Author: darelasisi@gmail.com
By Harry Awurumibe, ABUJA BUREAU EDITOR Private laboratories that meet the approved heath facilities standards will be included in the list of Federal Government’s approved Coronavirus Testing Centers. For that reason, two private laboratories in Owerri, Imo state and one in Nnewi in Anambra state will soon join the list of approved Coronavirus Testing Centers in the country. This much was disclosed this morning (Thursday) by the Director-General of Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu who was a guest of Channels Television ‘Sunrise Daily’. Dr. Ihekweazu who is also a key member of the Presidential Task Force…
A COVID-19 patient who attempted to escape from the isolation center in Kaduna state has been captured. This was disclosed by a Corps Assistant Joshua Philip who was posted to Infectious Disease Control Center, Down Quarters, Kaduna South to provide security services in and around the isolation centre. He said the suspected COVlD-l9 patient tried to leave the Center for morning prayers without the permission of doctors. A confrontation ensued between our personnel and the patient who forcefully picked the keys of the gate of the Center and tried to open the gate to escape. The patient was arrested by…
Unidentified gunmen attacked Hurra community of Irigwe Chiefdom in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau, killed nine persons and touched 33 houses. Mr Sunday Abdu, the National President of Irigwe Development Association (IDA) told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the incident occurred on Tuesday night. Abdu said two other people were severely injured in the attack and were presently receiving treatment at the hospital. According to him, residents of the community have been thrown into mourning following the incident. “Nine persons including a pregnant woman have been killed by gunmen in Hurra village of Irigwe chiefdom.…
The Police Command in Delta has arrested a notorious armed robbery suspect, Iwebunor Onyebuolise, over the killing of a drug dealer in Ogwashi-Uku, Anioch South Local Goverment Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, who confirmed the arrest to newsmen on Thursday in Asaba, said the suspect had been on the wanted list of the command. “The suspect, Iwebunor Onyebuolise, along with his gang, reportedly waylaid the victim on the road and killed him after robbing him. “However, the command has arrested the criminals, including Onyebuolise, also known as ‘Ukwa,’ and they are undergoing interrogation. “The case…
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed the report that Maryam Sanda had been granted a presidential pardon. The Service Public Relations Officer (SPEO), Mr Chuks Njoku, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja described the report as fake news. “The attention of NCoS has been drawn to the news making the rounds that Maryam Sanda was granted presidential pardon on Thursday, April 9, alongside some 70 other inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje. “The Service wants to categorically state that the news is fake and very unrealistic and an attempt to rubbish the good intention of the…
The Ministry of Power says it has installed solar-powered mini-grids in some isolations centres across the country to provide 24 hours power supply. Mr Aaron Artimas, Special Adviser Media and Communication to the Minister of Power, said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday. Artimas said that the installation of the solar-powered grids was pursuant to the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to some critical sectors of the government to provide maximum support for the fight against COVID-19 He said that the solar plants were effectively installed within a short period of time by the Rural Electricity Agency…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF’s) conjecture on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of -3.4 per cent for Nigeria in 2020, due to the ongoing economic turmoil engendered by the coronavirus pandemic is a forecast filled with loopholes. According to the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), IMF projection did not take into account what President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is doing to ensure that the economy remains stable despite the prevailing circumstances. In a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke, BMO acknowledged the IMF position that the nation’s economy will experience challenges as a result of economic headwinds in…
Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has called on its customers to exercise the utmost caution in their banking transactions and ensure that they do not fall prey to any nefarious activities during the Coronavirus lockdown period. Specifically, UBA has urged its customers not to divulge any sensitive personal information regarding their bank and or card details. UBA’s Executive Director, Retail Banking & Payments, Chukwuma Nweke said the bank’s attention has been drawn to some fraudulent messages making the rounds, where customers have been asked to provide their card details for disbursement of funds into their…
The Management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has equipped a 10-bedded Isolation Centre ahead of the first COVID-19 case to be admitted. Prof Darlington Obaseki, Chief Medical Director of UBTH disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Benin. “The Isolation Centre is functioning actively and striving for expanded services in the event of more cases of COVID-19 requiring admission. “UBTH in anticipation of COVID-19 patients, promptly repurposed, re-structured, equipped and activated a 10-bedded Isolation Centre ahead of the first case to be admitted. “The Centre operates with the full complement of doctors,…
A medical expert, Dr Akintunde Ogunfeyimi, has warned Nigerians against excessive intake of local gin and herbal concoctions, saying it cannot curtail the spread of the coronavirus. Ogunfeyimi, the Chief Medical Director of Ondo State Specialist Hospital, Okitipupa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Okitipupa on Thursday that many Nigerians had ignorantly embraced unhelpful practices in fighting the pandemic. He said there was no vaccine yet for the coronavirus, adding that no scientific proof or research had confirmed that local gin and herbal concoctions could curtail the disease. Ogunfeyimi warned that excessive intake of local gin and herbal…