COVID-19 Archives - Page 15 of 17

FG inaugurates committee on COVID-19 herbal cure

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu on Monday,� inaugurated the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST) ministerial committee on COVID-19 herbal remedies and natural compounds. This is in a bid to find a home-grown solution for COVID-19. Dr. Onu stated that COVID-19 remains a threat to the health and well-being of Nigerians and the national economy and reiterated an urgent need to develop a home-grown remedy and vaccine to tackle it. Inaugurating the Committee, Dr. Onu said the Committee, made up of eminent scientists and fellows…

Nigeria winning fight against COVID-19 � PTF

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF)/Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, says Nigeria�s national response on COVID-19 is achieving impressive results. The PTF chairman, who stated this at the daily briefing of the task force on Monday in Abuja, said �Nigeria continues to progressively witness declining confirmed cases of COVID-19 with a record low number of 79 cases on Sunday, Sept. 13. �While this suggests that we are winning this war, the reality is that we need to improve on our commitment…

Reactions over El-Rufai�s claim of spending N400,000 to treat each COVID-19 patient

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

Reactions by Nigerians have trailed the statement made by Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, that his government spends at least N400,000 to treat each COVID-19 patient in the state. El-Rufai said the amount was as a result of the increasing cost of drugs, feeding and personal protective equipment for doctors. He disclosed this during an executive committee meeting with traditional rulers in Kaduna, chaired by Sa�ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto. The governor noted that telling patients to take responsibility of the medical bills would lead to widespread of the…

Lagos announces reopening of tertiary institutions

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced date for the resumption of tertiary institutions in the state. Sanwo-Olu disclosed that primary and secondary schools are scheduled to re-open from September 21. Speaking during his regular briefing on the state�s COVID-19 status, on Saturday, the governor said tertiary institutions would reopen from September 14, 2020. �I am pleased to announce that our tertiary institutions will be allowed to reopen from September 14, 2020, all our tertiary institutions,� he said. Speaking further, Sanwo-Olu noted that after the WASSCE, primary and secondary…

Why FG moves resumption of int�l flights to Sept 5

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

The Federal Government has shifted resumption of international flights billed for August 29 to September 5. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) announced this on Thursday. The resumption date was earlier billed for August 27. The Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Musa Nuhu, explained that the resumption was postponed to ensure all non-aviation logistics are put in place. Nuhu while speaking at the bi-weekly Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing, on Thursday, said this is to ensure the smooth and efficient resumption of the flights. �Since the announcement…

COVID-19: Nasarawa youths force residents to remove face mask � NOA

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

The National Orientation Agency, NOA has raised the alarm that some young people in Nasarawa State were forcing and harassing some COVID-19 compliant residents to remove their face masks. The Director-General of NOA, Garba Abari, stated this on Thursday in Abuja, while presenting the agency�s observations and report on the 4th and 5th sensitization interventions against the coronavirus disease epidemic in Nigeria. Abari said, �Our field officers especially in Nasarawa State have observed the activities of some youths who go about forcing people to remove their face masks because according…

Int�l Flights Resumption: Lift COVID-19 patient, pay $3,500 fine, FG dares airlines

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

The Nigerian Government on Monday issued fresh COVID-19 protocol for passengers and airlines as international flights set resume August 29. National Coordinator of the Taskforce on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu warned that as the International flights prepare to resume on 29 of August 2020, any airline that boards COVID-19 patient will be made to pay a fine of $3,500 He noted that a negative COVID-19 test result remained important for each passenger before boarding and upon arrival in Nigeria. Aliyu, who disclosed this during a briefing of the Taskforce on…

PTF raises concern over recent case of COVID-19 amongst some students sitting for SSCE

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 (PTF) has said that the recent case of infection amongst some students sitting for the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations calls for more vigilance by the education sector and all Nigerians . PTF noted that the county�s testing infrastructure has been increased to undertake up to 15,000 tests per day though the country is currently testing between 3,000 to 6,000 daily due to people still not subjecting themselves for testing and enjoined Nigerians to get tested. Chairman of PTF and the Secretary to the Government…

COVID-19: Nigeria resumes international flights August 29

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

Nigeria is gearing up to resume international flights in and out of the country after shutting down its airport in March to curb the spread of Covid-19. According to a statement released Monday by the Ministry of Aviation, flights will resume August 29 from Lagos, the West African nation’s commercial hub, and Abuja, its capital city. Travel within other cities will follow at a later date, the ministry said. Minister for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced during a televised briefing on Monday that Nigeria’s international airports have reached advanced stages of…

Only 85 LGs out of 774 are without cases of COVID-19, says PTF

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Ishaku Yohanna

Only 85 local governments spread across 20 states are yet to report any cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, the chairman of the Presidential Task Force on the virus said on Monday. Boss Mustapha, who is also the secretary to the Nigerian Government, said 50 per cent of all the 46,577 cases confirmed in the country so far were localised in just 20 local councils and that 60 per cent of all the cases were recorded in just five states. South Africa is the most impacted country in Africa by the…