By Golok Nanmwa,Jos Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong on Monday received a donation of 28.5 Million Naira from the United Bank for Africa, through its UBA Foundation as part of their contribution to the fight against the disease. The presentation was made on behalf of the Bank by Steve Gadzama, Regional Bank Head in Jos. He explained that the bank has remained a partner to the Government of Plateau State and is happy with the measures taken so far to deal with the situation. He said the bank has also constructed and donated an isolation facility and incubators at the Plateau State Specialist Hospital in Jos. A statement signed by […]

The mupun of Plateau State central Nigeria have embacked on a massive grassroots campaign and sensitization against the global pandemic, Corona virus otherwise called covid 19. The campaign started at the Miskon mupun palace in longdreng at about 10:30 am and took the team round all the villages. The campaign was sponsored by the umbrella body of Mupun cultural Development Association with support from some of its illustrious sons and daughters. “Speaking on behalf of the National President, Mupun Cultural and Development Association MUCDA, Chief Pedro Ardiyel Dafur, the Director of socials,Mr Abinatus Mwantu said MUCDA took the initiative because of the alarming rate at which the virus is […]

Covid-19 – COCIN Suspends Church Services, Activities By Golok Nanmwa,Jos Church of Christ in Nations has suspended all church activities, Sunday services to guard against the dreaded coronavirus disease. A circular issued by the Secretary General of the Church, Rev. Dr. Amos Mohzo to all Churches and Secretariat staff directs all Sunday services to be held at Zonal Fellowship Centers or Prayer Houses and cells, with not more than 50 people in attendance. The circular reads in part: “Headquarters will run essential services within the period that has been announced by the Government. “Finance Department will run skeletal Services, Church Security and Hospitals will be at their duty posts. […]

With more testing centres, we will have a better and clearer picture of the spread of Covid-19 and other agents in Nigeria. What we have today is a data that is bias and misleading We seem to have more reported and confirmed cases in areas that are in close proximity with testing centres. So far, most positive cases of the covid-19 in Nigeria have been detected in Lagos. I don’t want to believe that there more infected cases in the state compared to others. I only believe that it is so because they have a robust diagnostic facility/ capability. In the core north where diagnostic facilities/capabilities for the virus are […]

Coronavirus: Lagos Moves to Stop Church, Mosque Services By Oamen Eromosele The Lagos State Government has stated it will request religious leaders to stop Friday and Sunday church service. Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso, stated this on Wednesday at a briefing. He said the religious leaders will be advised to shut down services in the interest of the public. He said this a few hours after Lagos recorded its seventh coronavirus case. “We are all aware that the Federal Government asked the National Youth Service Corps to shut down orientation camps; yesterday the Commissioner for Home Affairs said there will be a meeting with religious leaders today . […]

Dr Solomon Chollom, a virologist and medical laboratory scientist with the National Veterinary Research Institute Vom, Plateau State, has called on the Federal Government to identify and quarantine other passengers who had contact with the Italian in the plane or at the airport. Chollom, told Nigeria News Agency , on Friday in Abuja, that the passengers who were onboard the plane that flew in the Italian must be quarantined because the symptoms start showing after Also, Nigerians want FG to deepen efforts in preventing Covid-19. three days. They must be quarantined for 21, he said. “This is not time to be frivolous with Infection Prevention and Control strategies, especially […]

JUST IN: Health Ministry Confirms First Case Of Coronavirus In Nigeria The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of the Coronavirus disease in Nigeria. The health minister, Dr Osagie Ehanire, confirmed the case in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday, February 28, 2020. According to the statement, the case involves an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and returned from Milan, Italy to Lagos, Nigeria on the 25th of February 2020. He was confirmed to be positive by the Virology Laboratory of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, part of the Laboratory Network of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control . The ministry, however, […]