Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has directed state civil and public servants on grade level 13 and above to resume at their duty posts on Monday, April 27. Makinde gave the directive on Saturday while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Covid-19 Task Force meeting held at Government House Agodi, Ibadan. He stated that certain guidelines would be put in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19, at the secretariat, saying there would be new security measure in place including having only one gate to serve as entrance and exit at the secretariat while all other gates…

Nigeria’s former finance minister, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named Special Envoy for the newly inaugurated Access to Covid-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator by the World Health Organisation (WHO). She is to serve alongside British business executive, Andrew Witty, in the same capacity, to mobilise international commitment to the initiative. The appointment comes weeks after the IMF named Okonjo-Iweala a member of the fund’s External Advisory Group. Director-General of the organisation, Mr Tedros Ghebreyesus, made the announcement during the launch of the ACT Accelerator — via webinar from Geneva. “I would especially like to thank Mr Andrew Witty and Mrs Ngozi…

Before she finally joined the nocturnal trip bandwagon, Mrs Falilat Oyediran, food stuff dealer in Alagbado area of Lagos, attempted to explore the legitimate window given by the government to restock having almost depleted her stock. The government had included dealers of food items in the concession given to those on essential duties whose movement is less affected by the lock down put in place as part of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. But Oyediran’s experience on her first attempt to replenish her stock was anything, but pleasant. “I left home some minutes to 5:00…

People with obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure are at greater risk for complications from the coronavirus, according to a large study of patients hospitalized with the illness it causes. The findings, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, confirm what physicians nationwide have noted anecdotally. Full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak The study included data on 5,700 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the New York City area. Underlying conditions were common. The researchers found that, among all patients, 57 percent had high blood pressure, 41 percent were obese and just over a third had diabetes. People…