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I concur on the house repairs. Sometime last year my bathroom drain was all clogged up. Water wasn't draining as fast as it should. It was percolating sef. I was contemplating calling a plumber. I woke up one morning around 5am and started googling on how to solve bathroom drain issues. I saw some solution. There was a hook plumbers use. I had one iron hanger. I bent it to form that hook. There was mention of baking soda. Luckily I had bicarbonate of soda at home. I work in a pharmaceutical production company. I went to work. Used my screw driver to lift the drain,used the hanger hook to remove things stuck there which include hairs, soaps and other minor things. Boiled hot water. Added the bicarbonate of soda and flushed it. It became okay again. I didn't spend one naira doing that. Since then when faced with issues at home,I Google for home solutions first. If it's above me,I go looking for an expert

This is bone chilling

I can never be involved in such a fight no matter what

Haemorrhoids

That's why twitter is better than nairaland.

If na twitter now, thread don full

NaijaRoyalty:
Well, buhari announced the lockdown will continue and will only be lifted if the presidential task force on covid-19 advice him to do so.

There will be a presidential address by 7pm

NaijaRoyalty:
I fear the people may revolt should the governemnt extend the lockdown after the end of this month .

It's no longer funny out there .

Is it lasting till month end?

Any statement to that yet?

This lockdown should just end

If it continues, I foresee anarchy looming over the horizon.

If the house with this as furniture decr catch fire ehn

I pity the person

Used to be good back then

If there's any justice in the world brought him to my attention

A Commercial Driver who has tested positive to the pandemic COVID-19 has escaped from the Isolation Centre in Bida, Niger State and now on the run.
Niger State Commissioner of Health and Hospital services, Dr Mohammed Makunsidi has, therefore, declared him wanted and that a special team has been raised by the government to fetch him out.

The Commissioner said the man at large escaped from isolation centre where he was being managed in Bida town from where he escaped.

“We are surprised that he escaped and how he escaped from the Isolation Centre is still a misery to us but manhunt for the man has intensified,” he declared.
Addressing Journalists in Minna yesterday, Makunsidi said, “we heard of the arrival of a Driver that is said to have tested positive to coronavirus who was being managed at an Isolation Centre. “We heard that he escaped into Bida, so we are after him now. Members of the state Taskforce on COVID-19 and officials of the ministry of health and hospital services are in Bida area of the state to locate him and make sure he does what the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has asked him to do”, he further explained.
The Commissioner said that two other persons who arrived Kontagora town, headquarters of Kontagora Local Government Area of the State from United Kingdom (UK) and Canada have been quarantined where he said they are undergoing medical tests on the virus because they are from areas of presumed areas of infection.

He also revealed that another man from Kagara town, headquarters of Rafi Local Government Area of the state has also been taken to Isolation Centre in Minna due to outcry from his community that he may have come in contact with Chinese Nationals working at the Zungeru Hydro Electricity plant.
The foreigner in question was said not to have even travelled out of the Community for over a year but the people they remained unconvinced.

Dr Makunsidi explained that the man is having fever and sore throat which he said led to the apprehension and suspicion by the Community,

“Ordinarily, this does not fit into test definition but never the less, because of the outcry of the community, we have to take out the man into our isolation Centre in Minna General Hospital and we are going to test him for coronavirus in order to Meanwhile, the Niger State Government has earmarked the sum of N375m to tackle the pandemic disease and to serve as palliatives for the people.

The money according to the Secretary to the State Government who is also Chairman of the Task Force on the Coronavirus, Alhaji Ibrahim Matane said the money will be used to purchase foodstuffs like maize, millet, rice and others and distributed Ward to Ward across the state.clear the air,” he explained.

http://insidearewa.com.ng/covid-19-driver-who-tested-positive-in-niger-on-the-run/

By Dulue Mbachu
April 2, 2020, 5:12 AM EDT
Border closures mean the powerful can’t seek treatment abroad
Nigeria has 75,000 doctors, far below WHO recommendations
A motorcyclist passes the Mainland hospital in the Yaba area of Lagos, Nigeria.
A motorcyclist passes the Mainland hospital in the Yaba area of Lagos, Nigeria. Photographer: George Osodi/Bloomberg
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For decades, powerful Nigerians could ignore the government’s failure to invest adequately in the health-care system by seeking medical treatment abroad. The coronavirus pandemic means they can no longer escape.


