LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Seventy three percent of Nigeria’s healthcare workers have stated that a lack of financial support will be one of the biggest threats to their national health system in the event of a new global health emergency in the next five years, a global survey has shown. The study, by YouGov on behalf…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-An outbreak of the Nipah virus in China, with a fatality rate of up to 75 percent, could potentially be the next big pandemic risk with giant pharmaceutical companies unprepared while currently focusing COVID-19, according to a report by the Access to Medicine Foundation. “Nipah virus is another emerging infectious disease that…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The fear of epidemic eruption leading to spread of COVID-19 pandemic is currently pervading the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters at Ikeja over the presence of waste human deposits about to submerge the two sensitive areas of the headquarters. Investigation by TheCaveat.info early this week reveals that several police officers of the…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A Georgia teenager who lost both his parents to COVID-19 within a week is urging people to take precautions during the pandemic. Justin Hunter told Atlanta ABC affiliate WSB that he and his parents had all tested positive for the coronavirus last month. He was asymptomatic, but soon his mom and dad…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading coronavirus. President Trump flew by helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre in suburban…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians to remain vigilant and keep adhering to the COVID-19 safety protocols set by different health agencies. He noted that the coronavirus pandemic was not yet over and would hit the country hard…
By Soji Adeleye LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This is a very unique moment in human history. The first time in our lifetime fear is the common denominator, when there are no superpowers, no segmentation of humanity. It is humbling to observe how inconsequential the human race is. Imagine for a moment if there were no scientists…
By Samuel Akpobome Orovwuje LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The issue of COVID -19 global pandemic has generated one the most emotive discussions in migration, international relations and diplomacy over the past five months – among both current affairs analysts, public health practitioners and national governments. According to the World Health Organisation, (WHO), the total numbers of…
