The federal government has said health challenges like tuberculosis, hypertension, diabetes, HIV, kidney disease and cancer are responsible for 70 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in Nigeria. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, stated this during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday. Ehanire also noted that 70 per cent of deaths were males, while the remaining 30% are females. Majority of positive cases recorded so far are between 29 and 49. He said: “The core morbidity of the fatalities we have had to COVID-19, 70% of them have hypertension or diabetes, and the…
Author: ACNN TV
Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) has given details of Thursday’s National Economic Council (NEC) meeting. The first-ever NEC teleconference was chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. State Governors and relevant government officials joined virtually. In a statement, Mustapha said during the meeting, the issue of alignment of their state level actions with the guidelines issued was emphasized. “Similarly emphasized is the need for states to diligently implement and enforce compliance. Particularly, I underscored the need for the Governors to provide personal and strong leadership, carry the policy of community ownership to the grass roots and…
The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has disclosed that the Federal Government is already making plans to reopen schools nationwide but it won’t happen in two weeks as being speculated in some quarters. Speaking during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday, Nwajiuba said there was no exact date yet as to when schools will reopen. He also urged members of the public to disregard rumours making the round on social media that the Federal Government would reopen schools in the next two weeks. According to him, schools will be reopened after they…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has approved a new policy framework for Conducting Elections in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic. The commission, in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner in Abuja on Thursday, said the policy document would be released on May 25. Okoye said that the provisions given would be applied to the conduct of governorship Elections in Edo and Ondo States scheduled for Sept. 19 and Oct. 10, respectively, as well as other by-elections to be conducted soon in seven States. He said “The general purpose of the Policy is to…
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has asked churches, mosques and organizations in Nigeria to submit guidelines for reopening. Ihekweazu stated this in Abuja at the press conference of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday. The NCDC boss disclosed that the center received a draft of guidelines on Wednesday by the Public Transport Owners of Nigeria Association to reopen interstate transportation while curbing the spread of the coronavirus. He added that as the government prepares to ease more phases of lockdown in coming weeks, organizations should come up with similar guidelines…
It was on May 20, 1995. I was a TRADER in Main Market, Onitsha. My wife was a Sales Lady, working for Chief B. U. Umeh, Agubata 1 of Osina. We were not lettered. We did not “go to school”, as both of us only had our secondary school certificates. But, we loved JESUS and still do till today. Though I was the People’s Warden, EFAC Leader, AYF Leader, Chairman of the Choir, Secretary of the Parochial Church Committee, Secretary and Chief Recorder of the Harvest Committee and the Vice Chairman of Men Group 4, my marriage banns was not…
On Wednesday, 20th May, 2020, The Women’s and Girls Organisation led by Mama Lagos, Prof.Mrs Motunrayo Olumakaiye, again distributed some palliatives to some active indigent women across the Diocese through the Archdeaconries. This is to cushion the effects of COVID 19 and the resulting lockdown.The packs contained rice, beans, garri, palm oil, vegetable oil and some condiments. We thank the Lord for the Leadership of our Diocesan and Mama Lagos. To God be all the glory.
The Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State has refuted a report that the hospital recorded one coronavirus death last Sunday. The Chief Medical Director, Prof. Anthony Igwegbe who disclosed this in Nnewi in a chat with reporters, yesterday, described the report as false, saying the hospital had never recorded any single positive case for COVID-19 since the pandemic started let alone death as all tests so far had returned negative. He said the hospital under the coordination of Anambra State team of epidemiologists and the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) had been running tests on suspected…
In the political history of Oyo State, by extension Nigeria, on June 10, 2019, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin made history as one of the youngest Speaker of Oyo state after emerging the head of the parliament at 32. Ever since the Ibarapa East Constituency representative assumed office as the Speaker, he has been having a smooth control of the chambers until recently. According to sources, Society Rendezvous was told that some caucus in the Assembly has begun a scheme against the speaker with allegations that Ogundoyin lacked transparency in running the Assembly’s affairs and indecisiveness in canvassing for the general desires…
The police on Thursday arraigned a 36-year-old man, Suleiman Dukku in a Wuse Zone Six Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly defrauding job seekers of N2.3 million. Dukku, who resides at Sanka, Kuje, Abuja is charged with two counts of impersonation and cheating. Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Sanda Jibril told the court that the complainant, Gambo Hamza reported the matter at the Dawaki Divisional Police Headquarters, FCT Command on Feb. 24. Jibril further alleged that the matter was transferred to Monitoring and Mentoring Unit of the FCT Command, Abuja on May 5 for investigation. The prosecutor in addition alleged that…