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BREAKING: Buhari confirms Thomas as Commissioner for Insurance
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the appointment of Mr. Sunday Thomas as the substantive Commissioner for Insurance/Chief Executive Officer, National Insurance Commission. The Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance, Yunusa Abdullahi, said this in a statement issued on Sunday. Thomas replaced the immediate past commissioner for Insurance/CEO, …
People don’t believe COVID-19 is real in Borno – Deputy gov
Sodiq Oyeleke Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, has lamented that some citizens in the state doubt the existence of coronavirus, in the same manner, Boko Haram was initially underrated. Kadafur, who is the Chairman of the state response team for the prevention and control of COVID-19 pandemic, stated this in a statement on Sunday. …
BREAKING: German minister backs Bundesliga resumption
Germany’s minister for the interior and sport said on Sunday he supports a resumption of the country’s football season this month despite the coronavirus epidemic. “I find the schedule proposed by the German league plausible and I support the restart in May,” Horst Seehofer told Bild newspaper, three days before a meeting of German authorities …
Kano battles ‘strange’ deaths amid raging COVID-19
JESUSEGUN ALAGBE Two weeks ago, Prof Aliyu Dikko of the Department of Physiology, Bayero University Kano, called one of his friends who is a writer and columnist, Dr Aliyu Tilde, asking him about his health. Tilde, who resides in Bauchi, had gone for COVID-19 test and told to self-isolate, a situation that prompted Dikko to …
North’ll retain presidency in 2023 if South is not united — Obaze, ex-Anambra SSG
A former Secretary to the Anambra State Government, Mr Oseloka Obaze, speaks with TONY OKAFOR on the rising insecurity and the need to establish regional security outfit in the South-East, among other issues Why do you think the South-East governors are delaying the establishment of a central security outfit for the region? From the outside, …
Containing COVID-19 should be our priority for now, not a bill —Faduyile
Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis The Nigerian Medical Association says it has sent the controversial ‘Control of Infectious Diseases Bill 2020’ to the medical legislation for proper scrutiny. The bill, sponsored by Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and two other lawmakers — Pascal Obi and Tanko Sununu — aimed to fortify the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control …
The Act is a backdoor law —AGPMPN chair
Tessy Igomu The chairman of the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria in Lagos, Dr. TESS, says the proposed ‘Control of Infectious Diseases Bill 2020’ is a backdoor door law, adding that the association is not happy with its content. He noted that based on the urgency and importance of the Bill, …
You can’t enact such bill in middle of pandemic — Laz Eze
Lara Adejoro A public health physician and sustainable development consultant, Dr. Laz Eze, has said the ‘Control of Infectious Diseases Bill-2020’ needs more consultation with stakeholders and Nigerians. Eze, who is also the Country Coordinator of the West African Network of Emerging Leaders in Health Policy and Systems, spoke against the background of the move …
The aspect on forced vaccination impinges on citizen’s liberty — Banire
Tessy Igomu Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Dr. Muiz Banire, has said the aspect of the proposed ‘Control of-Infectious Diseases Bill 2020’ which focuses on forced vaccination impinges on citizen’s liberty and freedom. He described the proposed bill as “draconian and unconstitutional.” He noted that the …
We shouldn’t be in haste to enact law that’ll tie our hands — Ogirima, Ex-NMA boss
Angela Onwuzoo Former President, Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Mike Ogirima, has called on lawmakers to follow due process and allow the newly proposed Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Bill to come into public circle for input and deliberation before passage. Speaking in an exclusive interview with our correspondent on Saturday on the controversial NCDC bill, …
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