Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State has tested positive for Coronavirus. The governor made the disclosure on Monday via his verified Twitter handle. See tweet below:
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Nigeria has recorded its second death from the cornavirus pandemic, MERIDIAN SPY, can report. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, made the disclosure during the presidential task force press briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday. More to follow…
Medics and experts in medical sciences have maintained that the disclosure of patient’s identify in the face of pandemic like coronavirus is an act unknown to medical practice, unless such disclosures are made by the patients themselves. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday announced two confirmed cases of coronavirus in Enugu State without revealing the identities of infected persons as usual – with regards to the above medical argument. However, investigation by MERIDIAN SPY, has uncovered the infected persons with the COVID-19 virus in Enugu State. A source close to the Enugu state government disclosed the identities…
Lagos State Government on Monday discharged five coronavirus patients at the Infectious Disease Centre IDC, Yaba Mainland Hospital. This brings to eight the total number of discharged patients from the Centre. The patients who had been quarantined at the isolation centre for weeks looked stable and unruffled. Although, the discharged patients preferred annonimity, they expressed joy and satisfaction over the treatments they received. While thanking the State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his support and proactiveness, they pleaded that the workers at the Centre should be given life insurance.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, has finally broken his silence on his health status, six days after testing positive for the coronavirus. In a statement signed by Kyari and shared with TheCable, the COS said he is feeling well but will transfer from Abuja to Lagos on Sunday for further tests and observations. He said; “This is a precautionary measure: I feel well, but last week, I tested positive for coronavirus, the pandemic that is sweeping the world. I have followed all the protocols government has announced to self-isolate and quarantine.” He said like many others that will…
Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, the wife of Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has recovered from the novel coronavirus, she said Saturday. “I am feeling so much better and have received the all-clear from my physician and Ottawa Public Health,” she wrote on her Facebook page. “From the bottom of my heart, I want to say thank you to everyone who reached out to me with their well wishes.” She had tested positive for the virus on March 12 after returning from Britain, with her husband subsequently going into self-quarantine as a precautionary measure. He has since been giving daily press briefings…
Former emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi tested negative for the deadly coronavirus. This comes after Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Saturday confirmed he tested positive for COVID-19 and report reveals the deposed emir met the governor few weeks before the confirmation. In a statement released by Sanusi’s son, Adam Sanusi, he said on Wednesday March 25, his father and all his wives submitted samples for the COVID 19 test. Adding that the samples were taken under the supervision of Dr. Alero Roberts, the second Vice Chairman of the Association of Public Health Professionals and on Friday March 27, all test results…
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria is now 97 , MERIDIAN SPY, reports. The NCDC made the recent disclosure on Saturday night via its verified Twitter handle.8 new cases have been confirmed; 2 in FCT, 4 in Oyo, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Osun State.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the collection of Value Added Tax amidst amidst the ravaging outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Tinubu said this in a statement he wrote in commemoration of his 68th birthday on Friday in Lagos. Tinubu said the government must assuage the sufferings of Nigerians by introducing tax cuts, while the Central Bank of Nigeria must reduce interest rates. He stated: “Government should announce a tax credit or partial tax reduction for companies or firms. VAT should be suspended for…
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has donated to the Abule Ado Emergency Relief Fund, MERIDIAN SPY, reports. Dr Yinka Sanni, the bank’s Chief Executive made the disclosure in a an official message to the Chairman, Abule Ado Emergency Relief Fund. “As an organization, we condole with the families who lost their loved ones to the disaster. While we understand that some losses cannot be replaced, we are encouraged by the good work that your committee has done in gathering support for the victims of the blast – especially at the pace at which this intervention has…
The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) confirms eight new cases of Coronavirus pandemic in the country. The NCDC made the disclosure on its verified Twitter handle on Saturday. The new cases brings the total confirmed number in the country to 89 as at Saturday afternoon. “Eight new cases of #COVID19 has been reported in Nigeria, seven in Lagos and one in Benue State. ” As at 4:00pm March 28, there are 89 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with one death,” the agency tweeted.
The coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19 is currently ravaging all nooks and crannies of world. It started from China; a country which prides itself as the most populous nation in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the pandemic has touched over 185 countries in the world. Over 500,000 infected patients have been recorded so far across the affected countries – with over 26,000 deaths recorded already. On the 27th February 2020, Nigeria recorded its index case of the deadly pandemic in Logos. The Nigerian index case was a 44-year-old Italian citizen who came into the country. Days…