COVID-19

IN clear violation of the new guideline by the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has spent the sum of N202 million on six contracts from the COVID-19 Intervention Fund without evidence of…
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A viral social media post pulled from the WhatsApp platform on July 27, says the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), an agency under the Presidency has designed a mobile phone application capable of integrating all Federal…
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BOSS Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) of Nigeria on Thursday, July 23, announced that the country has recorded 5 per cent of the total Coronavirus  (COVID-19) deaths in Africa. He made the declaration in…
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A  video of Dr Stella Immanuel, a United States based medical doctor came up on social media with claims to have discovered the cure to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The video has since gone viral. In the video, Dr Immanuel who was speaking…
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MOHAMMED Kawu, acting Secretary of the FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat,  has been discharged from Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja where he has been receiving treatment, after testing negative for COVID-19. Kawu disclosed this in…
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THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), is considering 21 herbal products for the treatment of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)  symptoms. The agency confirmed this development through its official Twitter…
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By Aderemi OJEKUNLE  According to the Dataphyte investigation, COVID-19 emergency procurements worth ₦451.18 million have been awarded to unverifiable contractors or suppliers. Some of the companies do not have records on the…
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OSAGIE Ehanire, Nigeria's Minister of Health says the plant from which Madagascar herb, called COVID-Organics, touted as cure to coronavirus disease is grown in Nigeria. Ehanire, however said that the  herb plantation which was developed…
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IBRAHIM Akanbi, 12, was nervous as he paced up and down in his parents’ living room. For over 12 hours, he and the rest of the household have been in the dark due to power outage. His hope for a quick restoration of power supply by the…
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A viral WhatsApp message, which says the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is providing monetary palliative to all Nigerians to cushion the impact of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), is FALSE.
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