The family of the late Commissioner for Health, Enugu State, Prof. Anthony Ugochukwu, has formally announced his death. A statement signed on behalf of the family by Dr. Kingsley C. Ugochukwu, said the late Commissioner, whose sad event took place on the 3rdof April, 2020, died “after a prolonged but valiant battle with chronic kidney…
The 14-day lockdown currently being observed in Lagos may be extended, according to the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The governor made the comment on Saturday during a briefing with journalists. He said a decision would be arrived at depending on how things unfold in the coming days. He said, “If there’s a need to extend…
The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning on Twitter during the week appealed to US billionaire, Elon Musk, to assist Nigeria with 100 to 500 ventilators for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Following public criticism, the tweet was deleted and the ministry apologised for it, describing it as regrettable. President, Nigerian Medical Association,…
The Lagos State Government has announced that a 36-year-old man died of coronavirus in the state. The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made the announcement via his Twitter handle on Sunday. He said that the Nigerian died on Saturday in a private facility. Abayomi confirmed the death as the second coronavirus fatality recorded in Lagos….
China has sold nearly four billion masks to foreign countries since March, officials said Sunday, as they tried to stem widespread fears over the quality of medical exports. Despite Chinese cases dwindling, Beijing has encouraged factories to increase the production of medical supplies as the pandemic kills over 60,000 globally and parts of the world…
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Sunday pardoned more than 5,600 prisoners and ordered their release in stages to avoid contagion in the country’s overcrowded jails. The justice ministry said the 5,654 detainees that would be freed were selected based in their age, health, good conduct and length of detention. They would be released in stages…
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, his Deputy Engineer Benson Abounu and Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, David Olofu turned out negative after undergoing a test for Coronavirus. In a statement released by the Governor’s Spokesperson Terver Akase, Ortom who expressed delight of having no new case of Coronavirus in the state, encouraged other Benue residents…
The CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) is releasing more information about the coronavirus, revealing that as many as 25% of people infected but showing no symptoms are spreading the virus. The new findings are leading the CDC to broaden the range of who needs to wear medical masks, as they previously stated that…
The Osun State government has launched a manhunt for six persons with confirmed infection of COVID-19 who escaped from an isolation center in Ejigbo on Friday night. The six persons belong to a cluster of COVID-19 cases who returned to their hometown, Ejigbo, from Ivory Coast last week and were quarantined by the state government….
Seun Kuti has shared his thoughts about the Nigerian system, which he said has pushed many graduates into taking up a career they never studied in the university. The singer stated that Coronavirus is a wakeup call, as Nigerians really need to start reassessing what value is in the world today. Seun Kuti wrote; When…