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Saturday, 02 May 2020 04:54

FG trains over 200,000 PHC workers to curb spread of coronavirus

Federal government in its effort to combat spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), especially as there is a surge in community transmission, has begun training of over 200,000 Primary Health Care (PHC) workers to reach out to the grassroots. Minister of Health, Mr Osagie Ehanire, who made this known in Abuja at the National Training of Trainers on Primary Healthcare Workers Guide on Covid-19 outbreak preparedness and response, explained that PHC workers were critical as they are the first port of call and contact by clients in communities. He said: “As we migrate to community transmission phase, it has become imperative to…

Saturday, 02 May 2020 04:53

Coronavirus: Africa Independent Tv founder, seven family members test positive

Founder of DAAR Communications, Mr Raymond Dokpesi, and seven of his family members have tested positive for coronavirus, AIT, a subsidiary of his company, reported Friday. This is coming four days after his son tested positive to the virus. Since the younger Dokpesi had the virus, contact tracing by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, was said to have begun. Results of the tests by the agency showed that eight other members of the Dokpesi family, among whom are Dokpesi’s daughter-in-law, had been infected, AIT said. The infected members have been reportedly evacuated to the isolation centre at University of…

Saturday, 02 May 2020 04:52

ASUU to FG: How many ghost workers have been found in universities with your IPPIS?

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked Federal Government to tell Nigerians the number of ghost workers it uncovered in federal universities since the introduction of Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS). ASUU members nationwide are currently on an indefinite strike to protest non-implementation of the 2009 signed agreement and Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) by the Federal Government. The union is opposed to IPPIS and has asked members not to register with the new payment platform. The government in reaction to ASUU’s rejection stopped the February and March salaries of lecturers in 43 federal universities. The demand by…

Saturday, 02 May 2020 04:50

Coronavirus: Low Vitamin D could mean higher risk of death

A preliminary study has found tentative evidence suggesting low levels of vitamin D may make it more likely an individual will die after contracting . The research compared average levels of vitamin D across 20 European countries with Covid-19 infection rate and mortality. It revealed a convincing correlation where countries with low vitamin D levels were also the countries with highest mortality and Covid-19 infection rates. The study has not yet been peer-reviewed and scrutinised by other scientists and is unable to prove vitamin D is the reason behind this link. However, the scientists from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation Trust…

Saturday, 02 May 2020 04:48

Not possible to be infected twice with coronavirus - Scientists

A number of reported cases of coronavirus patients relapsing after overcoming the disease were actually due to testing failures, South Korean scientists say. Researchers at the South Korean centre for disease control and prevention (CDC) now say it is impossible for the Covid-19 virus to reactivate in human bodies. There have been more than 10,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in South Korea, with 245 deaths - a 2.3% fatality rate, which is lower than the 3.4% average as stated by the World Health Organisation. A total of 277 patients in the country were believed to have fallen ill for a second…

Friday, 01 May 2020 06:07

US vows to retrieve any funds diverted by FG from Abacha loot

United States department of justice says it will retrieve any part of the repatriated Abacha Loot that is improperly diverted. In a letter signed by Stephen Boyd, assistant attorney general, and addressed to Charles Grassley, chairman of senate committee on finance, the US said the repatriation of $311.8 million was done based on conditions. “The agreement directs that the returned funds be used exclusively for certain specific defined purposes,” the letter read. “Constraining the use of the funds in this way promotes transparency and facilitates monitoring and auditing by independent bodies, as well as by the interested public. “These funds…

Friday, 01 May 2020 06:06

Buhari extends tenure of NDDC interim management committee

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of the Mr Keme Pondei-led Interim Management Committee (IMC) of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from May 1 to December 31, 2020. This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by presidential spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina. He said that the extension covers the period of the forensic audit of NDDC, earlier approved by Federal Executive Council (FEC) under the chairmanship of the president. In the same vein, Mr Buhari has approved that NDDC provides intervention support to complement efforts of the federal and state governments against the further spread of Covid-19 in the…

Friday, 01 May 2020 06:04

Buhari’s new appointments into Federal Character Commission violate the very principle of the Commission

