 Yobe-1 Kano-1 As it stands now, 15,181 persons have...
We’re Studying On How Blood Plasma Can Be Used To Treat COVID-19 Patients – Ehanire
Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, says the federal government is working on a research that involves using plasma from the blood of recovered COVID-19 patients to treat people infected with the disease. Ehanire, who spoke on Sunday at a news conference to commemorate the World Blood Donor Day (WBDD), said some research institutes were already working on the new study. TheCable...
Ikpeazu Declares Tuesday Public Holiday To Clean Up Abia
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has declared Tuesday 27th day of October, 2020 as a public holiday to enable citizens participate in cleaning upstate. This according to the government is following the littering of the state after the #EndSARS protest in Aba and Umuahia the state capital. The time of this exercise is between 8.00am to 3:00pm. In a statement signed...
People Living With HIV Now Get Drugs To Last For Three Months
Many hospitals in Nigeria now dispense drugs that will last for three months to people living with HIV. Mr Ikenna Nwakanma, First Co-chairman, Coalition of Civil Society Networks on HIV and AIDS in Nigeria told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the Covid-19 challenge and concerns over supply chain informed the decision. “With COVID19, most of the hospitals...
Don’t Use Sniper For Preserving Food – NAFDAC DG Mojisola Adeyeye
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Sunday, warned Nigerians against the use of Sniper and other brands of “Dichlorvos” (DDVP) as food preservatives. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, who gave the warning, said the continuous misuse and misapplication of Sniper and other brands of Dichlorvos by the general public, especially grain merchants, beans...
TCI Sets Up Family Planning, Counselling Units In Abia Hospitals
A non-governmental organisation The Challenges Initiatives (TCI) Abia State Chapter has set up a family planning unit in some select hospitals in the state as well as counseling units. The group also renovated some health care facilities in Ossa Oke in Obingwa L.G.A and Umuola Egbelu in Aba North L.G.A as well as the provision of chairs and a procedure...
COVID-19: Abia Reinstates Ban On Public Gatherings, Others
Abia State Government has reinstated the ban on public gatherings, and compulsory wearing of facemasks in public places as the second wave of COVID-19 takes its toll on Nigeria. Following this, the state is set to map out a day in the coming days to observe Abia COVID-19 Awareness Day with the purpose of laying emphasis on the pandemic and...
I’m Committed To Prompt Salary Payment, Says Ikpeazu
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has assured the people that his administration will always prioritise salary payment in the interest of industrial harmony. The governor spoke when the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Health Professionals, Abia State Council, visited him at the Government House in Umuahia. Ikpeazu however reminded the workers that they must also appreciate the genuine...
