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Nigeria has recorded 114 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1095. The number of deaths also increased from 31 to 32, just as the number of recoveries rose to 208 patients. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in a tweet on Friday. It said, “114 new cases of ‪#COVID19‬ have been reported; 80 in Lagos, 21 in Gombe, five in FCT, two in Zamfara, two in Edo, one in Ogun, one in Oyo, one in Kaduna and  one in Sokoto. “As at 11:30pm 24th April there are 1095 confirmed cases of ‪#COVID19‬ reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 208 Deaths: 32.”  114 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 80 in Lagos 21 in Gombe 5 in FCT 2 in Zamfara 2 in Edo 1 in Ogun 1 in Oyo 1 in Kaduna 1 in Sokoto As at 11:30 pm 24th April there are 1095 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 208 Deaths: 32 pic.twitter.com/NIDV1zTh9o — NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 24, 2020 PUBLIC HEALTH Breaking News New

    Mixed reactions have greeted the glowing tribute paid to the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu, Abba Kyari, written by nephew to the President, Mamman Daura. Daura is believed to be behind many decisions taken by the President. In the tribute published on Friday, Daura revealed that during the run-up to the 1999 presidential poll, Abba Kyari was among those considered as the running mate to Olusegun Obasanjo, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. In the tribute, the President's nephew explained how he met Kyari and how he praised his contributions to President Buhari's administration. He said, “These times coincided with the country’s return to democracy and Mallam Abba was among those enthusiastically espousing the cause of General Obasanjo. On his selection as PDP candidate, a group of women and youths in the PDP lobbied Obasanjo to pick Mallam Abba as his vice-presidential running mate. After heated debates, Obasanjo e

A policeman in Lagos has attacked a pepper seller and the motorcycle rider that conveyed her at the time for refusing to pay a N200 bribe.  The woman simply identified as Mrs Folorunsho was on her way to the Mile 12 Market in Lagos to buy pepper and tomatoes to sell  to her customers when a policeman attached to the Pedro Police Station under Somolu Local Government Area stopped the motorcycle rider to collect N200 as 'settlement' from them.  Narrating her ordeal, the woman said, "Around 2:30pm, I got ready to go to Mile 12 and so hailed a motorcycle.  "While on our way, one of the policemen at Pedro Police Station popularly called Alhaji accosted us and told the motorcycle rider to stop.  "The rider who was already on top speed, was trying to halt when the policeman used a huge drum to hit him. "The rider and I fell to the ground and were left unconscious.  "When the policeman saw what had happened, he ran into the station with his colle

Seven health workers have tested positive for Coronavirus in Borno State. Secretary of the state COVID-19 Response Team, Dr Salihu Kwaya-Baru, made this revelation while giving a daily briefing on the extent of the virus in the state. He however, added that though the state was on the second day of its lockdown, government was looking for ways to modify it for the sake of Ramadan. He said that the state recorded 15 cases including two deaths. He said, “145 contacts of the confirmed cases have been traced and are being monitored. “We received nine alerts from the public; seven were investigated and none is worthy of follow up while two are still being investigated.”   PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via

  Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello, has mandated the use of face mask for every resident of the city in a bid to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the area. Bello's order followed a story by SaharaReporters on the poor enforcement of social distancing in markets across the FCT.   See Also PUBLIC HEALTH COVID-19: FCT Risks Surge In Cases As Residents Flout Social Distancing Rule In Markets 0 Comments 9 Hours Ago The minister said the development was part of measures to decongest existing markets and effect more compliance across the city.  Bello also approved the extension of business hours for markets in the FCT  to between 8am and 3pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays.   PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via

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Nigeria Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama speaks at the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region in Oslo, Norway February 24, 2017 Nigeria Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama Reuters Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Friday said that nine Nigerians tested positive for Coronavirus in China against the 72 earlier claimed in a report.  He made this known at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Onyeama said, “The media report mentioned that there were apparently 72 Nigerians who have tested positive to COVID-19 in China. We have a Consulate in Guangzhou, which is the epicentre of all the things that are happening in China regarding COVID-19. “The official figure that was given was nine Nigerians and as I understand it, our Consulate added that a number of Nigerians were asymptomatic but the figures that we had was nine. “The Chinese ambassador talked about a plane that came into the c

Petty traders in Nigeria have cried out after being harassed by security operatives put in place to enforce the lockdown order instituted by government to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in the country. In many parts of the country, security operatives enforcing the lockdown have taken laws into their hands by violently harassing and destroying items belonging to traders, some of whom are categorised as essential services providers as a result of the purpose they serve. For example, at the start of the lockdown in March, policemen attached to the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit stormed a yet-to-be identified area and shattered many crates of beer, pulling down doors and other items in the process of chasing traders out of their shops. Shortly after the video of that incident went viral, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammad Adamu, directed that the case be investigated and all policemen involved arrested. While sharing his

Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio The Niger Delta Development Commission is currently reeking of a multi-billion naira fraud involving the board and top management members of the agency over the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment and sanitizers to tackle Coronavirus in the nine states making up the region. In a letter dated April 6, 2019 with a Ref number NDDC/MD/HPU/20/4/EHSS/05 seen by SaharaReporters, it was revealed how the commission approved N5,474,647,125.00 for procurement of Personal Protective Equipment for health workers and provision of community-based sensitisation campaign against the spread of COVID-19 to a company named Signora Concept Services Limited. The letter reads, “This is to notify you that based on your tender for emergency procurement of specialized medical Personal Protective Equipment for health workers and provision of community based sensitization campaign against the spread of COVID-19 an

The Oyo State Government has rejected about 1800 bags of rice donated by the Federal Government through the Nigeria Customs Service to the state as part of COVID-19 relief material. The government said the rice is infected and unhealthy for consumption. Executive Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Agribusiness, Dr Debo Akande, made this known on Friday shortly after the state committee on distribution of relief materials and palliatives paid an inspection visit to the warehouse were the grains were kept. Akande stressed that after taking delivery of the donated rice, a quality control inspection was carried out repeatedly and the donation has now been rejected. He however, noted that the donated rice would be returned to the Nigeria Customs Service with the hope that it would be replaced with good quality ones. The Federal Government had on Monday donated 6,000 bags of rice to Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo states as palliatives to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Lagos State Government has discharged 10 COVID-19 patients after making full recoveries from the disease. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known on Friday, adding that three of those discharged were foreigners. He said, “Even with the number of cases rising, we are happy to celebrate our success stories because they show that a positive ‪#COVID19 case isn't necessarily a case of doom and gloom. “Today, 10 patients; three females and seven males including three foreigners have been discharged from our facilities.  Even with the number of cases rising, we are happy to celebrate our success stories because they show that a positive #COVID19 case isn't necessarily a case of doom and gloom. Today,10 patients; 3 females & 7 males including 3 foreigners have been discharged from our facilities pic.twitter.com/y58Yu2VEkM — Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) April 24, 2020 “We are encouraged by these discharged cases and the support we have received from

Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Academy of Science and former Chairman, Lagos chapter of the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria, Dr Doyin Odubanjo, in this chat with SaharaTV explains how local capacity should be developed for testing kits and protective gears in the fight against Coronavirus How do you assess the fight against Coronavirus by the Nigerian Government? I’ll describe it as chaotic. Nigeria is quite a large country and what we have seen is chaotic responses largely by state governments; some state not waiting for coordination, taking the laws into their own hands and making rules and guidelines as they wish. Many of them are being done as knee-jack responses for which one will sometimes wonder where some of the evidence is coming from as they respond. You go from good examples like Lagos to not-so-good examples in many other places. Ultimately, what we need is greater synergy and coordination because the virus doesn’t know international bord

The movement restriction imposed by the Nigerian Government to stem the spread of COVID-19 may turn out an exercise in futility considering the non-adherence to the social distancing guideline at most markets in the Federal Capital Territory. Residents have deliberately thrown caution to the wind by mingling freely without paying attention to the danger posed by such gatherings to their health and safety at this period. The World Health Organisation had advised all countries to observe and “maintain social distancing” and stay at home as one of the most effective ways to contain the spread of the virus. In the FCT, markets are allowed to open for business two days within each week (Wednesday and Saturday) in order to allow residents stock up food items. Many residents have now taken advantage of the two-day window to throng markets within the city even when most do not have genuine reasons to do so. During a visit to Kubwa Modern Market on Friday, our correspondent obs

A professor of Virology and former Vice-Chancellor of Redeemer's University, Oyewale Tomori, in a chat with SaharaReporters said the surge in COVID-19 cases is a clear evidence of active community transmission and spread of the disease. He also said it showed that the lockdown had failed to achieve its aim What is your reaction to government’s response to the spread of Coronavirus? The initial preparation for the arrival of COVID-19 in Nigeria was fine until we got our first case on February 27, 2020. On that day, we should have sealed and closed our borders to all travellers from COVID-19 affected countries. But no, we waited until March 23, almost a month later and by which time we had had at least 40 cases. Since then, even with a COVID-19 Presidential Task Force, we have not seen a national cohesion on COVID-19 control. It is as if the devil of concurrency on health issues is throwing spanners from the 36 states into the national COVID-19 control wheel in Nigeria. T

A group, the Ilaje Advancement Forum, has called on the Ondo State Government to investigate the activities of some Nigerian Navy personnel at the Forward Operating Base in the Ilaje area of the state.  The group said the atrocities of the naval personnel mostly in the Igbokoda area of Ilaje, which led to the deliberate burning down of a medicine store belonging to Mrs Taiwo Menukoro, called for urgent attention by the authorities. In a statement by its moderators, Olajuwon Daodu and Fadesola Ojamoni, the IAF asked the state government to set up a judicial committee of enquiry to investigate the destruction of the medicine store. The statement reads, "We plead with Ondo State Government to set up an independent judicial committee of enquiry to look into this matter and ascertain the veracity of the claims of the poor woman with a view to mitigating the economic hardship imposed on her family by the alleged arson.  "It is not correct that Mrs Taiwo sells petrol or

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