Since Nigeria identified its first case in late February, President Muhammadu Buhari has responded by closing the borders and imposing a lockdown on two key cities and the state of Ogun, an industrial hub. Commercial flights and private jets have been grounded. Like most African countries, Nigeria is now largely cut off from the world.

The pandemic has forced much of Africa’s elite into a unique situation where it’s no longer possible to fly to the U.K., France or India to see a doctor, a practice that’s become commonplace even among the affluent middle class.

Buhari was widely criticized for spending more than five months in the U.K. in 2017 for an undisclosed ailment. Last year, Gabon’s president, Ali Bongo, recovered in Morocco from a stroke, while Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s former leader, died in a hospital in Singapore.


In Nigeria, the coronavirus has so far infected 174 people, including Abba Kyari, Buhari’s chief of staff, a man regarded as the second-most powerful in the country. Four out of 36 state governors and a son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar have also tested positive. A former senior executive of the state oil company, Suleiman Achimugu, was the first Covid-19 fatality.

relates to Trapped by Coronavirus, Nigeria’s Elite Faces Squalid Hospitals
‘Total Collapse’
Dozens of senior public officials, including state governors and lawmakers, have gone into isolation. If they get sick, they will have to rely on a weak health system that is at risk of crumbling under the weight of a larger outbreak, according to Francis Faduyile, head of the Nigerian Medical Association, an umbrella group for doctors.

“The health system is not strong enough,” Faduyile said by phone from Lagos. “Over the years, it’s been denied normal funding and things are not where they’re supposed to be. If the burden of the coronavirus is added, it may be too heavy; it may actually cause a total collapse.”


Among Nigeria’s registered health professionals are 75,000 doctors, 180,709 nurses and 25,000 pharmacists, according to the health ministry. With 0.5% hospital beds per 1,000 people and a population of roughly 200 million, that’s far below thresholds set by the World Health Organization. Only five laboratories are able to test for the virus.

Health spending at around 5% of the budget in the past decade falls short of the African Union’s recommended minimum of 15% and has been mostly focused on recurrent spending, with little capital investment made over the years, according to BudgiT, a civil-society group that tracks government expenditure. A National Health Act that came into effect in 2015 and requires that 1% of government revenue is set aside for basic health care has yet to be implemented.

Even those numbers may not tell the whole story as officials of the medical association say about half of all registered doctors have emigrated to the U.K., the U.S., Canada, Australia and other parts of the world.


While Faduyile said there’s still time for the government to institute large-scale preventative measures, a wider coronavirus outbreak would leave everyone in Africa’s most populous country -- the rich, the poor and the middle class -- scrambling for service in poorly equipped hospitals.

“It’s going to be a lesson for those who think they can neglect the health system,” Faduyile said. “The highest of the government officials, some of them will be infected, and they’ll have no option but to get local treatment.”

— With assistance by Katarina Hoije



https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-04-02/trapped-by-coronavirus-nigeria-s-elite-faces-squalid-hospitals?__twitter_impression=true

Admissionclass:
till i see you residence every i ever see on NL is audio and plus i have to be sure you earning legit cant give ma sister to a low-key criminal .anyways thanks but we aint poor so we not impressed with your change nurture it till it reaches at least million before you can say things like this.

I don't know why your body dey pepper u.
U said before I say what I said,I should be sure I have made it.
I told u that I am far better than that level that her guy is. So why u feeling anyhow?

Moreover I didn't quote u. I quoted the op. Why are u feeling attacked?
Abeg Goan sleep. If u live in such accomodation and Ur feeling angry that I said the babe should give the guy a timeline, make that anger kpai u there.

Admissionclass:
i hope you have made it in life too.

I have not made it

But I am far more comfortable than that

If u see your sister in my residence,u will be proud of her.
Are u satisfied?

LadyBeee:
Since I started dating, I've never met a man like this. So caring, cute, neat, hygienic, generous but unfortunately, he doesn't have much but the little he has, he'll spend on you and make you feel like a queen.

