COVID-19 test results of voluntary returnees is not for public consumption – NCDC
NCDC DG, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu The Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu on Thursday said the agency does not share test results of individuals publicly…
COVID-19: NAFDAC DG calls for policy to ban importation of drugs, compel Nigerians to look inward
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General, National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has noted that Nigeria had been a slave to China and India in terms of drug reliance,…
Leah Sharibu marks 17th birthday in captivity: Group knocks FG for inaction
Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise, has called for more accountability by government on issues of child protection and friendliness on the occasion of Leah Sharibu’s 17th birthday which she…
Customs seizes 1,553 smuggled items worth N17.6bn in Q1
In sustenance of its anti-smuggling drive, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 1,553 smuggled items of different products with Duty Paid Valued placed at N17.6 billion in the first…
COVID-19: OPC donates N3m to South West states, Kwara, Kogi
The Oodua Peoples Congress on Wednesday donated N3 million for food and procurement of essential items to patients of the deadly COVID-19 disease across the six states of the South…
Dokpesi, two grandchildren discharged: Says ‘we’re given anti-malaria medication’
High Chief Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi and two of his grandchildren have been discharged from Gwagwalada Medical Centre where he and 8 other members of his family were admitted for Covid-19…
NGF demands stepping down of Infectious Diseases Bill, tasks States to increase COVID-19 testing capacity
The governors of the 36 states of the Federation have demanded that the Infectious Diseases Bill be stepped down until all necessary procedures were followed. The call was part of…
China calls U.S. accusations of hacking in COVID-19 research “slander”
China’s foreign ministry, asked about China-linked hackers breaking into U.S. COVID-19 research, said China opposed what it called slander from the United States. Reuters reports that the Chinese Foreign ministry’s…
Oil demand expected to fall by 8.6 mbpd – IEA
Oil demand is still set for a record fall in 2020, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday, but it trimmed its forecast for the drop citing easing…
Uber to lower number of passengers allowed on its standard rides, release updates to its driver, rider app
Uber Technologies, Inc. on Wednesday said it will require drivers, delivery workers and riders globally to wear a mask as countries around the world begin easing restrictions aimed at curbing…