The Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Saka Haruna, has said the state is under pressure to declare that it has COVID-19 cases where there is none. The commissioner made the claims in a statement on Thursday. He, however, said the state would not succumb to the pressure. He said that as the state commissioner…
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday indicated that Nigeria was making headway in getting local cures for COVID-19. The PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, gave this indication at the task force press conference in Abuja. He said the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Department of the Federal…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday restrained the Federal Government from taking fresh steps to extradite the former Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, to the United States of America on allegation of complicity in illicit drug deal. Justice Okon Abang, in a judgment, held that no fresh application for Kashamu’s…
Big Brother Naija former housemate Teddy A has taken out time to celebrate his first child, Jaiden who is 7 years today, 7th of May. Recall that the father of two once described the birth of his son as one of the high points of his life. He also listed the day he got his…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, addressing reporters in Bauchi on May 6, 2020. Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has defended his position on the use of chloroquine and Zithromax to treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in the state. He insisted that he has no regret for his comments, despite the objection by the National Agency for…
Japan on Thursday authorized the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat coronavirus patients, the government said, with an eye to approving another medication Avigan this month. This makes Japan the second country to approve the drug after US regulators authorized it on Friday for emergency use against severe cases of COVID-19. “Remdesivir was approved under exceptional…
Ahead of PDP Primary and gubernatorial election on October 10, 2020, in Ondo State, not less than 21 members of the Executive members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State appended their signatures in an endorsement paper in support of Banji Ben Okunomo, popularly known as BBO, as…
At least 10 persons at the Lagos state government house in Marina have tested positive for COVID-19. Akin Abayomi, the commissioner for health, broke the news in two tweets on Thursday afternoon. Abayomi said the development made Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor, and Joke, his wife, to undergo another test for the disease. He said the…
The Federal Government, in partnership with states, is set to start feeding schoolchildren in their home, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, announced on Wednesday. On April 8, The PUNCH reported that the Federal Government had finalised plans with state governments to start feeding schoolchildren in their respective homes. Speaking on…
Airlines in Nigeria are losing about N17bn monthly as a result of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak across the country, the Federal Government said on Wednesday. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said this while speaking in Abuja at the daily briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. “We (the aviation sector) are…