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There was a mild drama on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday as the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, and member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, Lagos State, James Faleke, exchanged words.

Ngige, while being questioned by a committee of the House, said he was on the same level with the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.



He noted that aside from being age mates with the former Lagos governor, he also had the same political achievements with him.

“Faleke, they said is up to 60. You are near my age, but I am at least seven years older than you. I’m sure. I am of the same age with your mentor in Lagos, Asiwaju. I was governor with him at the same time. He was a senator, and I was a senator. I am a two-time minister and he was a minister,” he said.

The lawmaker, in an apparent reference to the controversies that trailed Ngige’s election as governor of Anambra State, retorted that Tinubu won his own election “very well”.

The minister then reminded Faleke, who was a former deputy governorship candidate of the APC in Kogi State, how his struggle to replace his running mate and governorship candidate, Abubakar Audu, was frustrated after the latter died shortly after they both won the election.



“Mr Minister, please respond,” Faleke fired back.

“I am responding. You yab me, I will yab you 10 times. I am a Lagos boy. You are just a small boy in Lagos. Look at this boy. Mushin boy is talking to a VI boy. I live in Victoria Island,” Ngige said.

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FORD FOUNDATION??

seunmsg:
Amaechi is not trying to right any wrong. He did Jonathan no wrong. Naming a train station completed by Buhari after Jonathan is more like an insult than a honour. He had the opportunity to complete some of these projects but bungled his chances.

Again, Jonathan did not make any meaningful investment in the railway sector. Apart from the Abuja - Kaduna standard gauge that he started without completing, what else did he do in the sector?

MUMU ,How do you sleep at night hating someone who never know you exist?

Hala Madrid.

So much waste .This money could have turned this Regions to Dubai.

.Upper cut..

RuudVanNisteroy:
By the time they retaliate and ban Nigerians from immigrating to UK and Canada that is when we will realize the ramifications of attempting to fight with nations that stick to their laws. Why try to force a country to accept an airline to land in the country,owned by a wanted fugitive, who stands to financially benefit from the evacuation?

Canada and UK are one of the few countries left open to Nigerians, and now the Reps are looking to close that door

https://www.nairaland.com/5690877/dream-team-transform-nigeria-2023

MUMU suffering from inferiority complex.

Where is the Damn nigga crew .

Van Dijk na Defender?

Fake news.Next

This is the waste of resources.I have never seen a glaring fraud in open by Government Officials like this before .

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has faulted those demanding that the President, Maj.Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), addresses Nigerians on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adesina said this in an article titled, ‘If you can’t take blows brother, don’t throw blows’, which was posted on his Facebook page.



He said if it were former President Olusegun Obasanjo that was still in power, he would have insulted those calling on him to address them.

Adesina was reacting to the criticisms he received from a large section of Nigerians over his outing during a programme on 95.1 Nigeria Info FM Abuja.

Many Nigerians slammed Adesina for saying the fact that they voted for Buhari didn’t give them the right to order him around.

He wrote, “You know what? If it was former President Olusegun Obasanjo that had come under the ‘you must talk to us’ barrage like that, and on live television, he would have first cleared his throat noisily, adjusted himself in his seat, and then bellowed: ‘And who are you, that I must talk to you? I say who the hell are you?

“Who is your father? Who is your father’s father that you are commanding me to talk to you? Were you born when we fought a civil war to keep this country together? Where was your father when I received the instrument of surrender from the Biafra Forces? Don’t come here and tell me nonsense. Talk to us, my foot!

“But President Buhari would not upbraid anyone like that. He rather keeps his peace. And some people have now taken liberty for license, till they begin to sound like broken records. Yes, no apologies. That’s how they sound.

“The fact that you have voted a man into office is not carte blanche for you to lead the man around by the nose. A leader worth his salt would not even submit himself to such cavalier treatment. Definitely not President Buhari. I made that point clear on the programme.”

Adesina said he received numerous calls from relatives and friends home and abroad over his outing on the radio programme and was told how he was attacked on social media.



He said he would continue to defend the President as a spokesman but would not be compelled to answer questions which are not within his purview.

The President’s spokesman said his principal was not in the habit of talking too much, adding that the three national broadcasts he had done on COVID-19 should suffice.

https://punchng.com/obasanjo-wouldve-insulted-those-demanding-presidential-address-adesina/

APC fall my hand big time.This daylight robbery is just to clear...

