Governor Seyi Makinde offers to donate his blood for experiment

The governor tested positive for COVID-19 in March but recovered quickly after he said he took honey, Vitamin C, and blackseed oil to boost his immune system and fight the deadly virus.

Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde has expressed willingness to donate his blood to researchers to enable them to come up with a cure for Coronavirus.

The governor tested positive for COVID-19 in March but recovered quickly after he said he took honey, Vitamin C, and black seed oil to boost his immune system and fight the deadly virus.

Having recovered, he’s volunteering to donate his blood for research.

He wrote on Twitter: “We have been advocating for local solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic in Oyo State. So, as a COVID-19 survivor, I volunteered to donate my blood to be studied by our experts researching on the “Evaluation of Post Infection Protection Against SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) in Nigeria.”

Source: m.scoopernews.com

Oyo state government on Friday rejected bags of rice donated by the Federal Government

Oyo state government on Friday rejected bags of rice donated by the Federal Government through the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to the state, saying they were all infested and unhealthy for consumption.

Three trailer loads of rice totalling 1,800 bags were sent to the state as part of Federal Government’s COVID-19 relief materials.

The state Government’s team, which received the items were: Executive Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Agricbusiness, Debo Akande, Commissioners Ojemuyiwa Ojekunle (Agric),  Bayo Lawal (Special Duties), Seun Fakorede (Youth and Sports), Faosat Sanni (Women Affairs and Social Inclusion) and Funmilayo Orisadeyi (Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters).

The committee on distribution of relief materials and palliatives who paid an inspection visit to the warehouse where the grains were kept however said they had been infested with weevil and were therefore unfit for human consumption.

Akande noted that after taking delivery of the donated rice, a quality control inspection was carried out repeatedly which led to the rejection of the consignment.

According to him, “We received these items from the Federal Government via the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and we brought them to the warehouse and it was in the process of further inspection that we discovered that almost all the rice has been infested with weevils and some other materials and on that basis we formed a committee to re-inspect it again and so that can be definitely sure of what we have received”.

Speaking on behalf of the state government, Akande said “we think this is not definitely in the position for consumption for human beings at this point in time and at such the materials cannot be distributed as parts of palliatives within the state.

“We don’t want to start providing solution to a problem and then start creating another problem. We have inspected it and done a random selection and we have seen that similar things applies across board.

He stressed that the donated rice would be returned to the Nigeria Customs Service with the hope that it would be replaced with good quality.

The Executive Adviser further explained that the infested rice would not affect plans of the state government to commence distribution of palliatives to the people, adding that distribution would commence soonest.

“We all know that a good number of food items have been received by the Food Security Committee of the Task Force and this has been itemised weekly even before we received this particular item from the source where we received it.

“We have received good number of products here and we have added it along with the ones the state government is putting its funding to support what has been donated by the good citizens of the state.

Akande added that it would be distributed in the next couples of days, “because what we have done is to ensure that we put a robust system in place for distribution and that we have finalised with.”

Also, the Commissioner for Agriculture,  Ojekunle Ojemuyiwa while reiterating the position of state government, stressed that the wellbeing and health of the people would not be compromised in the continuing fight to curtail further spread of the virus.

Source: m.scoopernews.com

Lagos Arrested 50 youths for attending party

The Lagos State COVID-19 Taskforce, on Wednesday, arrested more than 50 youths who had attended a party at 84, Parks and Gardens, Idi-Oparun Bus Stop, opposite Abattoir at Abule Egba, Lagos in violation of the lockdown directives of the Federal and State governments 

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The General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Mrs. Dolapo Fasawe, maintained that it is no longer business as usual in the State and anyone who disobeys government directive will be made to face the repercussion

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The General Manager disclosed that a nightclub at VGC, using a Pharmacy Store as a cover up, was sealed on Monday as a result of information sharing from concerned citizens

Dr. Fasawe appealed to parents and guardians to keep watchful eyes on their wards and charged them on staying away from unlawful gatherings, reiterating that all hands must be on deck to ensure that there is no hidden place for flagrant violators

The Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola decried the insensitivity and indifference of youths to their health as well as the direct and indirect consequences of their despicable behaviour

While warning facility owners not to allow their places to be used for unlawful social gathering, Mojola maintained that the State will not hesitate to sanction owners who defy government orders and directives for pecuniary gains

The Director-General further asserted that all stakeholders were effectively carried along and sensitised on the zero-tolerance of the State government to large gatherings at this crucial period.

Source: The Lagos state government Twitter handle
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FG Delivers 110 Trucks Of Rice, Grains To Kano

A file photo of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq.

 

The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development has delivered 110 trucks of palliatives foodstuff from the Federal Government to the Kano State Government for distribution to the needy, vulnerable, and people of concern in the state.

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq explained in a statement that the ministry had two weeks ago delivered 10 trailer loads of parboiled rice to the state government.

She noted that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) was directed to deliver 100 trucks of grains to five locations in the State for distribution to poor and vulnerable households on the instruction of President Muhammadu Buhari.

“The grains in 100 trailers are now on their way to Kano, comprise millet, sorghum and maize, which were released from silos holding the country’s strategic food reserve located across the country.

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“It could be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to release 70,000 metric tons of food for distribution to less-privileged Nigerians to cushion the effect of the lockdown aimed at checking the spread of the killer-disease triggered by COVID-19 in Nigeria”, she said.

The Minister emphasised that “One of the humanitarian interventions provided by the Federal Government is the delivery of food items as palliatives to the poor and vulnerable in all states affected by the Covid-19 pandemic to ease the lockdown situation”.

Sadiya Farouq assured the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Engineer Mustapha Maihaja that: “The Ministry will continue to work closely with all the agencies under its purview, including the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in discharging its mandates, including providing effective coordination of humanitarian interventions both nationally and internationally for the benefit of the citizens of this country, especially during this Covid-19 Pandemic.”

She highlighted the need for the Agency to work closely with the Ministry and its sister agencies in all the states in monitoring the effective distribution of the palliatives to ensure that the food items reach the intended beneficiaries, especially in states under lockdown.

In his remark, the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Engr. Mustapha Maihaja assured the Minister that the Agency will work closely with State Governments to ensure the effective monitoring and accountability in distributing the palliatives, and thanked the Minister for the visit and her support to NEMA in discharging its duties for the benefit of Nigerians.

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Coronavirus cases in the United States surpass 1 million 

The number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed one million on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. 

 

There are at least 1,029,179 cases of the virus across the US with 58,412 deaths, according to a tally from health officials by John Hopkins University. 

 

The new figures also showed that about 140,138 people have recovered from Coronavirus. 

 

New York City remains the hardest hit in the US with over 160, 000 cases of Coronavirus and 12, 509 deaths.  

 

The grim milestone comes after seven coronavirus models anticipate a rise in cases that will depend on how much "contact reduction" Americans practice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

 

"State-level forecasts vary widely, reflecting differences in early epidemic phases, timing of interventions, and model-specific assumptions," the CDC says.

 

''Models that factor in strong contact reduction suggest deaths will continue to occur, but will "slow substantially over the next four weeks,"

"Conversely, models that do not incorporate as strong contact reductions ... suggest that total deaths may continue to rise quickly." the CDC added

 

by Linda Ikeji at 28/04/2020 10:17 PM

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