…launches Eko Telemed to reduce risk of infection among residents …as RETEAN distributes 2,420 relief packages to members, residents By Olasunkanmi Akoni Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has released N13.8 million to three local governments for the execution of the daily feeding of 100,000 youths through local food vendors, as part of measures to cushion the effect […]

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, yesterday announced that he had recovered from coronavirus. This came as the governor issued an amendment to the Quarantine Regulations requiring everyone in the state to wear a face mask when going out of the home or workplace.

By Adeola Badru The Vice-Chancellor, Technical University, Ibadan, Prof. Ayobami Salami, has said the institution is on the verge of producing ventilator to support Oyo State government in its fight against novel Coronavirus in the state. Professor Ayobami disclosed this while presenting renewable face masks produced by the institution as support to the government in […]

By David Royal The 36 states governors, on Wednesday, resorted to adopting a two-week inter-state lockdown as measures aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus pandemic across the country. This was concluded during the sixth teleconference led by Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, during which the governors harped on the need to decentralise the […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday that there were “worrying upward trends” in early epidemics in parts of Africa and Central and South America, warning that opening up global travel needed to be managed carefully. WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus told Geneva journalists in a virtual on Wednesday. “Most countries are still in the […]

By Vincent Ujumadu A former diplomat, Mr. Oseloka Obaze has urged the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, and the Federal government to focus more attention to the highly populated northern state of Kano following the rapid rate at which the coronavirus pandemic was spreading there. In a statement in Awka, Obaze, who is also […]

By David Royal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 108 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 981. The NCDC made this known on Thursday night in the latest report posted on its verified Twitter handle. “On the 23rd […]

By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA – Abia state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has announced the closure of a private hospital where the two index cases of the COVID-19 in the state received Medical attention earlier, before referral to the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Umuahia. Ikpeazu stated that all the medical doctors, nurses and patients in the […]

The members of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) at a meeting held on Wednesday had agreed to implement inter-state lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. Coronavirus has spread to 25 states in Nigeria and the FCT. As at 11:25 pm, 21st April, there are 782 confirmed cases of the […]

By Dapo Akinrefon THE Oodua Progressive Union, OPU, on Wednesday, donated about N5 million to South-West states— Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti— to cushion the effects of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Kwara and Kogi states also benefitted from the largesse. The fund, which was directly deposited into each state’s COVID-19 committees’ accounts, is […]

The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, has disclosed that the state has recorded two new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and one death, reassuring that the state government has intensified measures to prevent further spread of the virus. Okundia, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, said Edo now has 17 confirmed cases, […]

By David Royal Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has fully recovered from coronavirus (COVID-19). You would recall that El-Rufai had tested positive for coronavirus on March 28, 2020, and confirmed his test results in a recorded video released on Kaduna state government social media accounts. He went into self-isolation as required by the […]

By Vincent Ujumadu Awka – THE only coronavirus pandemic case recorded in Anambra State has been discharged after his second confirmation test showed negative. The state governor, Chief Willie Obiano announced the cheering news during a broadcast to the people of the state yesterday. Obiano said: “In my last address to you on Saturday, April […]

By Victor Young Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, has warned that only practical policy measures to address the demand and supply shocks can help in addressing the rising inflation rate, as well as stimulating the economy ahead of the potential recession. NECA contends that early containment measures coupled with various fiscal and monetary interventions by […]

As the coronavirus pandemic bears down on vulnerable nations in Africa and South Asia, experts say there are only weeks to help fill chronic shortages of what medics need to help people breathe. Not ventilators, but oxygen itself. Medical oxygen is a core component of the life-saving therapies hospitals are giving patients with severe cases […]