AfDB APPROVES $288.5M FOR NIGERIA COVID-19 RESPONSE
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Friday approved a $288.5 million loan to help Nigeria tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. The loan will also help Nigeria government…
CORONAVIRUS: PATIENTS WITHOUT SYMPTOMS TO BE DISCHARGED AFTER 14 DAYS -says NCDC
PATIENTS who stop showing Coronavirus symptoms —fever and respiratory, will be discharged without waiting for a laboratory negative test. Besides, those who fail to show symptoms after testing positive will…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE: FAKE REPORT ON ITS DANGERS TO CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS WITHDRAWN
The authors of published studies on use of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 have retracted their findings. This was announced Thursday by the Lancet and New England Journal…
OOU PRODUCES ANTI-COVID-19 HERBAL SYRUP, AWAITS NAFDAC APPROVAL
A group of researchers at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, has produced COVID – 19 preventive, treatment and management herb tagged, OOU-Anjo Anti-COVID-19 herbal syrup. The Vice-Chancellor of the…
ZULUM SUSPENDS ENTIRE HOSPITAL STAFF FOR ABANDONING DUTY
Babagana Zulum, Governor of Borno, has suspended the entire staff of the general hospital in Ngala, a town in the state. The staff on suspension include resident medical doctors, nurses,…
CONFIRMED: NDDC’s EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DIED OF COVID-19
THE management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has confirmed that Ibanga Bassey Etang, its late executive director of finance and administration, died of complications from COVID-19. After the…
ABBA KYARI, ACHIMUGU, EL-RUFA, DOKPESI-HEAVYWEIGHT CASUALTIES, SURVIVORS OF COVID-19 SO FAR
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria crossed the 10,000 mark on Saturday — with hundreds of deaths, including those of political heavyweights. As of April 30, Nigeria recorded 1,932 COVID-19 cases, 319…
MANY NIGERIANS WILL SUFFER IF GOVERNORS TAKE OVER COVID-19 RESPONSE -NMA President
Innocent Ujah, of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to allow states take full control of managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the…
FG HANDS OVER CORONAVIRUS BATTLE TO STATES ●Buhari’s decision on Schools, Worship Centres expected ●20 Local Government Areas account for 60% of Cases
The Federal Government has pushed the battle to contain Coronavirus to states and communities, Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the pandemic, Mr. Boss Mustapha, said on Sunday.…
307 NEW COVID-19 CASES AS NIGERIA CROSSES 10,000
One day after Nigeria recorded its highest daily toll ever, the total COVID-19 cases in the country exceeded 10,000. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 307 new COVID-19…