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The Nigerian government will source N2.7 trillion from multilateral financial institutions and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) to cushion the effects of COVID-19 on the economy and vulnerable Nigerians. This excludes the N500 billion President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking the approval of the National Assembly to disburse as stimulus package. It also does not include what the government will access from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the dividends it expects from the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG). The N2.7tr comprises of $3.4 billion (N1,292,000,000,000) that Nigeria has saved with the International Monetary Fund (IMF); $2.5 billion (N950,000,000,000) from…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday alerted Nigerians on the circulation of fake chloroquine phosphate 250mg tablets. In a a statement the Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, said the NAFDAC was notified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of the circulation of the tablets in Cameroon. “The falsified chloroquine phosphate 250mg tablets were manufactured by Jiangsu pharmaceutical Inc, Astral pharmaceutical New Bhupalpura, China. “The tablets manufactured by these companies has no Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) and are in packs of 1000 tablets. “The use of the falsified chloroquine phosphate 250mg tablets…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced six new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Monday taking the total to 238. The new cases were in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Edo and Kwara states. “Six new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria: two in Kwara, two in Edo, one in Rivers and one in the FCT. “As at 09:30 pm 6th April there are 238 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Thirty-five have been discharged with five deaths,” NCDC said. After NCDC’s statement, the Ogun State government announced two new cases of coronavirus on Monday night.…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the Federal Government’s Social Intervention Programme (SIP) as a hoax. In a statement on Monday by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party alleged that the COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed the inherent fraud in the programme. The PDP accused some leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of fleecing the nation of billions of naira in the guise of providing palliatives to cushion the effects of the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19: PDP blames FG, APC for Warri killing The party alleged that some leaders of the APC have been…

The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has announced the immediate suspension of Professor A. K. Salami over his unprofessional handling of a COVID-19 patient. The suspension of the well respected senior consultant was announced on Monday evening in a statement signed by David Odaibo, Director of Administration for Chief Medical Director. “The Management of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital hereby suspend Prof A K Salami as a Senior Consultant in the hospital,” the statement said. “This is as a result of his unethical conduct in the admission, management and eventual release of the corpse of a suspected COVID-19 patient…

Lagos State Government will prosecute all those who attended Saturday’s birthday party hosted by Nollywood star, Funke Akindele. Lagos state Attorney-General, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), said on Monday that they would be prosecuted for flouting social distancing regulation of the state He made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) shortly after an Ikeja chief magistrates’ court convicted and sentenced Akindele and her husband for flouting the regulation. NAN reports that Chief Magistrate Yewande Aje-Afunwa sentenced Akindele and her husband to 14 days community service, each. Aje-Afunwa also imposed N100,000 fine on each on them,…

Kwara State Government has confirmed two COVID-19 cases on Monday. Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19 confirmed two separate cases of COVID-19 in the state. One is the wife of the UITH patient, a UK returnee, who died last Thursday and the other is another UK returnee. According to the state government, this statement was issued after the government received official confirmation of test results from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Test Centre in Ibadan. Coronavirus cases in Nigeria rises to 232 “The government will address a news briefing tomorrow morning at 11am to give details and further…

The Lagos State Government has discharged two coronavirus patients who have now tested negative for the virus. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this via his official Twitter account on Monday evening. He said, “Dear Lagosians,  have more great news for you from our Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. Today, two more female patients have recovered fully and have tested negative to COVID-19 twice consecutively. They have been discharged from the facility,” he said. “With the newly discharged patients, we now have a total of 31 people that have fully recovered from COVID-19 in Lagos and discharged to join the community. “We are…

The court fined the duo N100,000 each and directed them to undergo 14 days community service. They will also be isolated in a place that will be determined by the state government. More to follow…

The District Head of Gedawa in Wamakko local government of Sokoto state, Alhaji Buba Wamakko, a younger brother to Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, is dead. Dangaladima, 66, died in the early hours of Monday, April 6, 2020, at the Uthmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto after a protracted illness. The funeral prayer led by the Chief Imam of Wamakko, Liman Shehu Wamakko was conducted at the residence of the deceased in Wamakko town . In attendance were Wamakko; a former Deputy Governor and APC Gubernatorial Candidate, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto; Magajin Rafin Sokoto; Alhaji Rilwanu Bello; Galadiman Garin Sokoto Alhaji Aliyu…