Ondo begins mass production of face masks
Following the plan to make face marks wearing compulsory for the people of the state, the Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday, said government had commenced mass production of the masks. The governor also disclosed that the military man who first contracted the disease in the state had tested negative. Akeredolu, who addressed…
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Buhari should provide good health care –Afenifere
As Nigerians react to the death of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Abba Kyari, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, said, on Sunday, the government should provide sound health-care system for the citizens . The Secretary General of the association, Sehinde Arogbofa, who spoke with our correspondent, said, “The death of Abba Kyari…
Fix hospitals to honour Kyari, Falana tells Buhari
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, said on Sunday the greatest tribute the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), could pay to the 19 deceased victims of COVID-19 in Nigeria, including his former Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, who died on Friday, was for governments at all levels to fix public…
CAN declares one week daily prayers against COVID-19
Friday Olokor, Abuja The Christian Association of Nigeria has directed all its members nationwide to dedicate 30 minutes each day for the next seven days to praise God in the fight against coronavirus. The organisation said the prayer session should commence with effect from Monday, April 20 to Sunday April 26, 2020. The President of…
Four LASUTH nurses in isolation after death of COVID-19 patient
he Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) says it has placed four of its nurses in isolation after their contact with a patient who died from complications of COVID-19. In an interview with NAN, Tokunboh Fabamwo, chief medical director of LASUTH, said the step was taken in line with standard practice. The hospital had earlier…
Osinbajo: Buhari concerned about problems associated with lockdown
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says President Muhammadu Buhari is seriously concerned about problems associated with the lockdown. Buhari had ordered a 14-day lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory to contain the spread of coronavirus. Speaking with an NTA correspondent after meeting the president, Osinbajo said Buhari is concerned about the problems associated…
Chinese doctors ready for consultations through video conference –CCECC
The 14 Chinese doctors who arrived in Abuja on Wednesday are being quarantined at a compound in the Idu area of Abuja. The facility is owned by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation which facilitated their trip to Nigeria. The isolation compound, it was gathered, was inspected and vetted by the Ministry of Health officials…
Fear grips medical workers as LUTH, UITH isolate 40
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba and the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital have put no fewer than 40 health workers, including doctors and nurses, in isolation following their contact with people infected with COVID-19. LUTH’s Chairman of the Medical Advisory Council, Prof Wasiu Adeyemo, on Tuesday, told journalists that 12 workers of the health…
Chinese medical experts arrive Nigeria, April 8
THE medical aids and professionals provided by the Chinese government to assist Nigeria combat coronavirus (COVID-19) will arrive on Wednesday, April 8. The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, CCECC, the main contractor handling the rail modernisation programme of the federal government, facilitating the assistance of the medical experts announced Tuesday night in a statement in…
Coronavirus: Why Buhari ordered lock-down of Ogun, Abuja and Lagos – Osagie
Nigeria is planning to use the latest movement restrictions imposed by President Muhammadu Buhari on two states and Abuja to identify those who may have been exposed to COVID-19, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said. The restrictions are also to prevent further spread of the virus, he said. Mr Ehanire said on…