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COVID-19: Deceased Nasarawa Lawmaker Treated ‘Malaria’ In 3 Hospitals, Dozens Of Health Workers At Risk
Dozens of health workers who attended to the deceased member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Sulaiman Adamu, stand the risk of Coronavirus infection as the lawmaker’s test result turns positive two days after his burial. ABN TV recalls that on Sunday, Governor Abdullahi Sule had confirmed that Mr Adamu, who died at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Keffi,...
COVID-19: Buhari Has No Direction, Protect Yourselves – PDP Urge Nigerians
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged Nigerians to ensure personal safety. It claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari has run out of ideas regarding COVID-19. ABN TV Reports PDP said as the lockdown is relaxed, Nigerians should protect themselves because Buhari and his government have no plans to rescue them from the jaws of COVID-19. A statement by PDP’s National Publicity...
Prison Decongestion: Imo Govt Release 36 Prisoners
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, in line with the presidential directives on the decongestion of Correctional Centres in the country, has ordered for the release of over 36 prisoners, using his Prerogative of Mercy. DAILY POST reports that the release was a sequel to a letter written to the Comptroller of Prisons in Owerri, Imo State, by the State...
BREAKING: Presidential Aides, Others At Kyari’s Burial Test Negative For Coronavirus
Some presidential aides and others who attended the burial of Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, have tested negative for coronavirus (COVID-19). There had been fears some of them might have contracted the virus during the funeral some weeks ago. Also Read: Hon. Nkole loses dad at 79 However, a statement on Sunday by the Acting Secretary, Health and...
Ikpeazu To Commission Aba Automated Shoe Factory, Perform Abia Airport Groundbreaking Soon
The Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu will after the lockdown order in the state commission the completed Aba automated shoe factory as well as perform the groundbreaking event of the Abia airport, which he says his administration will complete before it winds up in 2023, ABN TV reports. This is according to the Chief of Staff to the governor,...
Abia Gov’t To Prosecute Violators On Face Mask Laws
The Abia state government says it has noticed that majority of Abians and even those on essential duties move round the towns and cities without wearing their face masks, thereby violating extant laws on the use of face masks in the State, ABN TV report. The Secretary to Abia State Government/ Chairman, Abia State COVID-19 Committee, Barr. Chris Ezem in...
Bauchi Governor Authorises The Use Of Chloroquine For Treatment Of COVID-19
The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, on Wednesday said he has authorised the use of chloroquine as a medication for the treatment of COVID-19. ABN TV reports that Mr Mohammed, who was the COVID-19 index case in the state, said he was treated with “chloroquine and Zithromax.” The governor, who disclosed this while providing an update on COVID-19 in the...
Enugu, Port-Harcourt Returnees Test Positive For COVID-19 In Bauchi
Enugu, Port-Harcourt Returnees Test Positive For COVID-19 In Bauchi Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed has disclosed two out of 78 artisans that came into the state from Port-Harcourt and Enugu state respectively test positive for COVID-19. ABN TV Reports The Governor made the disclosure at a media conference at the state Government House on the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts taken to...
Nigeria Will Never Become Industrialized By Selling Oil – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for the diversification of Nigeria’s economy, warning that the country will never be industrialized via dependence on crude oil. ABN TV Reports Atiku who was the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, said this in an article he published on his Medium account. In the post captioned “How...
We Are Struggling For Bed Spaces At The Moment In Lagos – NCDC DG
The Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday made an outcry about inadequate bed spaces to accommodate COVID-19 patients in isolation centres. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu said Lagos State is the worst-hit by this challenge of inadequate bed spaces although Kano State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are also affected. He stated this while responding to questions from...
