By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau The National President of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Francis Faduyile has frowned at lack of capacity to carry out adequate nationwide testing for novel Coronavirus (Covid-19). He thinks that the relevant Federal Government ministries and agencies like the Federal Ministry of Health and Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) under the supervision of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 Pandemic are not undertaking adequate testing for Covid-19 nationwide. Dr. Faduyile who spoke this morning on ‘Kakaaki’, a current affairs programme on African Independent Television (AIT) argued that lack of adequate testing has ensured…
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By Ayo Oye, ABUJA Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s son, Mohammed, is finally free of coronavirus (Covid-19) and has been discharged from Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital, Abuja. Prompt News reported on Monday that Mohammed had tested negative for coronavirus twice and was due to be discharged. A statement personally signed by Mohammed is reproduced below: Thank You For Your Support And Prayers – Mohammed Atiku Abubakar I, Mohammed Atiku Abubakar, wish to inform Nigerians that I have finally been cleared and discharged after 40 days of coronavirus (Covid19) treatment. My discharge could not have come at a better time than in…
By Kazeem Qudus The total number of confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Nigeria has risen to 1,337. This followed announcement of 64 new cases on Monday night by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, “64 new cases of #COVID19 reported; 34-Lagos15-FCT11-Borno2-Taraba2-Gombe “As at 11:20pm 27th April- 1337 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. “Discharged: 255, deaths: 40” @NCDCgov tweeted.
By Amosu Adeboye Celtic have reignited their 2019 pursuit of Josh Maja as they prepare to battle Rangers for the Bordeaux striker Josh Maja, Football Insider has learned.The Hoops are braced for the possibility of Odsonne Edouard leaving this summer even though they are working to tie him to a new contract as one of three priority deals.A Celtic source has told Football Insider that Maja, 21, is on the club’s radar once again after they were keen on him in January of last year.The Scottish champions tried to lure the London-born striker from Sunderland as they looked to snap…
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday signed the Proclamation Order on the General Management of Covid-19 in Lagos, Ogun, Kano, the Federal Capital Territory and other States in Nigeria as contained in his national broadcast, April 27, 2020.”This was in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 3 of the Quarantine Act, CAP Q2 Laws of the Federation 2004 and all powers enabling him in that behalf,” Presidential Media Adviser, Femi Adesina said in a statement.Prompt News reports that the President in his nationwide broadcast announced extension of lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and FCT by one week.He also imposed a…
Foremost composite e-commerce giant, Konga has launched a partnership with renowned Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturer, Unilever which will see the wide range of products on the brand’s stable placed at the reach of shoppers across the country.Indeed, Unilever is keen to leverage Konga’s massive regional warehousing infrastructure, advanced logistics capabilities and unmatched reach, through its thriving online platform which caters to a growing clientele of online shoppers in search of genuine products at the best prices available in the market. Further increasing the appeal of Konga as a premium vehicle suited to Unilever’s ambition of reaching new and potential…
The Niger government has announced a partial extension of lockdown of the state for another two weeks in order to achieve the desired result of minimising the spread of the Coronavirus. Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger made this disclosure to newsmen after a joint Executive Council and COVID-19 Taskforce meeting in Minna on Monday. He explained the decision reached during the meeting was that “people would now be allowed to move within their immediate environment with compliance with the physical distancing and wearing of the face mask. Bello said that there would no vehicular movement during the lockdown days except…
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba, on Monday announced the confirmation two new cases of COVID-19 in the state by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The latest confirmation takes the total number of cases in the state to Eight. This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Bala Dan-Abu in Jalingo. “Gov. Ishaku wishes to announce the confirmation of two more cases of Coronavirus infection in the state. “The two are the latest confirmed by the National Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) to have tested positive after a laboratory investigation.…
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has reiterated his commitment to ensuring that commercial agriculture remains the backbone of the state’s economy. Makinde stated this when he visited the Akufo Farm settlement in Ido Local Government Area of the state on Monday. He said that his administration was aggregating all comparative advantages in agriculture to advance the state in line with his four cardinal programmes. The governor further said that the Akufo farm settlement would be upgraded to a farm estate, adding that all that would be required to make it functional to maximum capacity would be looked into. Earlier,…
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), on Monday provided some laboratory equipments to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to assist in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.Ms Makiko Okumura, Country Representative of JICA disclosed this in a statement issued by Mrs Damilola Douglas, Public Relations Officer of the agency in Abuja.Okumura said that the agency provided additional capacity development support to laboratories of the NCDC under the project for strengthening detection and response to public health threats in the country.She said that the effort was to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic currently ravaging…