BREAKING: CJN Tanko Muhammad Tests Positive For COVID-19
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has tested positive for COVID-19. Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, a member of the Supreme Court, made this known at the unveiling of the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, the Nation reports. According to him, Muhammad is currently receiving treatment in Dubai, the United...
UNDP Lauds Nigeria’s $200m Healthcare Funding Amid USAID Exit
The National Assembly and the Nigerian government have received praise from the UN Assistant Secretary General, Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa, for allocating $200 million for healthcare in Nigeria. The commendation followed the withdrawal of funding assistance by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Speaking at a meeting in Lagos on Friday with a delegation of the House of Representatives led...
President Trump, Wife Test Positive For Coronavirus
President Trump announced in a tweet early Friday morning that he and his wife Melania have both tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately," he wrote. "We will get through this TOGETHER!” The news came just hours after it was reported that Hope Hicks, a close adviser to Trump who traveled with...
Putin Touts Russian COVID-19 Vaccine, Offers It To UN Staff For Free
Vladimir Putin called the recently approved Russian coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine "reliable, safe, and effective," offering to supply it to other nations, despite some skepticism. “We are ready to share experience and continue cooperating with all states and international entities, including in supplying the Russian vaccine, which has proved reliable, safe and effective, to other countries," Putin said at a virtual United Nations General Assembly. The Russian president also...
Resident Doctors Accuses Abia Govt Of Non Payment Of Salaries For 25 Months, Urges FG, Governors Forum To Intervene
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) is calling on the Federal Government, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors across the country to intervene in the failure of the Abia State Government to pay doctors in 25 months. This is according to a communiqué issued at the end of the association’s five-day National Executive Council (NEC)...
WHO: Tuberculosis Progress At Risk Over Budget Cuts
The United Nations World Health Organization has issued a warning, stating that decades of progress in the fight against tuberculosis, still the deadliest infectious disease in the world, are in danger due to significant funding cuts, especially by the United States. The health agency highlighted that essential prevention, testing, and treatment services were collapsing, leaving millions at risk. Africa, Southeast Asia,...
Lifting Babies By The Arm Can Cause Elbow Damage – Experts
Swinging or lifting a toddler by the arm has been described by medical experts as a risky move that can lead to elbow dislocation or severe injuries. The experts explained that babies’ bones are fragile and that lifting them either with one hand or with both hands can exert undue pressure on the elbow. According to them, lifting a child off...
Send Pupils With Respiratory Symptoms Home – FG Tells Schools
National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, has urged schools to send pupils with respiratory symptoms consistent with coronavirus (COVID-19) back home to reduce risk of transmission. Aliyu gave the advice on Monday at the COVID-19 National briefing in Abuja. Speaking on school reopening, he said that PTF would like to re-emphasise adherence to non-pharmaceutical interventions by schools,...
‘Chioma Never Tested Positive For Coronavirus; Davido Allegedly Gave Her Beatings & Tried To Hide It’
Controversial blogger, Stella Dimokokorkus has made ludicrous claims about Chioma’s Coronavirus infection as announced by Davido few months ago. The love and ovation Davido and Chioma’s relationship garnered over the years explains the drama and controversy surrounding them now that things are not as rosy. According to Stella, Chioma never tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus as they made the whole...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 561 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 25,694
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday, announced that the country has recorded 561 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 25,694. The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Tuesday night. “561 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-200 Edo-119 Kaduna-52 FCT-52 Niger-32 Ogun-19 Ondo-16 Imo-14 Plateau-11 Abia-8 Oyo-8 Bayelsa-7 Katsina-6 Kano-5...