PRESS RELEASE This Memo has been written in order to bring certain issues concerning the Federal Character Commission(FCC) to your attention. The FCC, according to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is meant to be the Custodian of the Principle of Federal Character and is saddled with the responsibility of ensuring that all Federal Agencies and Parastatals in Nigeria respect and adhere to this Principle. A brief history of the leadership of the Commission to date is outlined below: Executive Chairmen, Federal Character Commission, 1996 till date; SUBSTANTIVE CHAIRMEN FROM INCEPTION TILL DATE 1-Adamu Fika from Yobe, North…

Friday, 01 May 2020 06:03

FG directs senior civil servants to resume work on Monday

Federal Government has directed civil servants from Grade level 14 and above to resume on Monday. Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Folashade Yemi-Esan, in a circular yesterday, said the Federal secretariat complexes had been decontaminated. She said efforts were ongoing to decontaminate other public offices. The circular reads: “Further to Mr President’s broadcast on a phased and gradual easing of the lockdown measures occasioned by Covid-19, officers on GL 14 and above and those in essential services are hereby directed to resume work with effect from Monday, 4th of May, 2020 in the first instance.“ “Offices…

Friday, 01 May 2020 06:02

We’ll ensure there are no job losses due to pandemic - FG

Federal government says it will work to ensure that there are no job losses arising from extreme effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy. Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr Chris Ngige, said this on Thursday in his May Day message released by his media aide, Mr Emmanuel Nzomiwu. Ngige said federal government would look at the four-pillar plan of policy responses to the pandemic laid out by International Labour Organisation (ILO). He said such policies were intended to be human-centered and built on global solidarity. He said all relevant factors to the nation’s workforce would be identified, analysed…

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Friday, 01 May 2020 06:01

Covid-19: Infected Health workers increase from 40 to 113 in one week - Minister

Minister of Health, Mr Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday, revealed that 113 health workers had been infected with Covid-19. Ehanire, who disclosed this at the press briefing of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 in Abuja, said they included workers in public and private health facilities. He, therefore, reiterated his advice to health workers that it was dangerous to treat coronavirus patients without using personal protective equipment. The minister had, at the task force media briefing in Abuja on April 23, said about 40 health workers in the country had tested positive for coronavirus. Ehanaire, who lauded health workers for their…

Friday, 01 May 2020 06:00

Russian Prime Minister tests positive; other Covid-19 news from around the world

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin says he has tested positive for the new coronavirus and has told President Vladimir Putin he will self-isolate. First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov will temporarily perform Mishustin’s duties. Mishustin, 54, was named prime minister in January. Also, the mayor of Moscow says he doesn’t think the Russian capital is close to overcoming the spread of coronavirus. Moscow accounts for half of Russia’s reported 106,000 infections and on Thursday recorded nearly 3,100 new cases. “We’re not even at the midpoint, in my opinion; at best we have passed a quarter of this way,” Mayor Sergei…

Friday, 01 May 2020 05:59

Coronavirus: Guinea Bissau’s Prime Minister, three Ministers test positive

Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau, Nuno Nabiam, alongside three members of his cabinet have tested positive for coronavirus. The country’s minister of health, Antonia Deuno, on Wednesday said Mr Nabiam; the Interior Minister, Botche Cande; Secretary of State for Public Order, Mario Fambe; and Secretary for State for Regional Integration Monica Boiro were diagnosed on Tuesday and have since been quarantined at a hotel in the capital, Bissau. “I have tested positive for the new coronavirus; I am at home and I feel good. The virus exists and spreads easily. Stay at home and take all measures to save your…

Friday, 01 May 2020 05:58

China responds to Nigerian lawyers suing country for causing Covid-19

Following media reports that a coalition of Nigerian legal practitioners has filed a class action against the People’s Republic of China over effects of Covid-19 pandemic on Nigerians, the Asian country has responded that it is also a victim of the pandemic and not a perpetrator or accomplice. The Embassy of China in a statement issued Thursday said in the face of a major public health crises and infectious diseases, the international community should stand in solidarity and work together, not resort to mutual accusation or demand retribution and accountability. Chinese Government noted that since the outbreak of the Covid-19,…

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