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Coronavirus: Nigerian Foods Vanish From US Stores As Panic Buying Continues

March 20, 2020 0

Nigerians living in the US may experience tougher days ahead as most shops are running out of supplies of favourite African food stuffs. Nigerian staple foods including garri, yams, ogbono, pepper, smoked fish and other condiments are fast getting exhausted without further supplies from home as a result of measures put in place to prevent spread of the virus. As …

Stores Empty As Coronavirus Cases Top 13,000 In US

March 20, 2020 0

Basic household items still remain hot commodities in most grocery stores across the US as the authorities recommend social distancing and most businesses shut their doors fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Bottled water, poultry products, sea foods, bread, paper towels, hand sanitiser and milk are among the items that have disappeared from the shelves, according to our correspondent who visited some …

COVID-19: Obasa Calls For Intensified Public Enlightenment

March 19, 2020 0

The speaker of Lagos House of Assembly, Rt. Hon.(Dr.) Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo - Olu and the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi to intensify efforts in disseminating information about the coronavirus to people of Lagos State.

Dangote Fertilizer Contractor Staff Quarantined

March 17, 2020 0

The management of Dangote Industries Limited said its attention has been drawn to a report of a suspected case of personnel currently being kept in isolation at the Mainland hospital, Yaba, Lagos.

Nigeria Confirms Another Case Of Coronavirus

March 17, 2020 0

Another case of the novel Coronavirus disease has been confirmed in Lagos State, Nigeria.

When Access Bank, NIBUCCA, HACEY, ENDFund collaborate against HIV at Lagos City Marathon

March 17, 2020 0

In March 2019, Nigeria’s Federal Government indicated that national HIV prevalence in the country was 1.4% among adults aged 15–49 years. Before the 2019 data, previous estimates had indicated a national HIV prevalence of 2.8% which means the scourge is on a downward trend. Meanwhile according to UNAIDS and the National Agency for the Control of AIDS there is an …

Intermittent Child Birth Results To Malnutrition — Experts .

March 5, 2020 0

Malnutrition has been described as one of the several consequences affecting underaged children as a result of intermittent child birth by their parents, especially their mothers due to inability to adopt child spacing methods.

Coronavirus: Obasa Commends Sanwo-Olu …Calls For Implementation Of Existing Law On Disease Control In The State

March 2, 2020 0

The Speaker of Lagos House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, has commended Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and members of his cabinet for their prompt reaction to the index case of coronavirus in Lagos on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.

Niger Govt Urges Citizens To Embrace Child Spacing

February 28, 2020 0

Niger state government has enjoined the people of the state especially couples to embrace child spacing in order to live a better life and ensure good health for their families in the overall interest and development of the state.