The Abia Government on Monday disclosed that the state has two confirmed index cases of COVID-19 after the test results of the patients returned positive. Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, the state Commissioner for Information, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia. “We have received the report of two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Abia State this evening from NCDC. Both patients are advanced in age, but...
British actor and filmmaker Idris Elba launched a new United Nations fund on Monday to help farmers in poorer nations, calling on richer economies to provide aid to prevent “needless hunger and suffering” stemming from the Coronavirus pandemic. Elba and his wife, model and activist Sabrina Dhowre Elba, gave their support to a fund set up by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), to help stop economic shocks caused by COVID-19 triggering a global...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has risen to over 21,000. The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account, @WHOAFRO on Monday. “COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Africa; over 21,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported on the African continent – with 5,000 recoveries and 1,000 deaths. “In sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa suffers the most severe...
Dr. Adedayo Williams, the President of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Williams disclosed this in a WhatsApp message he sent to his colleagues and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. The UCH spokesperson, Mr. Toye Akinrinlola, also confirmed the news in a phone chat with NAN. “Good afternoon, dear colleagues and friends. “Having been...
An activist, Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani, has urged landlords to offer two months free rent to their tenants in view of the crash of businesses due to the lockdown over COVID-19 pandemic. Tijjani made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna. She said majority of Nigerians are finding it difficult to feed as their businesses have virtually collapsed due to the lockdown. “It is the right time...
Expert has warned that Nigerians should be cautious of food insecurity in the coming months, as a result of the situations that surround the outbreak of the COVID-19 in the country. Mr. Victor Ndukauba, a Financial Analyst and Deputy Director of Afrivest West Africa Ltd disclosed this in Lagos on Monday while being interviewed by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) He warned that Nigerians should be wary of the growing food insecurity and inflation...
You may know her as the flying doctor but at a time when most flights are grounded and the whole world is at war with an elusive enemy, COVID-19, Dr. Ola Brown has stationed herself on the frontline, fortified with essential weapons — technology and resolve — to resist its spread. Dr. Brown founded the Flying Doctors Healthcare Investment Group which has expanded over the past years through investments in pharmaceutical retail, health tech, diagnostics, medical...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has lauded the efforts of Delta Government at containing the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director-General of the NCDC, gave the commendation on Monday in Asaba, during a working visit to the state. He observed that Delta had so far recorded few cases of the pandemic due to its deliberate efforts and urged the state to sustain the efforts. The News...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday insisted that there was no approved vaccine in Nigeria or any part of Africa for COVID-19 saying researches are still ongoing on the deadly viral disease. WHO Immunisation Team Lead, Dr. Fiona Braka, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the efforts of the world body on the reported vaccines for the deadly virus. Braka said COVID-19, being a new disease, has no ready vaccines, adding that public safety was...
The Benin monarch, Oba Ewuare II, has called on Gov. Godwin Obaseki, to effect a total lockdown of the state, to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus. In a letter to the governor, dated April 16, the monarch stated that the state government should in addition direct that there should be no movement into and out of the state. He also called for strict enforcement of the ‘stay-at-home’ order, observance of the social distancing and other...
