BREAKING: Bauchi Governor Mohammed In Self-Isolation After Contact With Atiku’s Son
Bauchi state Governor, Bala Mohammed is now in self-isolation over fears of contracting coronavirus after his contact with the son of Atiku Abubakar, the state’s Chief of Staff, Ladan Salihu said. Atiku made a public disclosure via Twitter on Sunday evening about his son testing positive to the pandemic. Reactions, mostly sympathies, have trailed the announcement since although the Nigeria Centre...
2022 Budget: Buhari N21bn For Construction Of 14-Bed Presidential Clinic
AHEAD of the passage of the 2022 Appropriation Bill by the National Assembly, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the construction and equipping of a 14- bed presidential clinic at the cost of N21 billion. The Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar, disclosed this on Thursday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter- Governmental Affairs, led...
COVID – 19: Lagos State University Suspends Jumah Service At Central Mosque
The Lagos State University (LASU), Muslim Community has suspended Jumah Service at the university’s Central Mosque until further notice. According to a statement on Wednesday, the suspension was as a result of the review of the situation of things regarding the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic and the response of members to safety protocols. The statement titled “Suspension of Jumah...
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...
Raining Season: Nigerians More At Risk Of COVID-19 Infection Now ― PTF
Nigerians are now more prone to contracting COVID-19 than ever before as the rate of community infections expands, the Presidential Task on the pandemic has warned. It has, therefore, admonished that it was unacceptable for people to continue to flout guidelines given to contain the virus. Speaking at the briefing of the task force, in Abuja, on Thursday, its National Coordinator,...
We Won’t Give Any Patient To Herbal Practitioners – Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said that many traditional medicines that were being suggested by some herbal practitioners in the country as cures for COVID-19 had not been tested and might be toxic. The minister, who spoke amid criticism that the Federal Government was not looking inward in search of the COVID-19 cure, said the traditional cures by...
Coronavirus: Don’t Come To Police Stations — IG Tells Nigerians
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has counseled Nigerians to avoid social visits to police stations and other police offices as confirmed cases of coronavirus rise to 30 in Nigeria. He also urged the citizens to minimize official visits to police stations, except where absolutely necessary. Adamu in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, by the force spokesman, DCP Frank...
Former South African President, Zuma Travelled To Russia For Medical Reasons — Spokesman
South Africa’s graft-tainted ex-leader Jacob Zuma is receiving medical treatment in Russia, his spokesman said Friday, a day after the country’s highest court upheld a ruling that he should return to prison. “Zuma travelled to Russia last week for health reasons,” the 81-year-old’s spokesman Mzwanele Manyi said in a statement. Manyi added that the trip “was private, it was not a...
Coronavirus: Italian patient arrived via Turkish Airlines, says Lagos commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, has said the Italian citizen who was tested positive for Coronavirus, on Thursday, in Lagos came into the state from Milan, Italy en route Istanbul on Turkish Airlines on Monday and did not exhibit any symptom of the disease. Abayomi during a briefing on Friday said the patient slept over at a hotel...
Coronavirus: Ban Religious Gatherings, Reps Tells FG
The house of representatives has asked the federal government to ban all religious gatherings in the country to curb the spread of coronavirus. The green chamber made the request at Wednesday’s plenary session after deliberating on the pandemic. A prayer for the federal government to shut all schools for two weeks and to ban all foreign airlines from entering Nigeria was...
