The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has placed the mothers of late Super Eagles greats, Rashidi Yekini and Samuel Okwaraji on a monthly stipend of N30,000. According to a tweet on the NFF official handle, the move is in furtherance to, and an appreciation of the Minister of Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare’s efforts at helping the mothers of the duo. “In furtherance to, and in appreciation of, the recent pronouncement of the HM Sports to put the mothers of late ex-internationals Sam Okwaraji and Rashidi Yekini on a monthly stipend,” the football body tweeted, “the NFF has decided to support this noble…
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Kano state government has discharged 16 more COVID-19 patients from its facilities after they tested negative for the virus. A statement signed by the commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba indicated that this brings the total number of discharged patients in the state to 22. He said among the discharged patients were Professor Abdulrazak Garba Habeeb of the Department of Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Bayero University, Kano who is also the co-chair, state Task Force on COVID-19; Dr. Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa, the state commissioner for Health among others. The commissioner pointed out that all the patients have tested negative…
Enugu state government on Friday confirmed a fresh case of COVID -19 in the state, thus bringing the total number to nine. Already, the patient, a 9-year old child has been admitted for treatment, according to a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Health, Obi Emmanuel Ikechukwu. The statement reads: “There is another newly confirmed positive case of COVID-19 in Enugu State. This case is a nine-year-old child contact of the fourth case reported in Enugu who had positive travel history. Thus the total number of cases ever reported in Enugu now rises to Nine (9) with seven (7)…
The World Health Organisation on Thursday advised governments to clinically test a herbal drink touted by Madagascar’s President, Andry Rajoelina, as a remedy against Coronavirus. The COVID-Organics infusion is derived from artemisia – a plant with proven anti-malarial properties – and other indigenous herbs. Rajoelina hopes to distribute the infusion across West Africa and beyond, claiming it cures COVID-19 patients within 10 days. Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and the Niger Republic have already received consignments of the potion. Others such as Tanzania have expressed interest. But the World Health Organisation has repeatedly warned that there are no published scientific studies of…
The Republic of Lebanon has said 25 of its citizens evacuated from Kano State on Tuesday have tested positive for COVID-19. This was contained in a statement by the country’s Ministry of Public Health published on its website Wednesday after it took delivery of the evacuees from Nigeria. The republic had last month asked Middle East Airlines to evacuate its citizens from foreign countries, including Nigeria, following the rise in COVID-19 pandemic across the world. According to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health, the 25 affected passengers will be taken to hospital for treatment, while others who tested negative would be…
As part of efforts to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in Nasarawa State, members of the State Executive Council and other political appointees have agreed to donate 50 per cent of their salaries to the state government for a period of three months to fight the scourge. The Commissioner for Information, Tourism and Culture, Dogo Shammah, disclosed this Thursday at a joint press briefing shortly after the monthly executive council meeting held at the Government House, Lafia. Shammah said during the meeting, it was unanimously agreed by concerned parties to donate 50 per cent of their salaries, as…
Niger Delta Group, Transparency and Accountability Advancement Group, has commended the National Assembly for its decision to probe the alleged financial recklessness to the tune of N40 billion by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). In a statement signed by Comrade Godknows Sotonye, National President, the group stated that, “We invite the Senate and House of Representatives to diligently investigate the activities of the NDDC under the IMC, interrogate all payments made without regards to whose ox is gored and unearth the alleged looting of the patrimony of us Niger Deltans.” Continuing, the group…
The federal government has announced that the evacuation of the first batch of Nigerians from the United States will take place on Saturday, May 9, as against Sunday, May 10, 2020 that was earlier announced. It added that the Ethiopian Airline aircraft would depart Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey on May 9, 2020 at the estimated time of 19:15 hours and arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja on May 10, 2020, at the estimated time of 11:15 hours. The Consulate General of Nigeria in New York in a statement dated May 5, 2020, and made available to journalists…
Four doctors and 18 nurses on Wednesday tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The doctors and six other health workers tested positive in Bauchi State and the nurses in Niger State. Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Dr. Rilwan Mohammed, who gave a situation update on the pandemic, confirmed the COVID-19 status of the four doctors. It was during a news conference at the Government House, Bauchi, the state capital, on Wednesday. Mohammed said: “So many doctors and nurses are getting infected in that area and their families are also infected and we have to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Alwan Hassan as Acting Managing Director, Bank of Agriculture (BOA). This was contained in a statement by Mr. Theodore Ogaziechi, Director of Information, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, on Thursday in Abuja. Ogaziechi said the appointment followed the dissolution of the Interim Management Team of BOA. He noted that the appointment of Hassan was conveyed to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Malam Sabo Nanono, through a letter dated May 5, 2020 with reference No. PRES/95/MARD/14. Hassan hail from Kano State and holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. He…