meningitis

January 17, 2018

How Facebook, NCDC and ActionSprout collaborated in the fight against Meningitis

In 2017, Facebook, NCDC and ActionSprout partnered to test how aggregated, de-identified data from Facebook could improve a campaign to spread life-saving information about Meningitis in Nigeria. The data was split into three: Step 1 | Insights Facebook and ActionSprout worked with NCDC to understand how the audience in Nigeria engaged in the conversation about... Read More

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. Some freed Chibok girls need surgery – FG The Federal Government has said some of the released Chibok girls would undergo surgery for various ailments. Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Jummai AlHassan said this at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. 2.... Read More

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Meningitis: Death toll hits 1,069 in 23 states

by Azeez Adeniyi The Federal Government has said 13,420 cerebrospinal meningitis cases and 1,069 deaths have been recorded in 23 states. It stated that the response of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control had led to the decline in some states. Technical Assistant in the NCDC, Dr. Lawal Bakare in a statement said the Federal... Read More

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Meningitis: Death toll hits 813

by Azeez Adeniyi The Federal Government on Wednesday said 813 people have died as a result of the recent outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis witnessed in some parts of the country. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said this while briefing State House correspondents of the outcome of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council.... Read More

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745 meningitis deaths, $5m lawsuit against Apostle Suleman | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N200 million – On Thursday, the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) revealed it discovered this amount worth of fake and unregistered products in Ogun and Anambra states. $5 million – Canadian-based model, Stephanie Otobo has filed a lawsuit worth this amount against General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman,... Read More

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. Corruption: Beam your lens on serving ministers, key officials in your govt, Ozekhome tells Buhari Lawyer and Human rights activist, Mike Ozekhome had lauded President Muhammadu Buhari over his decision to suspend the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and the... Read More

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745 persons killed by meningitis in 8,057 cases – FG

The Federal Government on Wednesday said 745 persons have been killed in 8,057 suspected cases of Cerebrospinal Meningitis across the country. In a statement by the Technical Assistant, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Lawal Bakare, the FG said efforts are being made to increase awareness of the outbreak and coordinate response across states. Bakare... Read More

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Yari Ambode

Governors Yari and Ambode are tied for the worst governor in Nigeria | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking

Governor Yari and Governor Ambode are determined to fight this thing to the finish, aren’t they? For whatever reason, Abubakar Yari, who typically, for better or for worse (mostly worse) stays under the radar and Akinwunmi Ambode, who, until recently, had managed to maintain a respectable level of performance in office – not always due... Read More

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Yari Ambode

Meningitis: “Practice what you preach…” | Yari replies Emir Sanusi

by Dolapo Adelana Zamfara Governor Abdulaziz Yari has urged Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II to focus on the betterment of the lives of his subjects, according to Premium Times. Yari who had come under attack from Sanusi over his statements that the meningitis outbreak was a punishment from God, said the Emir should practice what he... Read More

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First case of meningitis recorded in Delta

by Azeez Adeniyi The first case of rampaging Cerebrospinal Meningitis which has killed 438 persons has been recorded in Warri, Delta State. Doctors at the Central Hospital, Warri, disclosed this on Tuesday in Warri. Ngozi Chukwubeni, a Consultant Physician at the Warri Central Hospital said a female patient was diagnosed with meningitis, headache, vomiting, neck pain and... Read More

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Peregrino Brimah: Not so fast Emir Sanusi, Governor Yari has a point

by Peregrino Brimah In the news, Kano Emir Sanusi II denounced Zamfara governor’s submission of God’s wrath being behind an outbreak in Nigeria of a rare strand of meningitis, the meningococcal group C-type, that disproportionally plagued his state. Almost 500 have died from this pestilence so far across Nigeria. The Emir who is Nigeria’s number two Muslim leader suggested that “we have to have the courage... Read More

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Governor Yari of Zamfara State

YNaija Editorial: Does Governor Yari of Zamfara State realize he is being a complete disgrace?

For the past few weeks, a meningitis epidemic has been spreading across Nigeria with quite deadly effects; as at the last count, the epidemic had covered 109 local government areas across 19 states. The disease, which is caused by a bacterial infection that thrives in hot weather has so far claimed 438 people, with 215... Read More

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Vaccination for meningitis is free – FG

The Federal Government on Friday said meningitis vaccines are free, while stating that Nigerians are not supposed to pay for it. Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Abuja. He urged Nigerians to report any health centre requesting for... Read More

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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. COURT ORDERS EFCC TO UNFREEZE PATIENCE JONATHAN’S $5.9M ACCOUNT A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday passed a ruling ordering the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to unfreeze the account of former first lady, Patience Jonathan. The account containing $5.9 million was frozen... Read More

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The Dummies Guide to understanding meningitis | Don’t listen to Yari or Makarfi, they don’t know jack

Governor Abubakar Yari of Zamfara State has decided to be as “Nigerian” as it gets by thinking that a simple (ann quite crass, if you asked us) blame-it-on-God strategy will suffice as a statement on the cause of the meningitis outbreak that is currently affecting thousands of lives across Nigerian States. The outbreak started in his... Read More

Thinking Through

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Meningitis: UNICEF donates 1,000 doses of drugs

