The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, confirmed the case in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday, February 28, 2020. According to the statement,
The coronavirus epidemic in Iran has cost 26 lives, the health ministry announced Thursday, with a vice president becoming the latest top official to be infected as the spread appeared to accelerate. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told a news conference that the
The federal government has released N386m to forestall unforeseen outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 virus, hitherto known as coronavirus. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) received a sum of N315m while N71m was released to the port health services division of the
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been proven effective in curing patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a Chinese health official said on Monday. “For example, a TCM decoction named “Qingfei Paidutang” has been used in treating 701 confirmed cases in 10 provinces,
As the world braces up to contain the dreaded scourge of Coronavirus having killed scores, Nigeria has taken a proactive steps to put the disease in check. It was reported that the federal government has acquired necessary reagents to test for suspected cases
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has approved six months’ (180 days) maternity leave for female workers in the state public service. This is in line with the administration’s determination to key into global best practices that will improve the quality
WHO gives Coronavirus official name The World Health Organisation says the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-19. “We now have a name for the disease and it’s Covid-19,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva.
Following the devastating effect of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and the risk the spread poses, Imo State Professionals under the aegis of Imo State Congress of America (ISCA) has offered its professional advise to the people of Imo State and Nigerians
Damian Duruiheoma, Owerri Secretary to the Government of Imo State, Chief Cosmas Iwu, has assured Governor Hope Uzodinma is very well prepared to work and reconstruct the state. Iwu gave the charge on Monday when the member representing Ehime Mbano/Obowo/Ihitte Uboma Federal Constituency,
There is no doubt that the scourge of the novel Coronavirus with its devastating effect has reached a feverish peach as it has continued to spread, maiming and killing people in large numbers indiscriminately. The World Health Organisation had described the new dreaded
A German Development Agency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German for German Agency for International
Nigeria’s heartless President,Bola Ahmed Tinubu finally released all the 114 #EndBadGovernance protesters (minors and adults)
United States based Scientist and Business Woman, Princess Angela Obasi has joined other well meaning
A former member of the House of Representatives Farouk Lawan has regained freedom after serving