Category: Health

COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A MONUMENTAL DISASTER UNFOLDING IN KANO By Usman Yusuf

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There is a disaster currently unfolding in Kano with rising death rates particularly among the elderly that is not getting the National attention it deserves. While some may explain this increasing death rates to the lack of medical care for the chronically ill due to the lockdown (which in any case is poorly observed and enforced in Kano), we should not forget that these same preexisting medical conditions make the elderly more vulnerable to infection and death by Covid-19 Kano, the most populous city in Nigeria will if urgent measures…

COVID-19: Oyo govt commences decontamination, fumigation exercise

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The Government of Oyo State, on Monday, kicked off the decontamination and fumigation of all necessary areas in the State as a way of containing the spread of the novel Coronavirus. The Government said the decontamination was one of the steps to control and contain the spread of COVID-19 in the State, adding that corporate entities, owners of business spaces and other identified organisations are expected to carry out a similar exercise on their premises. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa,…

Who is the Winner and Who is the Loser? The Case of Covid-19 Pandemic

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We all face the sorrow and calamity of losing our beloved ones from time to time without notice. My friend Dr. Yusuf Ishaq Rabiu wrote an article titled why Muslims are not afraid of covid-19. This is not to say, the Muslims are welcoming the disease but did not place the position of it beyond its proportion. Muslims face the situation with their eyes open. In other words, the temporary situation comes with the permission of Allah either to punish the sinners, to serve as a warning for the people…

COVID-19: It’s not yet time to relax lockdown order,NMA tells Governors

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The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has cautioned state governors against relaxing the lockdown order declared in the wake of novel coronavirus in the country. The NMA, in a statement Friday, signed by its president, Dr. Francis Faduyile and Secretary-General,Dr. Olumuyiwa Odusote, respectively said its attention “has drawn to some isolated statements negating the established measure of preventing COVID-19- social distancing; and orders by some state governors authorising the mass observance of Jumat prayers and Easter Sunday services.” “We, therefore, pray all authorities concerned to rescind their decision in the interest…

COVID-19, BLACK SEED AND HONEY

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Mankind was created by Allah and was strengthened with the Glorious Qur’an to guide him in all his endeavors. Allah says in the Qur’an thus: “This is the Book (the Qur’an), whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who fear Allah” (Qur’an 2:2). In another chapter, Allah says: “There is not an animal (that lives) on the earth, nor a being that flies on its wings but (forms part of) communities like you. Nothing have We omitted from the Book (for man’s guidance), and they (all) shall be…

COVID-19: Mainstream Energy Solution donates health equipment to Niger state Govt

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Niger state government has taken delivery of medical equipment donated by mainstream energy solution limited to complement government’s efforts inthe fight against COVID-19 in the state. The items worth N500 million was to be shared among Niger and Kogi States as well as the Federal Capital Teritory. Receiving the items on behalf of the state government, Wife of Niger state Governor, Dr. Amina Abubakar Bello commended the Foundation for the donation and assured that the items would be put to good use.   Some of the items received included: Ventilator…

STORY OF A SURVIVOR “I defeated Coronavirus…! By Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi

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Life finds ways of throwing LEMON at me. I’ve struggled w/ coming forward, but I want to inspire hope. I returned to Nigeria from the UK post-Commonwealth event (I totally enjoyed) & fell ill. As a responsible person, I self-isolated. Days after, I TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. Before returning, I had planned several interviews, I was scheduled to start a fantastic consultancy job & was also expecting to sign a contract worth millions. I lost them all!!! I had to self-isolate and also inform people I came in close contact…

Nigeria Must Not Waste the Opportunity Called COVID-19 Crisis, By ‘Tope Fasua

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This COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant shutdowns and global panic offer us an opportunity to throw away the box in which we have imprisoned our minds for too long as a people; as it pertains to our economics that is. Why have all the indices come up short for us. No light. No water. Stinking environments. No public housing. No health systems. Nothing! Who do we think will invest in them for us and our people? First the bad news. Expect no less than a global economic depression in the…

COVID-19: NAF airlifts medical materials donated by Jack Ma foundation from Lagos to Abuja

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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), yesterday, 24 March 2020, airlifted medical materials donated by the Jack Ma Foundation, China, for tackling the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria, from the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos to the Nnmadi Azikiwe International Airport(NAIA), Abuja in fulfilment of the NAF’s roles of providing Military Aid to Civil Authority (MACA).   The donated medical materials, which consist of 107 boxes of medical supplies and equipment, comprising surgical masks, medical disposable protective clothing, face shields and detection kits, weighing about 3,000 pounds, were airlifted in…

COVID-19: Stop misinforming public, Oyo govt tells NUJ …says Makinde doing everything to halt spread of virus

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COVID-19: Stop misinforming public, Oyo govt tells NUJ …says Makinde doing everything to halt spread of viru The Oyo State government, on Monday, described as false and complete misrepresentation, a statement credited to a committee of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) indicating that the State was not ready to tackle the coronavirus scourge. The state government, in a statement endorsed by the Special Assistant (Print Media) to Governor Seyi Makinde, Moses Alao, declared that the State was not only ready but doing everything to stop the spread of the…