Tag: Ebola virus disease

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AzeezJuly 22, 2016

‘Nigerians still at risk of Ebola, other diseases’

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, on Wednesday, said Nigerians and the West Africans sub-region are still ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoApril 18, 2015

Is it Ebola? || What you should know about the strange disease ravaging Ondo

by Isi Esene There has been an uneasy calm in Ondo as a yet to be identified disease ravages the ...

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Kolapo OlapojuApril 13, 2015

It never happened! LUTH says nobody died of Ebola in its hospital

by Damilola Jagun A rumour which circulated on social media that a person died of Ebola Virus Disease, has been ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 16, 2014

7 things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju   1. The drama continued at a coroner’s inquest into a building collapse of a building at Synagogue ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 12, 2014

Business leaders Ashish J. Thakkar, Meck Khalfan, Tayo Oviosu join The Future Awards Africa 2014 campaign to #StopEbola

by Jewel Stephen The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has announced young business leaders who are headlining its global campaign to ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 24, 2014

Ebola arrives Mali as 2-year-old child becomes first victim

by Chidi Okoye The first case of the Ebola virus disease has been recorded in Mali, and the first victim ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 22, 2014

WHO to commence Ebola drug trials in West Africa

by Chidi Okoye The head of Health Information of the World Health Organisation, Marie Paule Kieny, has revealed that Ebola ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 21, 2014

Scientists create device to diagnose Ebola in 15 minutes

by Kolapo Olapoju French developers have created a new device which could allow doctors to diagnose a patient with suspected ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 20, 2014

#Lagos gives N50 million lump sum to First Consultant Hospital

by Kolapo Olapoju The Lagos state government has announced a N50 million donation to First Consultant Medical Centre, Obalende, the ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 20, 2014

Analysis: Nigeria has been #Ebola free for an hour! How did we get here?

by Kolapo Olapoju   As of the designated time of 0900 local time, Nigeria was officially deemed Ebola free by the ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 17, 2014

The credit goes to Nigerians – President Jonathan thanks you for halting Ebola

by Laila Ibrahim On Thursday, 16 October, President Goodluck Jonathan credited the Nigerian populace for the successful halt of the spread ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 16, 2014

#Ebola: Morocco pulls out as hosts of AFCON 2015

by Mark Bassey Morocco has announced its decision to pull out from hosting the 2015 edition of the ‘African Cup ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 16, 2014

Nigeria and Senegal to know #Ebola status soon – @WHO

by Kolapo Olapoju Senegal will be declared free of the Ebola virus disease on Friday 17 October, while Nigeria, having passed ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 16, 2014

I think something is wrong with Obama – Donald Trump calls US President a ‘Psycho’

by Chidi Okoye American business magnate, Donald Trump, has never hidden his disdain for US President, Barack Obama, and he ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 14, 2014

Is this cybersquatting? Owners of Ebola.com put domain for sale at N24.5 million

by Damilola Jagun While people are dying around the world from the deadly Ebola virus disease, a company in Newark, ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 10, 2014

Singer, Flavour dropped from World music festival over Ebola concerns

by Kolapo Olapoju Highlife singer, Flavour, has been dropped from the 18th edition of the ‘World Creole Music Festival’, in ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 28, 2014

“She quarantined herself” – Deputy health minister does the needful after assistant dies from Ebola

by Kolapo Olapoju Liberia’s deputy health minister and chief medical officer, Bernice Dahn, has voluntarily placed herself under quarantine for ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 25, 2014

Ebola gets a special envoy: United Nations’ boss appoints David Nabarro

by Kolapo Olapoju Ban Ki-Moon, the United Nation’s Secretary General has appointed David Nabarro as the Special Envoy for Ebola, ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 24, 2014

LOL! This is why Nigeria has been so successful at containing the Ebola virus

by Kolapo Olapoju It is no longer news that the World Health organisation has commended Nigeria for halting the spread ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 24, 2014

It won’t stop! Ebola cases in Africa could be 1.4million by 2015

by Mayowa Aboah Although Nigeria may have succeeded in halting the threat of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the spread ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 22, 2014

Nigeria records rare achievement as @WHO acknowledges that we have halted #Ebola

by Kolapo Olapoju According to the World Health Organisation, Nigeria and Senegal have managed to stop the spread of the ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 19, 2014

Rest easy guys: @TundeFashola declares Lagos #Ebola FREE

by Isi Esene Governor Babatunde Fashola has declared Lagos State Ebola free. The governor on Friday said the last individual ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 12, 2014

Go to school: Lagos state instructs students to resume on 22nd of September

by Kolapo Olapoju In compliance with the directive of the Federal Government, the Lagos State Government has directed all schools ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 12, 2014

Ebola digs in…

by Mayowa Aboah The World Health Organisation has reported that the cases of Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 12, 2014

Nollywood actor arrested for placing hoax Ebola call to Arik Airline flight

by Azubuike Azikiwe Actor, Kingsley Chris Bassey, has been arrested for disrupting a flight, after making a false alert that ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 11, 2014

#Ebola: South African woman quarantined in Lagos after showing Ebola symptoms

by Azubuike Azikiwe A female South African national is being held by Nigerian health authorities after showing potential symptoms of ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 8, 2014

#Ebola: Saudi Arabia bars Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, but allows Nigeria to come for hajj

by Azubuike Azikiwe Saudi Arabia says it has no plans to ban Nigerian pilgrims from attending the annual hajj, despite ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 8, 2014

#Ebola: Chukwu says another Ebola case has been recorded in Lagos

by Kolapo Olapoju According to the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, a new case of the Ebola virus disease has ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 8, 2014

There is a new Ebola vaccine

by Emma Chidiogo The US National Institute of Health has said that a new vaccine for the Ebola Virus Disease ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 6, 2014

Forget ‘Zmapp’ and ‘Nanosilver’: LUTH Professor claims ‘Ewedu’ can cure Ebola

by Kolapo Olapoju   As the world seeks to find a permanent cure for the deadly Ebola virus disease, Prof ...

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