Pascal Arogorn Ibe
- Health
- October 8, 2020
- 230 views
We now have COVID-19 testing labs in all states, says NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there are now COVID-19 testing laboratories across the 36 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). The NCDC disclosed this on Wednesday…
- Health
- October 6, 2020
- 241 views
Dollar Higher After Trump Leaves Hospital
Stock markets diverged Tuesday as investors dwelled on US election uncertainty after President Donald Trump returned to the White House following hospital treatment for COVID-19. Traders reacted to Trump’s discharge…
- Health
- October 6, 2020
- 228 views
Trump To Leave Hospital, Tells Americans Not To ‘Be Afraid of COVID’
President Donald Trump announced he is leaving the hospital Monday where he received emergency treatment for Covid-19, telling Americans, who’ve seen nearly 210,000 people die from the virus this year,…
- Health
- October 4, 2020
- 226 views
COVID-19: Trump may be discharged Monday, says doctor
President Donald Trump has “ continued to improve” as he is treated for Covid- 19 at a military hospital near Washington , his doctors said Sunday, adding that he could…
- Health
- October 3, 2020
- 242 views
COVID-19: Trump to be treated in military hospital
U.S. President Donald Trump is moving to a military hospital for treatment after being diagnosed with COVID-19, the White House said on Friday, as his administration and election campaign scrambled…
- Health , Homicide
- October 2, 2020
- 279 views
70 die, over 6,000 infected with rat fever in Sri Lanka
Seventy people have died and over 6,000 others infected with rat fever in Sri Lanka so far this year, local media reported on Friday, quoting the Epidemiology Unit of the…
- Health
- October 2, 2020
- 251 views
Buhari wishes US President, Trump, family quick recovery
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined all citizens of United States of America in prayers for quick and full recovery of President Donald Trump and his wife, Melanie, who reportedly tested…
- Health
- October 2, 2020
- 284 views
Trump, wife test positive for COVID-19
US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had tested positive for COVID -19 and would quarantine inside the White House during his recovery, cancelling upcoming appearances on the campaign…
- Health
- October 1, 2020
- 271 views
Second Russian virus vaccine passes early trials: report
Early clinical trials of a second Russian coronavirus vaccine have proved successful, its developer said Thursday after Russia boasted of approving the world’s first vaccine. Russia’s Vektor — a top-secret…
- Health
- September 30, 2020
- 360 views
First Person Cured Of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown, Dies
The first person cured of HIV – Timothy Ray Brown – has died from cancer. Brown, who was also known as “the Berlin patient”, was given a bone marrow transplant…
- Health
- September 30, 2020
- 220 views
PTF Excited Over Discovery Of 30-Minute Rapid Test Tools
THE Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has expressed excitement at the impending rollout of 120 million rapid test tools. Chairman of the PTF and Secretary…
- Health
- September 25, 2020
- 255 views
FG Shuts Down Chinese Company Over Water Pollution In Abuja
The federal government has shut down a Chinese company polluting water supply in Karshi area council of the federal capital territory (FCT). The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency…
- Health
- September 24, 2020
- 220 views
NAFDAC confiscates N350,000 worth of fake hand sanitisers in Bauchi
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Bauchi State Office, says it has seized cartons of fake hand sanitizers worth N350,000 in some super markets and…
- Health
- September 22, 2020
- 227 views
COVID-19 protocols: NCAA threatens to revoke license of erring airlines
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has threatened to revoke the license of domestic airline operators over non-compliance with the COVID-19 protocols of the Federal Government. The NCAA Director General,…
- Health , News
- September 21, 2020
- 275 views
PHOTOS: Schools resume in Lagos, Oyo after long COVID-19 break
Students of Public and Private Secondary Schools resumed back to their various Schools on Monday after the covid 19 pandemic lockdown. Pic shows Students observing various protocols as stipulated by…