Osidazz19:
WY IS HE SURPRISED AT THE LEVEL OF GULLIBILITY AND STUPIDITY THAT EXIST IN THE SOCIETY.
ARE THESE NOT THE KINDS OF FOOLS THAT BELIEVES ALL SORTS OF FAKE NEWS THAT COMES OUT OF THE IPIGS/PDP?

THESE ARE THE SAME SET OF FOOLS THAT WILL BELIEVE THAT BUHARI IS FROM SUDAN AND CORONAVIRUS IS A SCAM TO GET BILLIONS FROM THE US GOVT. BUNCH OF BRAIN DEAD FOOLS.

So much venom coming from mentally balance fellow? Habba

FG ignores antiviral drugs by NIPRD, others, say pharmacists
• Nobody is seeking approval for COVID-19 drug – NAFDAC
• Government must fund coronavirus research, counsels NMA
Our Reporters

The umbrella body of pharmacists in the country, the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, has disagreed with the Federal Government and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control over the search for cures for COVID-19.

The Secretary General of the PSN, Emeka Duru, in an interview with The PUNCH on Wednesday, stated that the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development had several relevant drugs waiting to be developed.



The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, had in a statement earlier on Wednesday, said the agency had received only one application for the treatment of COVID-19 symptoms.

According to her, claims on the COVID-19 cure are domiciled in either the conventional news media or the social media.

Also, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, had, at the PTF press briefing on Tuesday, challenged Nigerian researchers to produce drugs and vaccines for COVID-19.

On Monday, Mustapha said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had directed that COVID Organic, a herbal drug produced by Madagascar, be airlifted to Nigeria.

But the PSN, in a statement on Tuesday by its President, Mazi Ohuabunwa, kicked against the directive, saying it was “thoroughly disgraceful.”

Nobody is seeking approval for COVID-19 cure – NAFDAC

Commenting on COVID-19 cure, NAFDAC DG, Adeyeye, noted that the rush to mitigate the mortality and morbidity from the pandemic had resulted in acceleration of product development, repurposing of formulations, off-label use of therapeutics and the search for a vaccine to prevent the virus.

She said, “Because no vaccine yet exists to prevent further spread of the virus, the huge burden of developing a cure or, at best, a treatment for this deadly virus rests squarely on the shoulders of the medical world, of which Nigeria is no exception.



“In a bid to discover a cure, therefore, the public has witnessed quite a number of claims from different quarters – complementary and alternative medicine practitioners, traditional healers, and the academia. It is pertinent to note, however, that these claims are domiciled in either the conventional news media or the social media.

“NAFDAC, as of the time of this press release, has only received an application from one company for a product the company is presenting (for approval) to the agency for the treatment of the symptoms of COVID-19, and not for the cure of COVID-19 as a disease.”

Adeyeye explained that a claim of a cure must be subjected to clinical evaluation through well-controlled, randomised clinical trials, following an approved clinical trial protocol.

She said, “That Africa as a continent is blessed with diverse plants and herbs that constitute a source of food and medicine is incontrovertible. The drugs of today’s modern society are products of research and development by major pharmaceutical companies.

“Among the most important raw materials researched and developed are naturally occurring materials obtained especially from plants. It should be mentioned also, however, that many plants are similarly very poisonous.

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“As the agency that has been saddled with the mandate of safeguarding the health of the citizenry, NAFDAC will continue to make sure that only medicinal products (including herbal remedies) that have proven safety data will be approved for use by the public.”

According to her, the agency currently lists herbal medicines based on historical perspectives on the use of the products after carrying out toxicological and microbiological evaluations in the laboratories to ensure that they are, at the minimum, safe.

She added that the listing status was valid for two years and renewable.

Adeyeye stated, “It does not validate the efficacy claims being made for the products hence, the labels must bear a disclaimer informing the consumer, ‘The claims have not been evaluated by NAFDAC’. This minimum requirement of ‘proof of safety’ is the agency’s way of encouraging production of herbal remedies from the country’s rich diversity of plants.

“Part of the efforts to advance herbal products development informed the setting up of the Nigerian Herbal Medicine Product Committee by the DG, NAFDAC.

“The platform brings together manufacturers, academia, researchers and relevant stakeholders by bridging the gap often created between traditional medicine practitioners (possible patent holders) and drug manufacturers, whose responsibility it would be to formulate the products.”

