COVID-19: Edo records 82 new cases in 72 hours – Official
The Edo government says it has recorded 82 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths from the disease in the last 72 hours. The state’s COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr Andrew Obi, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Monday in Benin. READ ALSO:COVID-19: FG to review Safety Protocols, School Resumption date He said that in […]
Service Chiefs: People don’t see what Buhari is seeing— Garba Shehu
With the rise in the number of deaths, kidnapping, banditry, rape and other insecurity issues bedeviling the country, and of course the call for the sack of service chiefs, Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has said that Buhari sees what critics and every other person do not see […]
COVID-19: Lack of sponsorship hampering NIPRD’s efforts in vaccine production-Adigwe
By Joseph Erunke THE National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, NIPRD, has attributed its inability to produce a vaccine to tackle pandemics in the country to lack of sponsorship. This was as it expressed displeasure over what it referred to as “underutilisation of human resources and capacity in the institute due to lack of […]
How Ministry of Health mismanaged N4.6bn Ebola fund ― Senate
By Henry Umoru – Abuja The Senate has uncovered how the Ministry of Health mismanaged a total sum of N4.6 billion fund that was meant to tackle Ebola scourge in Nigeria. The Senator Matthew Urhoghide, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo South led Senate Committee on Public Accounts is raising the alarm of how the money […]
Senate committee on Army lauds treatment, care on wounded soldiers
The Senate Committee on Army has lauded the medical treatment on wounded soldiers at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna. The soldiers were wounded by insurgents during the fight against terrorists. Sen. Abdu Kwari, a member of the committee, who visited the hospital, said the committee was encouraged by the care given to the […]
Yellow Fever: Experts urge Bauchi, others to be proactive in fighting disease
By Charly Agwam – Bauchi The scourge of Yellow Fever has become a reccuring event in Bauchi state. As recent as November 2020, an outbreak of the disease claimed eight lives in Ganjuwa local government area. According to the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA), 23 people died from yellow fever attack, the previous […]
