The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Friday, said that Chinese doctors, nurses and medical experts would arrive in Nigeria in a few days to assist in the fight against COVID-19. The minister said this during a briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. Cases in Nigeria have reached 210 as…
Weeks after the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control approved the use of chloroquine for the clinical trial treatment of the coronavirus disease, states affected by the wide-spreading virus have yet to signify interest to embrace the initiative, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The Director General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, on Friday told Saturday…
The Lagos State Government has discharged four coronavirus patients, bringing the total number of discharged persons in the state to 23. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this at a news conference on Friday. The state had earlier discharged 19 patients. Confirming the development, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos tweeted, “More great news from…
The federal government through Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says corpses of persons who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) cannot be claimed by their families for burial. He said such corpses would be handled by the ministry of health because they are contagious. He said this while speaking at a News Agency of…
Queen Elizabeth II will make a special broadcast this weekend to Britain and the Commonwealth on the coronavirus pandemic, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. “The televised address will be broadcast at 8 pm (1900 GMT) on Sunday 5th April 2020. The address was recorded at Windsor Castle,” a statement said. The queen, 93, has made…
Several churches, including homes, have collapsed in Mbayongo Ward, Katsina-Ala local government area of Benue State which shares a boundary with southern Taraba. A woman was killed and many injured to the disaster. Properties and equipment estimated at millions of naira were destroyed. Jonathan Agbidyeh, a House of Assemblymember representing Katsina-Ala east Constituency where the…
The Nigerian Communications Commission has warned Nigerians, especially telecoms consumers, not to fall prey to a fraudulent message being spread on the Internet by a fraudulent website. The commission, in a statement on Thursday, identified the fake website as https://covid-19-fg-grant.blogspot.com/?=1, saying it was asking Nigerians to apply for a free Internet bundle, claiming it was…
Hours after gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen killed three persons in Ancha community in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, seven other persons have again been hacked and burnt to death in the neighboring Hukke village in the same local government area. The spokesman for Miango Youth Development Association, Mr. Lawrence Zongo, who…
A man has been confirmed dead in Abia State after being crushed by a billboard that fell during a storm in the state. The incident which occurred on Wednesday, April 1 at Osisioma Junction in Aba, left another seriously injured and fighting for his life. It was further gathered that two occupants of a tricycle popularly known…
The Rivers State Police has arrested and prosecuted over 100 residents of the state for violating a lockdown order issued by the state government. Recall that Governor Nyesom Wike had announced the closure of land and sea borders in the state and a ban on vehicles entering or leaving the state. He also announced the setting…