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COVID-19: FG restricts Passengers from Brazil, India, Turkey

2May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria

COVID-19: FG restricts Passengers from Brazil, India, Turkey

The Federal Government has resolved to deny non-Nigerian passport holders and non-residents who visited Brazil, India or Turkey within 14 days entry into Nigeria. This decision was part of the decisions reached by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 following increasing cases of COVID-19 and fatalities in some parts of the world. The committee’s chairman, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this in a statement titled ‘Travel advisory for passengers arriving Nigeria from Brazil, India and Turkey.’ According to the statement, the travel advisory shall take effect from Tuesday while it shall be subjected to review after an initial period of four weeks. The guidelines read in part, “Non-Nigerian passport holders and non-residents who visited Brazil, India or Turkey within days pr...

Gov Ganduje Set to Establish Centre for Hermaphrodites in Kano

23Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Gov Ganduje Set to Establish Centre for Hermaphrodites in Kano

The Government of Kano state has expressed readiness to establish a hermaphrodite centre for people with intersex complications in the state. A statement by the Abba Anwar, spokesman to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje said the project would be carried out in collaboration with the TETFund Centre of Excellence of Usman Sanfodiyo University, Sokoto, UDUS. A hermaphrodite is a person with both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics. According to Anwar, Ganduje made the disclosure on Wednesday during a visit of seven people from the UDUS centre who successfully underwent surgical operations, fully funded by the state government. The seven people were received at a special session of the State Executive Council, People’s Gazette learnt. Ganduje was quoted to have s...

Femi Adesina: Hounding the President, Will They Ever Learn?

23Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Femi Adesina: Hounding the President, Will They Ever Learn?

From Sunday afternoon till evening, I was harried and harassed with phone calls by some people in the media. Can you please confirm the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari? He came into the country on Thursday, and he hasn’t been seen since then. Information at our disposal says his health has taken a turn for the worse. I wondered where the falsity was coming from. But patiently, I tried to respond to the enquiries, reasoning with the callers that the President came back to the country early Thursday evening, in the full glare of Nigerians. He even granted an interview at the airport, saying his routine medical checks went well. On Friday, he was in the office, and equally attended the Jumat service. Saturday was for rest and time with the family. So from where did the perni...

No COVID-19 Deaths Recorded in Nine Days – NCDC

21Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

No COVID-19 Deaths Recorded in Nine Days – NCDC

The Nigerian Center for Disease Control reported zero COVID-19-related deaths for the ninth consecutive day as the nation’s fatality toll remains 2,061. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the country last registered a COVID-19-related death on April 11. It reports that aside from April 11, the number of reported deaths in week 14, which was April 6, was two from two states. NAN reports that cumulatively since the outbreak began in week 9, 2020, there have been reported 2,061 deaths with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 1.3 per cent. NCDC said it conducted 1,870,915 COVID-19 tests since Feb. 27, 2020, adding that 120 infections were registered as of Tuesday, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 164,423...

Why I Won’t Take COVID Vaccine – Oyedepo

18Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Religion

Why I Won’t Take COVID Vaccine – Oyedepo

The Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church, aka Winners’ Chapel, David Oyedepo, has defended his decision not to take the COVID-19 vaccine. The clergy during his sermon at the church’s Covenant Hour of Prayer programme, described the vaccine as illegal. Oyedepo affirmed that despite the world’s confusion about the situation, the church has the answer, Punch reports. Recall that Nigeria had in March commenced vaccination with 3.924 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine doses. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency said over one million doses of the vaccine had so far been administered across the country. Nigeria has recorded over 160,000 COVID-19 infections and more than 2,000 related deaths. But Oyedepo said, "I have never seen a generation where you for...

Killer fruit juice: Kano confirms 10 dead, 400 hospitalised, Lagos, Cross River, Sokoto warn residents

16Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Safety

Killer fruit juice: Kano confirms 10 dead, 400 hospitalised, Lagos, Cross River, Sokoto warn residents

The Kano State Government on Thursday said 10 people had died and 400 others hospitalised after drinking a poisonous fruit juice. The state government had last month said the poisonous fruit juice claimed three lives and led to the hospitalisation of 183 others. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, in a video recording made available to journalists in Kano on Thursday, stated that out of 400 people hospitalised, 50 persons were undergoing treatment for kidney-related ailments. As the Kano State Government gave an update on the killer drink, Lagos, Katsina, Cross River, Sokoto and Osun state governments urged residents to be vigilant before consuming any fruit drink. Although they urged residents not to panic, they advised them to check the expiry dates of dr...

11Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Resident Doctors Suspend Strike

The striking Nigerian doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors has announced the suspension of its ten days old national strike. This was confirmed by Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, the National President of the Association in an interview with Vanguard on Saturday. Okhuaihesuyi said the suspension of the strike was informed by their responsibility to citizens and due to the meeting of some of its demands by the Federal Government. He said the decision was reached after a series of long hours of meetings with various stakeholders in the health sector. He said, “We have suspended the strike to show our patriotism to Nigerians. The government has met some of our demands and they have assured us that all our needs will be met. “We are working on a press st...

Lagos State Govt. Eases Restrictions on Social Gatherings, Event Centres

10Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Lagos State Govt. Eases Restrictions on Social Gatherings, Event Centres

The Lagos State Government has eased restrictions on social gatherings and event centres across the state. This was contained in a press statement titled ‘Lagos State Government eases restrictions on social and event centres’, on Friday. The statement was signed by Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile Yusuff, and the Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola. “The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, after due consultation and deliberations with relevant stakeholders and MDA’s including The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and Lagos State Safety Commission has approved the further easing of social centres across the State with immediate effect,” it added. Meanwhile, Akinbile-Yusuff and Mojo...

Why I Chose to Receive Treatment in Nigerian Hospital, Rather Than Travel Abroad – Aisha Buhari

9Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Why I Chose to Receive Treatment in Nigerian Hospital, Rather Than Travel Abroad – Aisha Buhari

First Lady Aisha Buhari has adduced her rationale behind favouring receiving treatment at a private clinic in Nigeria over going to London, United K after she fell ill. Aisha Buhari explained the state of Aso Rock Clinic at the time in the book: ‘Aisha Buhari: Being Different’. The book is authored by Hajo Sani, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs, which is a biography of the First Lady. Sani wrote, “Another issue that stirred controversy was her statement on 9 October 2017, at a stakeholders’ meeting on Reproductive Maternal, Nutrition, Child Advocacy and Health, and Nutrition (RMNCAHN) at the State House, Abuja, in which she spoke about issues of national importance concerning healthcare services. She found it appalling that when she fel...

7Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Interview, News, Nigeria

Doctors’ Strike: You have No Justification for Strike – FG

The Federal Government on Wednesday stated that the National Association of Resident Doctors has lost all moral and legal grounds to continue its seven-day-old strike, urging them to call off the action. In a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said the Federal Government has not only “substantially met the seven-point demand by NARD, it has also demonstrated transparency in their implementation.” He noted, “The House Officers have started receiving their payments in the federal government teaching hospitals and federal medical centres across the federation. I spoke with the Accountant General of the Federation as well as with two Chief medical directors of teaching hospitals this morning and they confirmed payment to house officers. ...