Viruses and civilisation
By Obadiah Mailafia THE history of our planet has been a titanic struggle between viruses and human beings. Viruses probably played a role in the disappearance of dinosaurs that failed to adapt to a changing eco-system. The first settled civilisations appeared some 5,000 years ago around Mesopotamia. Then we had the predominantly black civilisation of […]
COVID-19: FG worries over rise in positive cases
Blames rise on non-compliant of lockdown orders, treatment in unapproved health facilities, others Agrees to increase Hazard allowance, insurance for health workers By Chioma Obinna The Federal Government yesterday expressed worry over the increasing cases of COVID-19 positives in the country, blaming the rise on non-compliant of lockdown orders, unauthorised treatment of COVID-19 persons in […]
Buhari signs COVID-19 proclamation order on Lagos, FCT, others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the Proclamation Order on the General Management of COVID-19 in Lagos, Ogun, Kano, the Federal Capital Territory, and other states in the country as contained in his Monday’s nationwide broadcast. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja, […]
COVID-19: FG begins payment of upgraded hazard allowances to health workers
The Federal Government says it has commenced the payment of the Upgraded Hazard allowances for frontline health workers fighting against the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Nigeria.
Lagos, FCT, Ogun COVID-19 lockdown ends May 4 – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday relaxed the COVID-19 induced lockdown in Lagos, Ogun, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with effect from May 4. The President, who gave the directive in a nationwide broadcast on the COVID-19 situation in the country, also announced a two-week total lockdown of Kano State. The lockdown of Kano, a […]
700 die in Iran after drinking alcohol to cure coronavirus
More than 700 people have died in Iran after ingesting toxic methanol, erroneously thinking it can cure the new coronavirus. The national coroner’s authority said that alcohol poisoning killed 728 Iranians between February 20 and April 7. Last year there were only 66 deaths from alcohol poisoning, according to the report. Alcohol poisoning has seen […]
