The Governors of Lagos and Oyo State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Seyi Makine have announced the recovery and discharge of ten patients who tested positive for coronavirus. The news was shared on their separate Twitter accounts on Friday. While those in Oyo were discharged on Thursday, the seven cases in Lagos were released from the hospital on…
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The Consul-General of Nigeria in the Guangzhou province of China, Mr Anozie Maduabuchi Cyril has allegedly been assaulted after he tackled Chinese authorities for targetting Nigerians in the wake of the Coronairus pandemic. Recall that the Diplomat was praised for speaking up for Nigerians in the Asian country after he confronted Chinese officials in Guangzhou in relation to a viral video showing Nigerians being sent out of…
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The Special Adviser to the President on Social Investment, Maryam Uwais has reacted to the Nigerian lawmakers demanding to know why the names of beneficiaries of the Federal Government palliatives were not published. Appearing in an interview on Channels TV Sunrise Daily, she said; “Those who benefit from the conditional cash transfer of the Federal…
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The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has said it was still opposed to the arrival of the Chinese medical experts in the country to help combat novel coronavirus. According to Vanguard News, this was after the organisation called on the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN, and other health regulatory bodies in the country to subject the…
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Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, has revealed that he is not aware if medical doctors and other health practitioners battling COVID-19 patients at the frontline in Nigeria are paid any hazard allowance. Ehanire disclosed this at a meeting between the lawmakers and the members of the presidential task force on COVID-19 to discuss ongoing trends on the pandemic in…
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Jimi Agbaje, the former Lagos governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said states relaxing the lockdown imposed on them to control the spread of coronavirus will have themselves to blame. Agbaje took to his official Twitter page, saying the decision by state governors will be counterproductive and reverse gains achieved in the…
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Mr Anozie Madaubuchi Cyril, Nigeria’s Consul-General in Guangzhou, China has finally addressed Chinese authorities days after a video of Nigerians being sent out of their apartments in the Asian country went viral on social media. Mr Cyril accused the Chinese officials of targeting Nigerians in the wake of Coronavirus which began in the country. The…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded another 14 cases of Coronavirus, just a day after 22 fresh discoveries hit the country. This was confirmed by in its daily update via Twitter and their website. According to the agency, 13 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos while the other one was…
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Bala Mohammed, the Governor of Bauchi State has fully recovered from the coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19. The Senator confirmed his health status in tweets posted via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday announcing that he’s tested negative to the disease about two weeks after he tested positive. He thanked the people of the state, as well…
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The Lagos State Government has discharged seven more coronavirus patients from its isolation centre in the state. This development was disclosed by the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, via his Twitter handle on Thursday April 9th 2020. Mr Sanwo-Olu, who is also the Incident Commander, said the discharged patients include one female and six males and three…
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