Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 23rd April 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 23rd April 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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ASUU donates sanitizers to Ogun, seeks members’ empowerment for COVID-19 vaccine
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the Federal Government to remove institutional and professional encumbrances that currently make Nigerian scholars less productive. The union said if sufficiently empowered, Nigerian scholars, including biomedical scientists and behavioural scientists, can conduct cutting edge research into finding vaccine for the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the whole world. National President of ASUU, Prof. Abiodun Ogunyemi, made the declaration in Abeokuta yesterday while presenting 1, 000 pieces of hand sanitizers donated by the Lagos Zone of the union to the Ogun State Government.…
New Telegraph.
Enugu Poultry Association donates eggs, 250 kilos of frozen chicken
Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Enugu State Chapter has donated 500 crates of egg, 250 kilos of frozen chicken and three non-contact infrared thermometers to Enugu State government for onward distribution to the masses to help mitigate effects of lockdown occasioned by coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. PAN, the umbrella body of all players in the poultry industry which among others including farmers, the input dealers and the veterinarians, said the donation would serve as palliatives in support of the state government’s fight against COVID-19. Speaking to journalists yesterday after the donation…
New Telegraph.
FMC commences contact tracing of two COVID-19 cases
…dismisses link of doctor’s death to virus Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, has commenced contact tracing of all those involved in the management of two index COVID-19 patients, who visited and stayed in some wards of the hospital for care. FMC’s Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr. Azubuike Onyebuchi, said that the affected wards casualty, ICU, Male Medical Ward and Ludlow Slessor Complex had been shut down as decontamination had begun. Abia State had on Monday confirmed from NCDC that two patients who were receiving care at FMC Umuahia tested…
New Telegraph.
Ayade begs foreign missions, others for funds to equip isolation centres
Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has appealed to Special Envoys and Heads of Foreign Missions in Nigeria to assist the state by providing funds to equip isolation centres and purchase of ambulances to prepare for any outbreak of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) in the state. Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tina Banku Agbor, who made the appeal yesterday in Calabar, the state capital, on behalf of the state government, said apart from equipping the isolation centres and buying of ambulances, the funds will also be used…
New Telegraph.
Sultan tells Muslims to look for Ramadan moon today
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, who doubles as the leader of Muslim faithful in Nigeria, has directed the Muslim community to look out for the crescent moon of Ramadan 1441 AH from today, Thursday, April 23. The moon, if sighted today, will lead to the commencement of Ramadan fasting tomorrow, Friday, April 24. Sultan, in a statement signed by Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto, Professor Sambo Junaidu, yesterday said: “This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that Thursday, April 23, 2020, which is…
New Telegraph.
Ebonyi enforces wearing of face mask
Ebonyi State Governor, Chief Dave Umahiyesterdaytold residents that there would be no further movement in any part of the state without wearing face masks. Addressing the people of the state during a special live broadcast, Umahi called on the people of the state to see the coronavirus pandemic as a war which must be survived by taking all precautionary measures. He decried sabotage in the war against the virus at the borders across the state through bribery which was been perpetrated by security agents and those deployed to the borders…
New Telegraph.
Three new cases in Ogun are Togo-returnees, says commissioner
Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, yesterday said three new positive cases of coronavirus in the state were Nigerian citizens returning from the neighbouring Republic of Togo. Coker disclosed this while fielding questions from reporters during a visit to the state-owned 250-bed specialist hospital in Abeokuta by officials of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The NCDC had, on Tuesday night, confirmed eight new cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing the total number of cases so far to 20. Speaking on the development, the commissioner said…
New Telegraph.
Uzodinmma names retired CP, Okoro, as Special Adviser on security
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has appointed a retired Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Dan Okoro, as his Special Adviser on security. Okoro’s choice became necessary as he would bring his huge experience garnered both nationally and internationally over the years as a tested cop to bear on security in the state. Besides, the new Advis-er would assist Uzodimma in fine-tuning and implementing the governor’s security policies and programmes in sync with his three “R” mantra of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Recovery. The governor’s choice of Okoro had…
New Telegraph.
PDP expels 4 members for running parallel exco
The leadership and members of Ughelli South Ward 4 (Olomu Ward I) chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday expelled four of members from the party over allegations of running parallel executives, failure to appear before a disciplinary committee and insubordination. A communique signed by the Ward Chairman, Raymond Edirin Temisere and the Secretary, Oscar Odudu, said the members were expelled from the party during an extraordinary Ward meeting presided over by the executive members of the party. The communique listed those expelled to include Prince Sony Jifas Ogbon,…
New Telegraph.
Kano tests 320 suspects of coronavirus
Suspends testing of samples till further notice •Relaxes lockdown order for 12 hours The Kano State Government has said it recorded over 320 suspected cases of corona virus infections, out of which 73 were confirmed positive. Coordinator of COVID-19 Task Force in the state, Dr Tijjani Hussaini, who said this on yesterday at his maiden media briefing, said that two out of the 73 confirmed cases were health workers. Hussaini said the task force was able to monitor 53 cases of passengers of interest that came from some…
New Telegraph.
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