FG not doing enough – PSN

But the PSN Secretary General, Duru, said the Federal Government was not doing enough to encourage production of COVID-19 drugs in the country.

Duru said, “People are saying, ‘We are here, we can do this.’ The Ministry of Health just made available a cough syrup that can be used to ameliorate the kind of cough you have in COVID-19 patients.

“That drug now has been sent to NAFDAC for it to validate, list that drug after clinical trials and tell the producer it can be brought into the market for use.

“If you go to the NIPRD also, it has a lot of research products on its shelves and nobody is looking its way. It has malaria medicines, antiviral medicines, and cough syrups that only require money to develop them into products.”

‘Earmark part of COVID-19 funds for research’

According to him, all the Federal Government needs to do is devote a portion of the COVID-19 funds to research.

The PSN secretary noted that the Department of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, under the Ministry of Health, was “established to develop raw active ingredients that can be formulated into drugs that can be taken.”

Duru added, “What the PSN is saying is that the Federal Government is free to get whatever (drug) it wants into the country to solve our problem, but then, it cannot ignore relevant (Nigerian) professors.

“Prof Maurice Iwu has his own product he wants the Federal Government to look at. Nobody is saying we should just bring it out just like that and start taking it. But there are protocols.

“If our researchers’ products are subjected to the right protocols, clinical trials, list them and keep those ones, then you would understand them.”

Govt must fund COVID-19 research – NMA

The Secretary General of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr Olumuyiwa Odusote, called on the federal and state governments to fund COVID-19 research in their quests to find a cure for the virus.

Odusote, in an interview with one of our correspondents, said funding local researchers and inventors would help in finding a solution to COVID-19 in the country.

He stated “We don’t know the extent the government is going, so it will be difficult to say whether they are doing enough or not. What they should probably have done was to get stakeholders together and give grants to fund research. Finding a cure in Nigeria will cost money, and that means a lot of Nigerians probably will not be able to do anything regarding finding a cure without having capital.

“For example at the beginning, a lot of people came up with fabricated gadgets to help in hand hygiene. But you know those things cannot materialise until they are funded. The inventor can do one or two prototypes but in order to mass produce them, there is a need for a lot of funds.”

20 Katsina health workers test positive –NMA chairman

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Katsina State chapter of the NMA, Dr Muhammed Abdulazeez, on Wednesday, told The PUNCH that 20 health workers in the state were among those who tested positive for COVID-19.

He disclosed this while reacting to the death of the Medical Director of General Hospital, Mani, Dr Kabir Tijani. Tijani died on Tuesday and was buried the same day at 6.30pm.

The NMA chairman said circumstances surrounding the medical director’s death had yet to be determined, adding that results of samples taken from him for laboratory tests were being awaited.

Abdulazeez said, “Dr.Tijani died on Tuesday and we buried him at 6.30 pm same day following all protocols stipulated by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

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“We are not too certain he died of COVID-19. It would be more logical when the case is confirmed. We have taken samples for laboratory tests and the results are being awaited. You need to have an evidence-based conclusion. But we took every precaution and protocol spelt out by the NCDC during the burial as we did not want to take unnecessary chances.

“Initially, we have 14 health workers affected by COVID-19. But, now, we have additional six, making the total number of health workers affected to be 20.”

The NMA chairman urged government to make available more personal protective equipment to health workers for their safety and protection.

He said, “The state government is trying but it needs to do more in curtailing the COVID-19 in the state. The state should build more isolation centres. The state also needs to quarantine any suspected COVID-19 patient even before the results carried on the fellow is out.

Also, the state government is using community leaders for COVID-19 contact tracing.

It was gathered that community leaders were given phone numbers of the state COVID-19 task force members for better communication.

The Chairman of the state Public Enlightenment Committee on COVID-19, Abdulkarim Sirika, said samples of 800 contacts had already been taken for tests.

Stigma remains major challenge in contact tracing – Kano official

In Kano State, the task force on COVID-19 says stigmatisation of patients is one of the major challenges the state is facing in contact tracing.

The state Coordinator, Dr Tijjani Husain, in an interview with The PUNCH on Wednesday, said, “Stigma is still an issue but we are continuing with contact tracing, identifying and following contacts so as to identify early those that developed symptoms, get them tested and put them on treatment.

We have traced over 10,000 contacts in Ogun, says govt

On its part, the Ogun State Government said it had contacted over 10,000 people as a result of COVID-19 cases in the state.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Communications, Remmy Hazzan, said this in an interview with The PUNCH on Wednesday.

