Tochukwu Chukwu
- Education , Health , News
- August 27, 2020
- 224 views
463M CHILDREN CAN’T ACCESS VIRTUAL SCHOOLING GLOBALLY UN AFFIRMS
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and widespread school closures, at least one-third of students affected around the world lack access to virtual education, according to a UN study released Wednesday. In…
- Health , News , Uncategorized
- August 27, 2020
- 217 views
CHLOROQUINE EFFECTIVE FOR COVID-19 TREATMENT IN EARLY STAGE OF INFECTION –NAFDAC
The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, says research has shown that chloroquine is effective for the treatment of COVID-19 at the early…
- Health , News
- August 26, 2020
- 213 views
SAVE HEALTH SECTOR FROM TOTAL COLLAPSE, AGPMPN URGES FG
Physicians under the aegis of the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria have appealed to the Federal Government to rescue the health sector from total collapse. Speaking…
- Business , Entertainment , Health , News
- August 26, 2020
- 189 views
BILL GATES, DANGOTE, OTHERS CELEBRATE POLIO-FREE NIGERIA, AFRICA
Billionaire philanthropists Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote have hailed the declaration of Nigeria and Africa by the World Health Organisation as being polio-free. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the global…
UgamatvDOCTORS EXODUS LOOMS AS INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS RESUME THIS WEEK
A large number of doctors are set to exit Nigeria once the ban on international flights is lifted this week, This is just as UGAMATV observed from data provided by…
NEW COVID-19 INFECTIONS, PLATEAU LEADS AS NCDC CONFIRMS 252
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 252 new cases of Coronavirus pandemic in the country. The NCDC, which made this known via its official Twitter handle on Tuesday,…
SAYS WHO: NIGERIA LAST AFRICAN COUNTRY TO BE FREE OF WILD POLIO
The World Health Organisation says Nigeria was the last African country to be rid of the wild polio virus. This was made known by the WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom…
PTF SAYS, COVID-19 FATALITY RATE ON STEADY DECLINE
The Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus says the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is on the decline in the last five months but there is need for caution. Mr Boss Mustapha,…
STATE RULES OUT SANWO OLU’S EXAMINATION AS COMMISSIONER CONTRACTS COVID-19
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, has said there is no big deal about the COVID-19 status of the state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi. Omotosho…
- Health , News , Politics
- August 25, 2020
- 184 views
NAFDAC WARNS NIGERIANS STRICTLY TO ABSTAIN FROM APPLES, BLACK CURRANT FROM AUSTRALIA
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has cautioned Nigerians to stop consuming an organic apple and black currant originating from Australia. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Moji Adeyeye,…
