Medical

As part of measures to tackle spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Cross River State Governor, Benedict Ayade has approved the release of N500m for the state’s COVID-19 Response Team. The team, which was inaugurated yesterday by Ayade at Government House, ...

Apprehension pervades in Anambra State as Governor Willie Obiano ends his self-isolation today over the outcome and his status, as he awaits result of the test conducted on him at the Irrua Specialist Hospital, Edo State. So far, all samples ...

The Imo State Government has said it has no isolation centres for suspected carriers of the dreaded coronavirus. It explained that the suspected victims of the virus were on quarantine, while results of the tests conducted on them would be ...

The two weeks shutdown imposed by Abia State Government as a result of the coronavirus pandemic commenced with an appreciable level of compliance by residents of the state. Only essential services critical to daily livelihoods were allowed, while non- essential ...

Health sector workers under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) have asked the Federal and state governments to include them in the task force against the disease. They demanded that their members should be enlisted in the ...

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has berated the Federal Government over its directive to lockdown the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states, saying the order flouted due process. The group noted that it was ...

The United Nations (UN), World Health Organisation (WHO) and World Trade Organisation (WTO) have alerted of global food shortage if the coronavirus pandemic is not properly managed. A joint statement issued by Head of UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), ...

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has urged telecommunications operators in the country to subsidise data and voice calls for Nigerians during this lockdown period. On his Twitter handle, @DrIsaPantami, yesterday, the minister said: “As earlier conveyed, ...

With over N25 billion donation so far, the Organised Private Sector (OPS) has urged government to focus on quick wins to safeguard public health and ensure security of food, lives and property in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. Indeed, ...

Indications have emerged that prices of food items and other materials used in containing the Coronavirus pandemic have risen, even as Enugu residents asked government to provide palliatives to cushion effects of lockdown on their families and businesses. It was ...