Category: Health
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COVID-19: Another federal cabinet member goes on self isolation
The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi has gone into self-isolation for COVID-19. This followed his meeting with the foreign affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, who tested positive for the virus. Dingyadi and a former Sokoto State governor, Senator Aliyu Wammako, met with Onyeama last Thursday. The spokesman, police affairs ministry, Mr Seyi Odutayo, confirmed the…
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COVID-19: Enugu hits 675 after recording 115 cases in 2 days
Enugu State recorded 115 new cases of COVID-19 cases within two days to reach 675 cases on Saturday. The state Health Commissioner, Dr Emmanuel Obi, said in a statement on Sunday in Enugu that 35 cases were recorded on July 17 and 80 cases on July 18. According to him, there are 298 cases on…
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35 doctors test positive for COVID-19 in Kwara
At least 35 doctors have so far tested positive for coronavirus in Kwara State since the virus manifested in the state. Speaking with journalists on Monday at the 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Medical Association in Ilorin, the chairman of the association, Dr Kolade Solagberu, however, said the association had not recorded any…
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Kwara government secures approval for COVID-19 test centre
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has officially designated a test centre for COVID-19 pandemic in Kwara state, chairman of the state’s medical advisory on COVID-19 Dr Femi Oladiji has said. Oladiji said in a statement that the NCDC approved the automated GeneXpert laboratory, which is stationed at the COVID-19/Infectious Diseases Centre Alagbado Ilorin.…
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Buhari’s commiserates Kukah over mother’s death
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, over the death of his mother, Janet. Buhari, in a statement on Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, prayed to God to grant the deceased’s soul eternal rest. The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari extends heartfelt…
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Abdulkadir’s death loss of a true progressive, APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the death of the former Minister of Sports and immediate past National Vice Chairman – North West, Alhaji Inuwa Abdulkadir as a loss of a true progressive. The party in a condolences message signed by it’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena in Abuja on Monday said…
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Akeredolu tests negative for COVID-19
After days in self-isolation after he was infected, the Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has from COVID-19. Governor Akeredolu in a weekly press briefing on Monday confirmed the development. He said the doctors confirmed his negative status after running the test twice. Details later … 488
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Kogi Security Trust Fund chairman dies at 69
The chairman of the Kogi State Security Trust Fund, Siaka Oyibo is dead. The Kogi State government in a statement, on Thursday, said that Oyibo, a retired military officer, died from diabetes. He was aged 69. The statement was signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo. It reads: “The Kogi State…
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Ooni donates 2 motorised fumigators to Kogi
The Kogi State government has received two trucks of motorized fumigators from the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi as part of his contribution in tackling COVID-19. Taking delivery of the machines at the Government House, Lokoja, Governor Yahaya Bello said the gesture was a reflection of the love of the royal father has…
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COVID-19: Ooni of Ife donates 2 modular fumigators to Kwara govt
The Ooni of Ife, His Royal Majesty, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, at the weekend urged Nigerians to take the issue of COVID-19 seriously, saying the pandemic has continued to ravaging Nigeria and the world in general. Oba Ogunwusi stated this in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, during the presentation of two modular fumigators that…