COVID-19: NMA working with other medical bodies to validate some mass screening kits
Nigeria’s Health System Is Weak, We Cannot Afford To Get Overwhelmed – NMA President NMA President, Dr Fancis Faduyile, recommends mass screening of Nigerians to curb the spread of COVID-19…
Olabode George: Lagos lockdown is breeding hunger virus; wants more palliatives
A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, Chief Olabode George, has raised the red flag, warning that the lockdown in Lagos is already breeding a hunger virus worse than the Covid-19….
Osinbajo, others meet in Aso Rock, plot strategy for post-Covid-19 survival
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, presided over the meeting of the Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) set up to address the economic fallout of the…
Oyo records first Covid-19 death, fear grows over community transmission
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says the state has recorded its first COVID-19 death. Makinde made the death public on his Twitter handle at about 11:30 pm on Wednesday….
26% of Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases from ‘unknown source’ – NCDC
Twenty-six per cent or 203 of the 782 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria as of April 21 are from unknown sources, according to a report by the Nigeria Centre for…
COVID-19: State governors agree on a 2 week inter-State lockdown
The 36 state governors in Nigeria have recommended a two-week national inter-state lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The decision was taken during a meeting of…
Covid-19: You’ll be flogged if you don’t wear face mask – Umahi warns
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi on Wednesday warned that public movement would not be allowed in the state without wearing of face masks. Umahi gave the warning in Abakaliki during…
Guild of Editors: Umahi’s action is disgraceful and disgusting
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has described the action of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State as disgraceful and disgusting and an attempt at gagging free speech. Umahi had…