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated 1,000 doses of drugs to the Federal Capital Territory Primary Health Care Development Board to treat patients of Cerebrospinal Meningitis which has ravaged some states in the country. Executive Secretary of the Board, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria... Read More

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Olusegun Adeniyi YNaija

Olusegun Adeniyi: Living with death in Nigeria

by Olusegun Adeniyi My pastor, Evaristus Azodoh is a retired army colonel and a medical doctor; in fact, one of Nigeria’s foremost consultant urologists. His experience and exposure, quite naturally, reflect in his exhortations. So, when last Sunday morning, he asked us at the Workers Meeting to pray what he prefaced as a “medical heresy”... Read More

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Meningitis: FCT residents accuse health officials of selling vaccines for N500

by Dolapo Adelana Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja have alleged that vaccinators were charging them N500 per person before they were given the Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) vaccine. The residents of Kubwa, a satellite town in Abuja on Wednesday wondered the rationale behind the fee when the Federal Government had announced that... Read More

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

by Dolapo Adelana These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. 1. Secret trial for Nnamdi Kanu dangerous – IPOB The Indigenous of People of Biafra (IPOB) on Wednesday kicked against the secret trial of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. 2. Meningitis: Gov. Yari should blame APC, not God – Makarfi The Senator Ahmed Makarfi... Read More

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The YNaija Tracklist: Secret trial for Nnamdi Kanu dangerous – IPOB | FG releases N54bn for pension arrears | More stories

by Dolapo Adelana From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Secret trial for Nnamdi Kanu dangerous – IPOB – YNaija Meningitis: Gov. Yari should blame APC, not God – Makarfi – YNaija Meningitis outbreak: What I actually said – Gov. Yari – YNaija PDP Senate Caucus seeks political solution to party crisis – YNaija... Read More

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Governor Yari

Meningitis outbreak: What I actually said – Gov. Yari

by Dolapo Adelana Zamfara Governor, Dr. Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, Wednesday, said he never attributed the outbreak of the deadly Cerebral Spinal Meningitis which has killed over 300 Nigerians to God’s punishment arising from fornication and other forms of disobedience to God. In a statement made available to The Vanguard, Yari said he expressed his concern on... Read More

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Meningitis: Gov. Yari should blame APC, not God – Makarfi

by Dolapo Adelana The Senator Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of playing politics with the lives of Nigerians. In a statement Wednesday by the spokesperson of the court sacked Nationational Caretaker Committee, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, Makarfi said it was shameful for Zamfara governor,... Read More

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FG imports 2.8m meningitis vaccines from UK, India

The Federal Government on Wednesday said N2.8m doses of vaccines will soon be delivered to tackle the outbreak of meningitis in some states in the country. Executive Secretary of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaibu, told the House of Representatives Committee on Health Care Services in Abuja that the vaccines were... Read More

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Meningitis outbreak has no connection with Nigerians’ moral lifestyle – FG

The Federal Government has said the outbreak of “Type C’ form of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in some parts of the country has no link with moral lifestyle of Nigerians. Minister of State for Health, Osagie Ehanire, said this to State House correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja at the end of the Federal Executive Council... Read More

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Meningitis kills 12-year-old boy in Cross River

by Azeez Adeniyi The Cross River State government on Wednesday confirmed the death of a 12-year-old boy following an outbreak of Cerebral Spinal Meningitis in the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong, who disclosed this in Calabar, said 23 other persons have been infected. Asibong said the deceased, Paul Ogar was brought to Calabar... Read More

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“Treat meningitis… It is science not religion” | Sanusi blasts Zamfara Gov., Yari

by Dolapo Adelana The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has blasted Abdulaziz Yari, Governor of Zamfara for his statement that the meningitis outbreak was a punishment from God. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, who said this in Kaduna Wednesday stated that Yari’s comment had no basis in Islam. Sanusi added... Read More

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“Meningitis is caused by bacteria not sin” | Ben-Bruce replies Gov Yari

by Dolapo Adelana Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has said the root cause of the meningitis outbreak in the country is mismanagement of budgeted funds not since. Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz Yari had said on Tuesday at the presidential villa that God sent meningitis to punish us for our sins. Zari said, “What we used to know as... Read More

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God sent meningitis to punish Nigerians – Zamfara governor

by Azeez Adeniyi Zamfara state governor, Abdulaziz Yari on Tuesday said the outbreak of Type C Cerebrospinal Meningitis was God’s way of punishing Nigerians. Yari said this on Tuesday while speaking with journalists at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, shortly after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. The governor said God is unleashing his wrath on Nigerians for turning their... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog] The Senate’s meningitis “intervention” is too reactionary for us to be impressed

The outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria became a viral topic last week, a time when the 8th Assembly was too busy with verifying Senator Dino Melaye’s certificates, suspending Ali Ndume, trying to teach the President how democracies work and generally just doing everything else but the more pressing issues directly related to legislation. But they... Read More

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Vaccinations for meningitis should be free in public hospitals, Senate tells health ministry

by Azeez Adeniyi The Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Health and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to make meningitis vaccinations free in public healthcare facilities across the country. This followed a motion titled: “Outbreak of Meningitis and the Urgent Need to Curb its Spread & Stop Further Deaths” sponsored by Senator Gbenga... Read More

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