He stays in one room face me I face u. Initially, when I found out, I said I was going to quit but the love he showed me was so overwhelming and I couldn't quit. He said he's making plans to move out and he won't be renewing his rent in may. I agreed.

I fell in love with him too and became comfortable with his room but I made it clear that I will never pass the night at his place. You know how love can be blind, I found myself pass the night once and again and again then I asked him about his plans to move out, how much does he have at hand to rent a new place because I was secretly planning to support him with some money to add and he said he doesn't have up to 30k. I was angry and so dissapointed at him.

Right now I'm thinking the whole thing over. I don't think I can continue. Please advise me


Photo for illustration

This lady wants the best. She is even determined to support him to move out. Baby, keep supporting him but give him a deadline. I wouldn't want my.sister dating a man who lives in such an environment sef

topsquino:
90 seconds more

10 minutes don pass o

topsquino:
90 seconds more

Time don reach oo

No gree Baba

One just left my house today. She been no wan go sef.
On Thursday morning while at work, this babe drank tea and bread,ate indomie and fried three eggs before 10am. Then fried yam before I came back and ate.
I just dey look all my provision wey I buy for this coronavirus period. I had to discharge her today. She didn't even want to go because she see say food full the house.

Beremx:
See finishing!!

U sef get mouth to laugh ehn?

you are one of the id1ots the imam is referring to. I will never forget the role you and that other id1ot called Obiagelli played in foisting this fraudster.
seems you finally came back to your senses after you packed of alaba rago, got married and moved down to owerri.

gawu1:
Ask your supreme leader, the hunchback albino IndecentStar.

A responsible citizen should be asking about the whereabouts of his leader and not descending into tribal diatribe like you just did.
Leaders all over the world are standing up to boost the confidence of the people they lead and Buhari is no where to be seen. That's a shame.

And learn how to engage someone in a public forum without acting like the rabid dog you are. At least pretend you have sense. And when you don't know what to say,just keep quiet instead of allowing the stench in your brain ooze out via your buccal cavity

[quote author= post=87813866]U.K. Prime Minister Johnson tweets he has tested positive for coronavirus



U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tweeted that he has tested positive for coronavirus.

"Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus. I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government's response via video-conference as we fight this virus," he said.


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-27/u-k-prime-minister-johnson-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-k8a3ehh9

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-27/u-k-prime-minister-johnson-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-k8a3ehh9

This sh#t is getting seriously serious each and every day.
[/quote]Where is Buhari?

Not complete

Paul Enenche and His wife of Dunamics Christian center Abuja have made some donations to the FCT

Gtbank is building an isolation center in onikan Lagos

UBA and Tony Elumelu foundation has donated 5 billion naira to the cause

Perruzi did some give aways on Twitter yesterday too

maxwelltennyson:
pls guys I need your help can anybody borrow me #5000 today I will pay back with interest of #5000 naira before the end of tomorrow pls guys help me out.

See Lamba

widow1234:
Dear nairalanders,
I and my kids are finding it difficult to feed,I have not received salary since this year began,now the situation is worse with this stay at home policy.
Am a widow who has kids to feed,pls no amount is too small,I beg u

Access bank
0079511811

And u just registered today

Dem tell u say nairalanders no get sense?

This virus is moving like a wild fire

Matrimonous:
How many weeks will these last?

I don't eat much sha

Man has stocked up already. No time to check time

Marvyx:
Hello Sir, I'm also a Microbiologist too. 2.1. I'm done with NYSC and I want to practice. I did my IT in a the quality control department on drugs and I really love it. I'll be really grateful if you could link me up. Thanks.

Really wish I could help u. Just be on LinkedIn and network. Something might pop up. Try to learn other skills too

ghettochild4u:
Help me oo.. I did biochemistry.. Wil b willing to return to naija if I can get a job

Stay wherever you are and sort yourself out there. Nigeria ain't worth it

Kalaba:
May the Lord that did it for you never forget me, amen.

Amen

Studied microbiology

Presently heading the microbiology unit of the quality control department of a pharmaceutical production company

Always running and abdicating his responsibilities for someone else.

totowunmido:
you can even reduce it to 20

U are in the spirit sir