He said, “In terms of contract tracing, we have done very well in Ogun State and of course, it is not a finishing line here, we have to continue. We have had more than 10,000 contacts, more are still being traced.”

NCDC steps up guidelines enforcement, releases phone numbers for whistleblowers

Meanwhile, the NCDC on Wednesday stepped up efforts to enforce guidelines released by the PTF last month.

As part of the efforts, the centre released phone numbers whistleblowers could call if people violated guidelines aimed at checking the spread of the virus.

The task force at many of its press briefings, frowned upon the manner Nigerians were violating the guidelines, including compulsory use of face masks, the ban on interstate movements and gathering of more than 20 people.

On its Twitter handle on Wednesday, the NCDC stated, “If someone in your area is putting others at risk by refusing to self-isolate; reopening a school, bar, club and hosting a gathering of more than 20 people, call your state numbers.”

By Tobi Aworinde, Dayo Ojerinde, Daud Olatunji, Tukur Muntari and Olaide Oyelude

Why harass an Innocent Citizen?

thethunderlight:
Karma Karma Karma these properties belongs to Mr. Wicked tyrant man who has been inflicting pains by demolishing people's properties, seizing and auctioning people's cars, karma we know you have this addresses already No.14/15 Kyari Mohammed Street Asokoro, Abuja but we are just reminding you please take note. EFCC and others please investigate these on-going projects in the above mentioned address whereas this project belongs to the Wicked at the above mentioned address but the project sign board is having different (Client) owners name as Central Bank of Nigeria Pension Fund and a different address.
These properties where bought from 1st and 2nd owners, demolished, rubbles parked away and new one been erected, each of these properties from the time bought and the current on-going development in it worth above one billion plus Naira, for those of you who know this location in Abuja will agree with me with the said amount. Karma we know you have all his address anywhere they are in world please do justice

Mumu;Excess weed.See the Client;CBN Pension fund..

Like has lockdown PH.He proactiveness is encouraging except few of his recent actions.What is missing in PH that NCDC wants to get in at all cost?They are not on same position with Kogi and CR who did not believe the Virus is spreading .Wike is even more serious than the NCDC pushing hard to get into PH.

gretblue:
Don't be mischievous. That is one of the old buses of the HMB. Hospital management in Kano does not have one bus. Every local government in Kano has .There are plenty new buses at their disposal. The board headquarter is located close to International clinic hospital. Go there, you will see newer buses. And since this particular one is still sound, you don't expect the board to throw it away

This bus look sound to you? ZOMBIEEE

AND YOU WILL ALSO DRINK YOUR OIL .

More than 200 Cuban doctors and health workers arrived in South Africa on Monday to help the fight against coronavirus, the presidency said.

South Africa has the highest number of coronavirus cases on the continent with 4,546 infections, of which 87 have been fatal.

The delegation was met by a group of South African ministers as they landed in the early hours of the morning.



“217 Cuban health specialists and workers have arrived in South Africa today… to assist with the fight to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the presidency said in a statement.


This hand out photo taken and released by DIRCO on April 27, 2020, shows Cuban Health Specialists arriving at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria, South Africa, to support efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Photo: AFP
They include epidemiology and public health experts, family physicians and healthcare technology engineers.

South Africa is in the final days of a strict nationwide lockdown that will be gradually eased from May 1.

The Cuban family physicians will help with a mass door-to-door screening and testing campaign launched at the beginning of April.

Over 168,000 people have been tested so far, including more than 13,500 in South Africa’s most populous province Gauteng where the majority of cases have been recorded.

South Africa is the second country in the region to receive medical support from Cuba.

More than 250 Cuban doctors were sent to Angola earlier this month to help authorities combat the spread of COVID-19. Angola has recorded 25 coronavirus cases, including 2 deaths.
https://punchng.com/covid-19-over-200-cuban-health-experts-arrive-in-south-africa/

What a coincidence?I am just listening to my late brother favourite song (Nelly Furtado All Good things) and this thread came on.He passed on 2017 and I still looks like yesterday.Such a great guy.I miss him everyday.

Ochuksbaba:
Roast kwa!!! kikikikiki

Roost

The chicken has come home to roast.I vividly remember the Danish Cartoon attacks in Maiduguri coordinated by this demon and his boko boys.The prayer point that year was SAS will never find peace ..