….Targets 40 per cent population reach in 2021 The Federal Government is painstakingly exploring multiple sources and cheaper but effective COVID-19 vaccines. Chairman, Technical Working Group for the therapy, Dr. Bassey Okposen, who dropped the hint in an exclusive interview with The Guardian in Abuja, said besides the COVAX facility spearheaded by Global Alliance for […]
Cholera outbreak has killed at least eight people in Lagelu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Oyo State. The LCDA Secretary, Mudashiru Quamardeen, confirmed this to journalists yesterday in Ibadan. This was contrary to the denial by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bashir Bello, who claimed that investigations already conducted revealed that nobody died […]
The Lagos State Government on Saturday shutdown the Cubana nightclub in Ikeja for flouting COVID-19 protocols. “The Lagos State Safety Commission @safety_lasg just sealed CUBANA Ikeja and a few other facilities for non-compliance to the State Government COVID-19 protocols,” the Lagos State Safety Commission tweeted on its handle. COVID19 LAGOS – The Lagos State Safety […]
Governor Hope Uzodimma has ordered the closure of Imo State Secretariat effective Monday, December 21, citing the resurgence in COVID-19 cases in the country. The closure was a few days too soon for the Christmas and New Year holidays. In a statewide broadcast on Sunday, December 20, Uzodimma outlined the dangers of the fresh spike […]
The Honourable Speaker, Niger State House of Assembly, Hon. Bawa Bwari and two other members have tested positive for COVID-19. Confirming the incident, the State Hon. Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Idris confirmed to Tribune Online via telephone call on Sunday in Minna, the State capital. Also, the member representing Bida 2, […]
The Kaduna State Government has limited the service hour of churches and mosques to one hour in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state. This was contained in a statement shared by the Kaduna governor , Nasir El -Rufai , on Sunday . According to the statement , civil servants from […]
Lagos State Governor , Babajide Sanwo- Olu, says the people of the state cannot afford yet another total lockdown as Lagos enters the second wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The economic capital of Nigeria was locked down for over five weeks between March and May this year as part of measures to curb the […]
Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic said Friday he had tested positive for Covid-19, a week after he attended an EU summit in Brussels. The summit is believed to be where French President Emmanuel Macron caught the virus, leading a host of European leaders and top French officials to go into self-isolation. “Today, I am one […]
• Proffer Solutions To Avert Second Wave • NAFDAC To Monitor Vaccines To Safeguard Nigerians’ Health • Moves To Increase Local Drugs Manufacturing From 30 To 70% With rising cases of COVID-19 and looming second wave and talk of possible second lockdown days ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations, many Nigerians, including medical […]
….orders civil servants to work from home The Lagos State Governor , Babajide Sanwo – Olu, has ordered civil servants from Grade Level 14 and below to work from home. He also asked the worship centres not to hold services for more than two hours, adding that no gathering must exceed 50 per cent of […]
