Nigeria Records 176 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 5,621
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has reported one hundred and seventy-six confirmed new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 5621. See the details of the newly reported cases below. https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1261792657417940993?s=20
Chikwe Udensi Visits Aro USA Hospital, Donates N2.5m Anti-Malaria Drugs (Photos)
A philanthropist and Interpol Systems Consultant, Sir Chikwe Udensi on Monday made an unscheduled visit to Aro USA Hospital at Old Army Barack in Arochukwu where he made a donation of over N2.5m worth of drugs. Speaking shortly after the donation, Sir Udensi, a frontline governorship aspirant in Abia decried the level of fatalities traceable to malaria in the country. He...
‘Why People Suddenly Slump And Die’
It’s becoming a regular scenario: men, women, the young and the elderly, slumping and dying without any prior or visible sign of illness. The recent case of the young Nassarawa United Football Club player, Chineme Martins, more than ever before makes it an issue for the front burner. Omolara Akintoye writes. It was a gathering of the VIPs – Very Important Personalities....
Coronavirus: Nigeria Football League Suspended Indefinitely
The League Management Company (LMC) has suspended the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) until further notice due to concerns about the coronavirus. The LMC, which is the organiser of the NPFL, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday evening. “Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has been suspended till further notice in line with global health preventive protocol against the Corona...
NCDC Identifies 123 Cases, 38 Deaths From Diphtheria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 123 cases of Diphtheria disease and 38 deaths in four states. Dr. Pricilla Ibekwe, Head of the Special Projects and Partnerships Unit at NCDC, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during the Ministerial bi-weekly meeting on the update of COVID-19 response and development in the country’s health sector. Ibekwe said...
BREAKING: 36-Year-Old Man Dies Of COVID-19 In Lagos
A 36-year-old man has died of coronavirus at a private facility in Lagos State, the state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi announced on Sunday. This makes it the second death in Lagos state. The 55-year-old man who died on Friday, April 2 at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, was the first coronavirus-related death recorded in Lagos. The health commissioner, who...
FG Decries Misinformation About COVID-19 Vaccine, Urges Nigerians To Disregard Latest ‘Magnetic Conspiracy’
The federal government has decried the activities of people it described as mischief makers in spreading misinformation and disinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine, saying it is a challenge the media must brace up to tackle. This is even as the federal government expressed dissatisfaction at the virility at which the false information spread through the social media, insisting that it...
FG Lists Lagos, FCT, Kano, Ogun, Kaduna, Sokoto For WHO Drug Trials
The Federal Government has said that Lagos, FCT, Ogun, Kaduna, Sokoto and Kano states have enrolled on the World Health Organisation (WHO) treatment regimen on solidarity drug trials. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said this on Monday in Abuja, at the 29th joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. Daily Trust reports that the...
Marwa Calls For Mandatory Drug Test On University Students
Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) has asked all tertiary institutions in Nigeria to make drug integrity tests an institutional policy for both new and returning students as part of efforts to fight the menace of drug abuse among Nigerian youths. Gen. Marwa who made the call at the University...
COVID-19 Protocols: Abia SSG Tasks Council Chairmen On Effective Enforcement
To effectively curtail the spread of coronavirus in Abia State, the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Barr Chris Ezem, has charged Transition Council Chairmen to take responsibility and be more effective in enforcing guidelines issued by the State Government in the efforts geared towards the eradication of the virus. Barr Ezem who stated this as part of an updated guideline...
