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By Dr. James King “I wanted to be silent about this. But since it’s already on Radio and TV stations, ..and the concerns about my health by many who have reached out, …it has become imperative for me to tell my COVID-19 mileu. Here’s the story… One Alhaji BZ (not real names initials) came to our hospital. He had COVID-19. ...
April, 2020
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16 April
COVID-19: FCT’s new guidelines on lockdown, reduces market days
Authority in Abuja have noticed that the lockdown is not so effective again in FCT, and new directives are out to control the deteriorating situation. “Market operational days are henceforth reduced to two days in a week namely Wednesdays and Saturdays only; “Residents should patronize only neighborhood markets as movement from one district to the other now constitutes a violation ...
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16 April
Ndume accuses C’ttee on COVID-19 palliatives of corruption, wants it disbanded
The senator representing Borno South at the Senate, Ali Ndume has accused the Presidential Committee on the distribution of COVID-19 palliatives of corruption. Ndume, who is the Chairman Senate Committee on Army has, therefore, called for the disbandment of the committee. He made the allegation and call when he addressed newsmen in Maiduguri on Tuesday. According to the senator, the ...
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16 April
Coronavirus: INTERPOL busts 1.5 million euro face masks fraud traced to Nigeria
The INTERPOL says it has foiled a coordinated multinational face masks supply fraud worth Eur 1.5 million linked to Nigeria. The International Criminal Police Organisation in a statement on its website on Tuesday said the scheme involved the use of compromised emails, advance payment fraud, and money laundering. The alleged fraudsters use the global scarcity of medical supplies following the ...
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16 April
FG releases N200bn to power sector to improve supply – NNPC,GMD
Mr Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) says the Federal Government has made payment of over N200 billion to the power sector towards improving electricity supply. Kyari disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday shortly after a closed door meeting involving the NNPC team, Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman ...
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16 April
Tinubu urges FG to pay emergency relief funds to households through BVN
National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, has urged Federal Government to make cash payments to households through Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerians. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, gave the advice in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday. He said payments could be made quickly by ...
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16 April
Covid positive gov, El-Rufai Chairs exco meeting from quarantine
The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, chaired a virtual meeting of the State Executive Council for the first time since he was diagnosed. And he has debunk rumours that he has tested negative. He said he was still under isolation for testing positive to COVID-19 and is yet to be cleared of the disease. That he will personally announce ...
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16 April
Lagos cosmetic surgery clinic sealed off after complaints by clients
A cosmetic surgery clinic, Med Contour Cosmetic, located on Lekki Phase One, Lagos, has been sealed on the suspicion that the clinic was engaging in cosmetic medical procedures that seem not to comply with applicable standards of care. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), on Wednesday, sealed it off. The decision to close down the clinic, located on ...
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15 April
Identity of 1st Health Worker in Nigeria to die of contacting Corona from patient
Chugbo is the first health worker in Nigeria to die of the disease. He had allegedly managed a COVID-19 patient who later died on April 3. Dr Chugbo was rushed to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) where he died. He was a staff of the hospital before joining the private sector. The Chief Medical Director, LUTH, Prof. Chris Bode ...
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15 April
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Victims Surpasses 400, With 34 New Cases..list by states
Thirty-four new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed by the NCDC, taking Nigeria’s total infections to 407. The NCDC confirmed this on Wednesday evening via a statement on Twitter. According to the agency, of the 34 cases, 18 were found in Lagos, 12 in Kano and two in Katsina while Delta, Niger recorded one each. A total of 128 persons ...
