Beware of substandard hand sanitisers – SON warns
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has warned members of the public to be wary of substandard hand sanitiser presently being sold in the market. The acting State Coordinator of…
Emerging market creditors set up AfricaPCWG, kick against blanket debt relief for Africa
Prominent emerging market creditors have set up the Africa Private Creditor Working Group to assist some of the world’s poorest countries contain the economic impact of COVID-19, but have also…
COVID-19 disruption to hospital services will lead to cancellation of over 28m surgeries worldwide – Researchers
A research network, CovidSurg Collaborative, says 28.4 million elective surgeries worldwide will be cancelled or postponed in 2020 as a result of disruption to hospital services occasioned by to COVID-19…
Urgently initiate full scale probe into fish death in N/Delta – Environmental lawyers urge FG
Environmental lawyers urge FG to take urgent steps to check increased toxicity of the nation’s territorial waters Environmental lawyers in the Niger Delta have expressed concerns over the looming public…
COVID-19: A quarter of a billion Africans could be infected – WHO
The coronavirus could infect a quarter of a billion Africans and put intolerable pressure on the continent’s fragile health system, a new World Health Organisation report said on Friday, as…
COVID-19 has slapped us in the face, we have over relied on the white for everything – NAFDAC DG
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General, National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says the novel Coronavirus has jolted the country, and challenged those in authority to make the…
Over 31,000 COVID-19 samples tested in Nigeria – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has published the #COVID19 Nigeria situation report for 14th May, 2020. According to the daily reports which provides a summary of the epidemiological situation…
LASG regrets statement, says Dubai returnee’s death not COVID-19 related
The Lagos State Government on Thursday reversed its earlier statement on the COVID-19 status of the late 32-year-old Dubai returnee, saying outcome of his COVID-19 test “is negative”. Prof. Akin…
COVID-19 test results of voluntary returnees is not for public consumption – NCDC
NCDC DG, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu The Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu on Thursday said the agency does not share test results of individuals publicly…
COVID-19: NAFDAC DG calls for policy to ban importation of drugs, compel Nigerians to look inward
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General, National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has noted that Nigeria had been a slave to China and India in terms of drug reliance,…