Femi Adesina Faults Nigerians Calling on Buhari to Address the Country on COVID-19

NigeriaPoliticsFemi Adesina Faults Nigerians Calling on Buhari to Address the Country on COVID-19

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 15, 2020

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, had faulted some Nigerians for calling President Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) to address Nigerians on the COVID-19 pandemic. Adesina made his views known in an article posted on his Facebook page on Friday, title ‘If you can’t take blows brother, don’t throw blows’. He added that if it were to be former President Olusegun Obasanjo that was in power, he would have insulted those...

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COVID-19: The Major Concerns Raised by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Thursday

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: The Major Concerns Raised by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Thursday

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 15, 2020

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum held its eight COVID-19 teleconferences yesterday, Thursday, May 14. After the meeting, the group issued a communique which bothers on salient issues concerning the states. The communique was signed by the Chairman of the forum and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. According to the communique, the issues raise by the governors bother around the controversial infectious disease bill, the looted fund that was recently returned to Nigeria among others....

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Antenatal, Outpatients Visits to Hospitals, Immunization Drop as COVID-19 Spread – FG

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessAntenatal, Outpatients Visits to Hospitals, Immunization Drop as COVID-19 Spread – FG

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 15, 2020

The Federal Government had said that the outpatients, antenatal visits to hospitals had dropped by 50%. The drop also reflected in the immunization services. This was disclosed by the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire at a press briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday. According to the minister, this is shown in the latest statistic obtained by the FG, the statistics showed that pregnant women and other outpatients visit to hospitals...

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Lagos Discharges 98-Year Old COVID-19 Patience, 24 Others

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaWellnessLagos Discharges 98-Year Old COVID-19 Patience, 24 Others

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 14, 2020

The Lagos state government has announced the discharge of a 98-year old woman who was a COVID-19 patient from its isolation center. The Oldest COVID-19 patient in the state isolation centers. According to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu who disclosed the information on its Twitter yesterday, the 98-year woman was part of the 25 patients that were discharged from the state isolation centers yesterday. The governor also said that the patients were managed...

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FG not Encouraging Production of COVID-19 Drugs – Nigerian Pharmacists

CoronavirusInvestingNewsNigeriaFG not Encouraging Production of COVID-19 Drugs – Nigerian Pharmacists

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 14, 2020

The Nigerian pharmacists under the umbrella of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) had accused the Federal Government and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control for not doing the right thing over the search for cures of COVID-19 in Nigeria. The Secretary-General of the PSN, Emeka Duru, on Wednesday in an interview with Punch stated the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development had several relevant drugs waiting to be developed....

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Twitter Announces Plans to Allow Employees to Work from Home Forever

BusinessCoronavirusNewsPress * MediaWorld NewsTwitter Announces Plans to Allow Employees to Work from Home Forever

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 13, 2020

The social media giant, Twitter, had announced on Tuesday, its plans to let all its employees who wish to work from home to do so for the foreseeable future. It says this will also be allowed in the post-COVID-19 world. The company made this known in a statement on Tuesday. The company said that the past few months had seen its staff work remotely is proof that it can work. The statement read in part,...

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Picking Disposed Face Masks from Dump Sites Will Worsen COVID-19 Spread – FG

CoronavirusHealthNewsNigeriaPicking Disposed Face Masks from Dump Sites Will Worsen COVID-19 Spread – FG

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 13, 2020

The Federal Government through the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 had warned against the unhealthy practice of some Nigerians who pick disposed face masks from dumpsites, wash and sell them. The Chairman of the PTF and Secretary to the Government of Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, gave the warning at the PTF Press Briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. He warned that such a practice would worsen the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Mustapha disclosed...

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FG Urges Northern Governors to Suspend Interstate Movement of Almajiri

CoronavirusLifestyleNigeriaPeopleFG Urges Northern Governors to Suspend Interstate Movement of Almajiri

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 13, 2020

The Federal Government on Tuesday urged the Northern Governors to suspend the interstate movement of Almajiri children. It added that the decision of the Northern Governor will frustrate the efforts of the FG to combat the pandemic.  This was disclosed on Tuesday through the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, during the media briefing of the PTF.  The SGF concern was as a...

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Madagascar COVID-19 Herb: Controversy, Source, and Countries that have Made Orders

AfricaCoronavirusMadagascar COVID-19 Herb: Controversy, Source, and Countries that have Made Orders

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 12, 2020

As African countries are confronted with economic survival challenges, poverty, and the COVID-19, Madagascan President, Andry Rajoelina last month launch an herbal remedy that he claimed could cure and prevent COVID-19. Medical experts were caught in awe with the announcement. Coronavirus had infected over four million people across the world at present. African countries are the most endangered species as virtually all African countries are still developing. Little or no standard medical facilities are in...

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WHO Gives Conditions for Reopening Schools and Workplaces

CoronavirusWorld NewsWHO Gives Conditions for Reopening Schools and Workplaces

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 12, 2020

The World Health organization had given conditions for reopening of schools and workplaces across the world.  The directives were mentioned by the WHO’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Monday while giving his opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19.  The health organization said a comprehensive package of measure is the most effective set of tools used to tackle the virus while the search for a vaccine is ongoing.  The WHO urged decision-makers across the...

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