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Analysts List Implications, Survival Options for Nigeria

[Daily Trust] With last Thursday's World Bank projection of a bleak outlook for African economies in the face of the increasingly devastating impact of the Coronavirus pandemic and yesterday forecast that Nigeria's economy will contract by -3.4% in 2020, economic analysts listed some steps the Federal Government should take to save the economy from plunging into a recessionary abyss. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS
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Emefiele Canvasses 4-Point Strategy to Revitalize Economy

[Daily Trust] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN Governor) Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has canvassed a four-point economic recovery strategy for adoption by the Federal Government to enable the country wriggle out of the current COVID-19 constraints and explore the opportunity availed by it for sustainable growth of the economy in the years ahead. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS
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Schools Remain Closed Nationwide - Ministry

[Daily Trust] Contrary to fake news making the rounds, the Federal Ministry of Education has issued a statement saying its decision to close schools, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, remains in force. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS
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Oshiomhole, Secondus 'Missing' As Political Activities Standstill

[Daily Trust] The two leaders of the country's major political parties, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Prince Uche Secondus, of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have disappeared from the political space shortly after announcing the closure of their party headquarters. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS
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BREAKING: Nigeria Records 34 New Coronavirus Cases, Toll Rises To 407

Nigeria has recorded 34 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 407. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in a tweet on Wednesday night. It said, “Thirty-four new cases of ‪#COVID19‬ have been reported as follows:18 Lagos, 12 in Kano, two in Katsina, one in Delta and one in Niger. “As at 11:20pm 15th April, there are 407 confirmed cases of ‪#COVID19‬ reported in Nigeria. 128 have been discharged with 12 deaths.”  Thirty-four new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows: 18 Lagos 12 in Kano 2 in Katsina 1 in Delta 1 in Niger As at 11:20 pm 15th April there are 407 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 128 have been discharged with 12 deaths #TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/oxM9pVb9QQ — NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 15, 2020 PUBLIC HEALTH Breaking News News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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Akwa Ibom Government Discharges Three Coronavirus Patients

  The Akwa Ibom State Government on Wednesday said it had discharged three Coronavirus patients, and three others earlier suspected of having the virus from the Isolation Centre at Ibom Specialist Hospital, Uyo, the state capital.  Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Dominic Ukpong, made this known to journalists on Wednesday. He said three of the discharged patients were from the initial five cases reported in the state, while the other three were suspected contacts traced and isolated and whose test results came back negative. Ukpong further explained that two cases from the initial five cases and the one case confirmed brings to three the number of COVID-19 patients under watch by the Akwa Ibom State COVID-19 Medical Response Team. PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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Three Coronavirus Patients Discharged In Abuja

Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, has announced that three Coronavirus patients in Abuja had been discharged.  He made the announcement on Wednesday night in a post on Twitter. He said, “Dear FCT residents, I am glad to announce that additional three COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the isolation and treatment centre in the FCT after they tested negative.  “The total number of discharged patients in the FCT is now 23 as at 7:30pm, April 15, 2020.” Earlier in the day, the FCTA said nine patients were discharged from its isolation centres. PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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Lockdown: FCT Authority Goes Tough on Residents, Activates Mobile Court For Violators

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has activated mobile courts to try violators of the lockdown order put in place by President Muhammadu Buhari. The administration also reduced the three days allowed markets to open in the city within a week to two. This was disclosed in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Minister of FCT, Anthony Ogunleye, on Wednesday in Abuja. The new gridline also barred commercial motorcycle in satellite towns including Kubwa and Dutse from operating. Residents were also asked to patronise only neighbourhood markets during the period of lockdown. The statement reads, “The FCT has been quite fortunate to have maintained a relatively stable number of COVID-19 positive cases and the FCT administration is making efforts to ensure that there is no escalation in the number of positive cases returned from the territory. “Mobile courts will now be activated to try all violators of the directive on the cessation of movement across the F
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Lagos Doctor Dies Of COVID-19 After Treating Infected Patient

A medical doctor in Lagos, Emeka Chugbo, has become the first health worker in Nigeria to be killed by COVID-19 after he contracted the virus from a patient he was treating. The doctor, who died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital on Wednesday after being rushed to the facility on Monday, was said to have managed a COVID-19 patient at a private hospital where he was working. The patient he was treating died on April 3. Confirming the report, Chief Medical Director, LUTH, Prof Chris Bode, said the doctor was rushed to the facility after he showed severe signs of the virus. The Nigerian Medical Association also confirmed the death of the doctor. “Until his death, he was a private medical practitioner, who was exposed to a confirmed case of COVID-19. “We condole with his immediate family and members of the medical community for this painful loss,” the NMA said.   PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements : 
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International Press Center Releases Media Advisory For Journalists Covering COVID-19 In Nigeria

The International Press Center, Lagos, has launched a media advisory for journalists reporting the COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria. Executive Director of IPC, Mr Lanre Arogundade, said journalists disseminating information to help combat the pandemic were being exposed to health and security risks, which must be addressed through diverse means.  Noting that journalists covering a pandemic for the first time needed as much professional support as possible, Arogundade said the advisory became necessary as the COVID-19 infection was spreading to more states and all journalists, whether on the field or not, should benefit from relevant knowledge. He said, "It is against this background that the advisory is divided into three parts – safety, ethics and professionalism and social responsibility. "The advisory derives from and complements existing national, regional and media standards for crisis reporting.” The IPC Director said the release of the advisory would be follo
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EXCLUSIVE: Yobe Governor, Buni, Purchases N600m Luxury Vehicles For 14 Emirs Despite Public School Pupils Learning In Classrooms With Leaky Roof

Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, has purchased Sports Utility Vehicles worth N600m for some traditional rulers in the state, SaharaReporters can confirm.  Buni, who gifted 14 emirs one of the vehicles and a bus each, is owing retired civil servants in the state gratuities running into several billions of naira.  Yobe State has one of the highest poverty rates in Nigeria with 2.2 million people out of its 2.3 million residents living below $1 – N360 – per day.  The literacy level in the state, which stands at 24.3 per cent, is one of the lowest in the country according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics. SaharaReporters gathered that instead of fixing the abysmal educational system in the state or compensating retired civil servants, Governor Buni went on the spending spree for the traditional rulers to reward them for convincing their subjects to vote him into power. "Look at Government Day Secondary School, Gashua, under Bade Local Governm
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Lockdown: Police Allegedly Kill 20-year-old Man In Anambra

  A 20-year-old man has been allegedly shot dead by policemen in Nkpor, a town near Onitsha, Anambra State. The officers were said to be enforcing the lockdown ordered by the state government to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state when the incident occurred. Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano, had on April 11 declared a total lockdown of the state for 14 days. “The man was killed by one of the policeman deployed to enforce the lockdown,” an eyewitness told SaharaReporters. The incident caused unrest in the town as residents trooped out to protest the killing. Police PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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