With Nigeria and the rest of the world still coming to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic which has hobbled global economies, the Akwa Ibom State Government is already looking ahead to repositioning its economy for a post COVID-19 world.To this effect, the governor, Udom Emmanuel has put together a crack and astute 20-member committee to advise the government on its task of economic reconstruction. Equally important, the committee, drawn from the public and private sector, is peopled by globally renowned entrepreneurs, eggheads from the corporate and academic circles as well as seasoned administrators.The committee is chaired by Prof. Akpan H.…
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Governor Seyi Makinde has lamented shortage of reagents, saying it is delaying the processing of COVID-19 tests. Makinde said on Wednesday that this had caused a backlog of 300 out of 775 samples collected. The governor revealed this via his official Twitter handle @seyiamakinde. He apologised to those waiting for the test results and appealed to them to exercise patience while the state government ramped up efforts to source for the chemical required for the process. “Due to a shortage of reagents required to process COVID-19 tests, we currently have a number of pending results. Of the 775 samples collected…
Rev. Fr. Augustine Ashigabu, a Catholic Priest in Nasarawa State, has thanked God for his release, as he narrated his ordeal in the hands of abductors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the priest, who was kidnapped on April 7, regained his freedom on April 9. He told NAN in Garaku on Wednesday that he was kidnapped along Keffi-Gudi-Akwanga road of Nasarawa state. Ashigabu, who is also the Vice Principal of St. Peter’s College, Garaku, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, appreciated God for his safe release. Recounting his experience, the priest also expressed gratitude to his…
By Amosu Adeboye Fifa’s chief doctor has warned against restarting the interrupted 2019-20 campaign and suggested governing bodies prepare for action next season instead. Michel d’Hooghe said “as a doctor” he would be “sceptical” about continuing leagues amid the coronavirus pandemic. The chair of Fifa’s medical committee told BBC Sport: “My proposal is if it is possible, avoid playing competitive football in the coming weeks. “Try to be prepared for the start of good competition next season.” European leagues have until 25 May to tell European governing body Uefa whether they want to complete or cancel their seasons . “There is a…
By Amosu Adeboye, LAGOS Rio Ferdinand has advised Manchester United to move for Saul Niguez, Thomas Partey and Wilfred Ndidi in the summer transfer window. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s rebuilding job at Old Trafford is expected to continue when the market reopens later in the year. The Norwegian has already added Daniel James, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes to his ranks, while also securing Odion Ighalo’s services on loan from Shanghai Shenhua. However, the Red Devils are still considered to be one or two players short of challenging the elite on domestic and European fronts once again, after enduring a…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja A university lecturer and economic expert, Professor Uche Uwaleke has cautioned the Nigerian Government to be wary of the loan facility from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), aimed at supporting the country’s fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. The IMF on Tuesday approved the sum of $3.4 billion to support Nigeria’s COVID-19 fight. The grant is the highest so far to support any member country.The support called Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), is granted to member countries that are not under any IMF programme. But reacting to the development on Tuesday night, Uwaleke said government should apply wisdom in accepting…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Worried by the continued silence on the whereabout of the first Index Case of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) virus patient, Imo state indigenes want Governor Hope Uzodinma to tell the public where the patient is being isolated.Anxiety has mounted in Imo state since the announcement of the first Index Case of Covid-19 patient was belated made public last week as the indigenes fear its spread hence they want to get daily updates on the matter.Unfortunately neither the Imo state Governor (Uzodinma) nor the Chairman of Imo State Task Force on Covid-19, Professor Maurice Iwu…
A 31-year-old nurse, Faith Obinna, has accused medical personnel of St. Raphael Divine Mercy Specialist Hospital, Ikorodu, Lagos State, of stealing her baby moments after delivery. The distraught woman insisted that she delivered twins and that one of them was stolen in the labour room of the hospital, which had before now been fingered in the sale of the body parts of patients who died in the healthcare facility, before she could recover from anaesthesia. According to THE EAGLE ONLINE, Obinna explained that anaesthesia was given to her before a Caesarean Section was carried out on her to bring out…
By Kazeem Qudus, IBADAN Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 195 fresh cases of coronavirus (covid-19).The new confirmed cases spread across 14 states and FCT with Lagos and Kano recording 80 and 38 respectively.With the new cases announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Nigeria’s total cases now stand at 1,532.”195 new cases of #COVID19 reported;80-Lagos38-Kano15-Ogun15-Bauchi11-Borno10-Gombe9-Sokoto5-Edo5-Jigawa2-Zamfara1-Rivers1-Enugu1-Delta1-FCT1-Nasarawa “As at 11:50pm 28th April- 1532 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.”Discharged: 255, Deaths: 44,” @NCDCgov tweeted. #Covid19Nigeria.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that in terms of testing capacity for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, its target is two million Nigerians in three months. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, disclosed this at the daily Presidential Task Force (PTF) Briefing on Tuesday in Abuja while giving an update on COVID-19 management in the country. “The NCDC Laboratory Strategic Group has set itself a target of testing two million people across Nigeria in the next three months,” he said. Iheakweazu disclosed that the two million would come to about 50,000 per state which, he noted,…