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A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has advocated total opening of the economy in order to save small businesses, service-oriented and entertainment industries from extinction due to COVID-19 pandemic. The Executive Director of Leadership Entrepreneurship and Advocacy Network (LEAD Network), Mr Chukwuma Okenwa, made the call while speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Monday. Okenwa also advocated …

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on Sunday, led members of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 to a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. After the meeting which held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Mr Mustapha, who is the PTF chairman, addressed journalists on what was discussed at the meeting. Excerpts: SGF: This is part …

Nigerians should expect new directives on Monday as the movement restriction put in place to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 virus ends on Sunday. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said this shortly after he led members of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting was to …

By Sophia Anigba There’s no denying the place of quality healthcare in assessing human development. Human beings have to be first of all hale and hearty to engage in any meaningful socio-economic activity. Health is wealth. This, over time, underpins the Edo state government prioritization of healthcare as an integral part of development planning. In Edo state, Governor Godwin Obaseki …

BY OSEHOBO VICTOR OFURE Comrade Tony Adun, alias Kabaka has fiercely rejected the statement release by Edo State government through the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, compelling him to pay it the sum of N18million as costs of logistics arising from the demolition of his hotel earlier this year. Comrade Tony Adun alias Kabaka has reacted to a …

•Reasons patients are fleeing and the way out – NMA President, other professionals Social media have, of late, been awash with news of COVID-19 patients protesting, fleeing isolation centres, or confirmed cases on the run in some states across the country. Many reasons have been adduced for the development and they include stigmatisation, loneliness, poor feeding, poor state of isolation …

The South-South Buhari Anti-Corruption Group has called on the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki to declare his predecessor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole wanted over his indictment by the judicial commission of enquiry into the construction and equipment of the Edo State Specialist Hospital. The Anti-Corruption Group, in a statement by its President, Imafidon Peter Odion, urged Governor Obaseki to match words …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has described as ‘unfortunate and condemnable,’ the continued obstruction of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) by the governments of Kogi and Cross River State. “This impedance is despite the lofty provisions in the NCDC Establishment Act (2018) which empower the organization to “prevent, detect, monitor and control” activities and programs for the national response against …

Edo State is making steady progress in its efforts at containing the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with recorded successes in its efforts at contact tracing, Persons of Interest (POI) tracking, active case search, among other activities to curtail the spread of the virus in Edo, according to the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia. Okundia, who spoke to journalists in …

…New facility would reduce medical tourism – Prof. Agbonlahor Edo State government is remodelling the Stella Obasanjo Hospital Isolation Centre (SOHIC) to be the best in Nigeria, with state-of-the-art facilities to manage all stages of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, Governor Godwin Obaseki said at the weekend. The governor said this while on inspection of the expanded 300-bed isolation facility in Benin City. …