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Buhari Approves Additional N8.9bn Covid-19 Hazard Allowance For Health Workers

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an additional N8.9bn as COVID-19 hazzard allowance to all medical health workers. The Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha stated this at the PTF briefing in Abuja on Thursday. Mr Mustapha said procurement of personal […]

Sep 10 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Covid-19 Hits Brazillian Football Star, Neymar, Three Other Players

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-PSG star Neymar has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus, with the Ligue 1 club confirming that three players have contracted the virus. The Ligue 1 champions and Champions League finalists did not name the players involved, but Angel Di Maria, 32, and Leandro Paredes, 26, are believed to be the other two […]

Sep 2 2020 | Posted in Health,National,Sports | Read More »

Ben Bruce Bother In-Law, David Hargett Loses Brother To Covid-19

LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Months after losing his wife to cancer, Senator Ben Bruce loses brother in-law to COVID-19 Months after losing his wife to cancer, Senator Ben Murray Bruce, has lost his brother-in-law, Dr David Hargett, to the dreaded disease, COVID-19. Ben Bruce shared the sad news on his Twitter handle on Saturday, August 29. […]

Aug 31 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Fastest Man Alive, Usain Bolt Tests Positive For Covid-19, Self Isolating In Jamaica

LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating at his home in Jamaica after last week celebrating his 34th birthday with a big bash mask-free. Jamaica’s health ministry confirmed late on Monday that Bolt, who holds world records in the 100m and […]

Aug 25 2020 | Posted in Health,National,Sports | Read More »

Covid-19 Hits Lagos Health Commissioner, Abayomi

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has tested positive for coronavirus. The Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, made this known in a press statement on Monday. The statement was titled ‘Press release on the positive COVID-19 Status of Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi’. The […]

Aug 24 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

COVID-19 Fall Out: Madagascar President Fires Health Minister

LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Madagascar has sacked its Minister of Health, Ahmad Ahmad as coronavirus spreads in the country. This is coming a month after Ahmad had a problem with the President for seeking outside help for coronavirus. Madagascar saw COVID-19 cases rise in July despite an official campaign to promote a controversial herbal drink touted […]

Aug 21 2020 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Public Health Experts Debunk COVID-19 Misinformation In Nigeria

LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Nigeria, there has been an overwhelming amount of information on social media, websites and mainstream media about the virus. The increased access to information has led to a proliferation in sources of information, with the consequence that it has enabled the spread of misinformation […]

Aug 13 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Covid-19: United Kingdom Falls Into Recession For The First Time in 11 Years

LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom, UK, has officially fallen into recession for the first time in 11 years due to the huge impact of the coronavirus pandemic. According to report from the Office for National Statistics stated that the country’s gross domestic product, GDP, is estimated to have fallen by a record 20.4% between […]

Aug 13 2020 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

UK Ministers Waste £150m Buying Defected Face Masks From ‘Family Office’ Offshore

LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Government ministers splurged at least £150 million buying masks with the wrong kind of straps from a ‘family office’ owned through an offshore holding firm. Ayanda Capital Limited won a £252 million contract to supply an undisclosed number of face masks to the Department of Health and Social Care in April, at […]

Aug 7 2020 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Seven Dead, Sixty Infected As A New Virus, ‘SFTS’ Emerges In China

LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the world is battling the COVID pandemic, reportedly originating from China, the country has now confirmed a new infectious disease caused by a tick-borne virus that has killed seven people and infected 60 others so far. More than 37 people in East China’s Jiangsu Province contracted with the SFTS Virus in […]

Aug 6 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »