FG Orders Reactivation Of COVID-19 Isolation Centres Nationwide
Nigeria’s federal government has directed all Covid-19 Isolation Centres across the country to immediately activate their facilities in anticipation of a possible spike in infection. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, gave the directive on Monday in Abuja at a media briefing on COVID-19 update. The move came as the government said it had identified 10 positive cases of COVID-19...
Nigerians Travelling To UK Will Still Be Isolated For Seven Days
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has said that Nigerians travelling to Britain will still be isolated for seven days as UK Government is yet to comprehensively review Nigeria’s vaccination certification programme. The Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a press conference. He briefed the press on progress of COVID-19 vaccination in...
President Buhari Receives South African President Ramaphosa In Aso Rock Amid Omicron COVID-19 Concerns
President Muhammadu Buhari has received the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ramaphosa arrived at the Villa at about 10 am on Wednesday and was received by Buhari. He, thereafter, inspected a guard of honour and was treated to a 21-gun salute. His visit to the Villa is coming hours after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...
Enugu Doctors Embark On Strike Amid Coronavirus Panic
Amidst panic over the detection of coronavirus in the country, resident doctors of the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital on Saturday embarked on a five-day warning strike to press home their demand for an enhanced pay package. Many residents of Enugu have criticized the timing of the strike at this time of national emergency. The leadership of the resident doctors declined...
BREAKING: Nigerian Professor, Ezeibe ‘Discovers’ Cure For Coronavirus And Lassa Fever
A Nigerian Professor, Maduike Ezeibe has announced that he has discovered a possible cure for the dreaded coronavirus and lassa fever. The Professor of Virology at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) who once claimed to have discovered the therapy for the cure of HIV/AIDS, expressed confidence that the therapy which according to him, had already proved reliable in...
BREAKING: Minister Tests Positive For Coronavirus
A regional minister in Lombardy, the Italian region most affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak, has tested positive for the virus. The Lombardy region said in a statement on Monday that the contagion concerns Alessandro Mattinzoli, 60, who serves as Commissioner for Economic Development. The region said the entire 17-member Lombardy regional government would undergo testing for the novel coronavirus. Earlier, Lombardy...
Coronavirus: Reps To Suspend Plenary For 2 Weeks
The House of Representatives has passed a resolution to suspend plenary for two weeks to enable the management of the National Assembly, put measures in place against the spread of coronavirus in the country. This was part of the resolution of the house, following a motion of urgent public importance by representative Uyime Idem, and seconded by Ndudi Elumelu, on...
BREAKING: Nigeria Confirms Fresh Coronavirus Case
A Nigerian who had contact with the Italian who tested positive for coronavirus in Lagos has contracted the disease. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, disclosed this at a press conference in Edo state on Monday, assuring Nigerians that the situation is under control. He said the patient, who has been in isolation in the last two weeks, is now under quarantine....
COVID-19: Keke NAPEP, Minibusses Now To Carry 2 And 5 Passengers Respectively In Abia
As part of measures to curtail the deadly COVID-19 virus, the Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has vowed to totally close down private schools, markets, abattoirs and others if they fail to comply with the directive of providing hand sanitizers to their customers and students. The governor similarly urged the state's Ministry of Health and that of Education to...
Coronavirus: See Shocking List Of 17 People Who Allegedly Came In Contact With Abba Kyari
Abba Kyari is a Nigerian politician who is currently serving as the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari and he has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 after he returned from Germany. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), there are 42 confirmed cases of Coronavirus with only one person dead in Nigeria. This is a possible list of...
