US CDC Asks States To Get Ready For COVID-19 Vaccine
The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked the nation’s state governors to be ready for COVID-19 vaccine distribution by November 1. The alert is contained in an Aug. 27 letter sent to the governors by the CDC Director, Dr Robert Redfield, according to local media reports. Among other things, Redfield wants […]
WHO Approves Corticosteroid Drugs For Critical COVID-19 Cases
World Health Organisation (WHO) late on Wednesday updated its advice on treatment of COVID-19 cases, by approving corticosteroid drugs for critically ill people. The approval came as results of seven international trials found that the steroids reduce the risk of death by 20 percent. The trials were conducted by researchers in Britain, Brazil, Canada, China, […]
Resident Doctors Embark On Indefinite Strike In Abuja
The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration, ARD-FCTA, have declared an indefinite strike commencing on Tuesday, September 1. The group in a statement signed by Roland Aigbovo and Mustapha Ibrahim, chairman and general secretary of the association, said the decision was taken due to non-implementation of the variation of the 2018 promotion, the […]
First Bank Chair, Awosika Makes Acting Debut In Afolayan Movie
The Chairman of First Bank, Dr Ibukun Awosika, is set to appear on the soon to be released movie, Citation, by Nigerian actor and movie director, Kunle Afolayan. The Punch gathered that the movie tackles the ordeals faced by female students in Nigerian Universities and it aims at propelling women to become great leaders. Dr […]
Governor Obaseki’s Convoy Escapes Robbery Attack
Godwin Obaseki, Edo State Governor on Monday escaped robbery attack by whiskers as security operatives repelled a group of armed robbers who attempted to block his convoy in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the State. The incident which occured in the early hours of Monday at Erua Village near the Jehovah’s Witness international headquarters, adjacent […]
Oil Prices Rise On Falling US Dollar
Oil prices recovered on Tuesday, erasing overnight losses, as investors moved into risk assets and away from the safe-haven U.S. dollar, which tumbled to multi-year lows. Brent crude futures climbed 49 cents or 1.1 percent to $45.77 a barrel at 0406 GMT. The U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 37 cents or 0.9 […]
Northern Govs Congratulate Gov Yahaya Bello On Victory
The Northern Governors Forum has congratulated the Governor of Kogi State, Governor Yahaya Bello, on the affirmation of his election by the Supreme Court on Monday. Simon Lalong, the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, congratulated Bello in a statement by Dr Makut Macham, his Director of Press and Public Affairs, in Jos on […]
COVID-19: Buhari Govt Gives Update On University Resumption
The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, on Monday, said discussion on resumption of schools in the country was still ongoing. Nwajiuba disclosed this during the Presidential Task Force on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) briefing on Monday in Abuja. He said the Buhari-led government has received feedback from all universities on its preparedness to […]
Three States In Nigeria With No COVID-19 Patients
As at the morning of Tuesday, September 1, Kogi, Zamfara and Yobe States have no COVID-19 patients on admission. Africa Today News, New York confirmed this from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)’s website. Zamfara has had 78 confirmed cases. Out of that number, 73 patients have been discharged, while five died. In Kogi, […]