Bauchi: Respite in Azare as 41 patients test negative for COVID-19
By Charly Agwam – Bauchi The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Azare said it has discharged 41 coronavirus patients from its isolation centre after they tested negative for Covid-19. Chairman, Rapid Response Team on COVID-19 Azare centre, Dr Auwalu Saminu Jibrin said he was pleased with the pace of the patient’s recovery, while also relating how […]
Nurse ends up in quarantine after sneaking out of Nairobi to visit lover
Video: Citizen Digital A Kenyan nurse has been quarantined after travelling from the capital, Nairobi, to Nakuru town in the Rift Valley region to visit her boyfriend under the pretext of going to offer essential services. The government has restricted travel in and out of Nairobi except for cargo trucks to curb the spread of […]
COVID-19: Seychelles virus-free with full recoveries, no death
Another island nation, Seychelles, has attained virus-free status after the Health Ministry announced full recoveries as of Monday, May 18. The country becomes the third in recent times to achieve the feat behind Mauritius and Eritrea. The last cabinet meeting held on May 13 largely focused on COVID-19 containment efforts in the country as a […]
Medical workers constitute 11% of Coronavirus cases in Germany — Report
Around 20,000 staff in hospitals, aged care, and nursing homes have contracted the novel coronavirus in Germany, accounting for around 11 per cent of total cases in the country, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported on Tuesday. At the height of the disease outbreak in mid-April, more than 230 doctors, nurses, and employees in the healthcare […]
Chris Oyakhilome’s TV station sanctioned in UK over COVID-19 claims
A TV channel in the UK owned by one of Nigeria’s most flamboyant evangelical pastors has been sanctioned by Ofcom, the broadcasting authority in London, BBC reports. According to BBC, the authority punished Chris Oyakhilome’s Loveworld Limited, which runs the Loveworld channel that can be viewed in the UK, “after a news programme and a […]
Report says 11% of German coronavirus cases are medical workers
Around 20,000 staff in hospitals, aged care, and nursing homes have contracted the novel coronavirus in Germany, accounting for around 11 per cent of total cases in the country, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Stakeholders task FG On transparency in bid round for Nigeria’s marginal oil fields
Stakeholders in the oil and gas sector have said that previous bid rounds in Nigeria’s marginal oil fields revealed a sharp decline in interest from serious investors, both local and foreign.
COVID-19: Delta raises alarm over illegal entry of persons into state
Delta State Government, yesterday raised the alarm over illegal entry of persons, suspected to be from the Northern part of Nigeria despite the interstate lockdown order of the Federal Government, aimed at containing the spread of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic in the country.
TETFund, Morgan State University, USA agree strategic partnership
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has just secured a historic agreement with the Morgan State University in Maryland, USA. The Morgan State University (MSU) President, David K. Wilson, announced the new educational collaboration with TETFund. The five-year agreement will create a pathway for Nigerian students to study in the U.S. and pursue a Morgan […]
People Talk: On FG school feeding programme during lockdown (2)
By Abosede Adelaja “To be candid, the whole idea behind the School Feeding Programme is commendable, and the fact that it targets the children makes it lovely one. “However, I really do not think that’s what Federal Government should be prioritizing at present.” -Oladotun Roy, Consultant “The school feeding programme has been a scam scheme […]
Woman, 62, dies in Rivers palliative sharing stampede
By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT: A woman identified as Mrs. Florence Onuobodo, has lost her life in Elele Kingdom, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State in a stamped that occurred during the sharing of state government’s Covid-19 palliative in the area. The Rivers State Government had delivered food palliatives to Elele Kingdom in the […]
