FG fixes Sept 22 as schools resumption date

The Federal Government has fixed Monday, September 22, 2014 as new school resumption date.

The government had on August 26, postponed resumption of private and public primary as well as secondary schools to October 13, 2014, as a precautionary step against the spread of the Ebola virus.

Source: The Punch

PRESIDENT CONDEMNS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NIGERIANS OVER EBOLA

PRESIDENT CONDEMNS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NIGERIANS OVER EBOLA, WELCOMES UN'S COMMENDATION OF FG'S SUCCESSFUL AVOIDANCE OF NATIONAL EPIDEMIC

Dr. Adadevoh

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Wednesday in Abuja condemned the stigmatization of Nigerians by some countries over recent cases of the Ebola Virus Disease in the country.
Speaking at a meeting with Mr. David Navarro, a Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General, President Jonathan particularly denounced discriminatory actions such as that which forced Nigeria's team to the Youth Olympics in China to abandon its participation.
Noting that there was no justification for such stigmatization of Nigerians since the Ebola Virus Disease had been effectively  contained in the country and never attained epidemic levels, the President called for the cessation of discriminatory actions against Nigerians over the virus and urged the UN Secretary General, Mr.  Ban Ki Moon  to support the call.
Responding to the Secretary General's commendation of Nigeria's management of the threat of Ebola, President Jonathan praised the Federal Ministry of Health, the Lagos State Government and all Nigerians for the success achieved so far in containing the virus and avoiding a national epidemic.
"All hands have been on deck to contain the virus here. I commend my team and the Lagos State Government. We have been able to set politics aside and work in unison to deal with a national threat.

Setback in EVD War: Ebola hits P-Harcourt, one dies, 100 isolated

Rivers State. Governor of the state, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi

ABUJA—The battle to contain the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in Nigeria suffered a setback, yesterday, as the virus evaded a surveillance team in Lagos and claimed its first victim, a medical doctor in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Governor of the state, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and the Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu both confirmed the news.
Speaking in Port Harcourt, Governor Amaechi in a special broadcast said: “We woke up this morning to the sad confirmation that the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease has claimed its first victim in Rivers State.

Doctor dies of Ebola in Rivers – FG

Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola death outside Lagos – a doctor in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said the doctor had died on August 22, but the results of the tests have only just been made public.

A further 70 people are under surveillance in the city, while his wife, who has taken ill, has been put under quarantine.

The doctor had treated a patient, who later recovered, who had met Patrick Sawyer, the man who took Ebola from Liberia to Nigeria.

West Africa’s health ministers are meeting later to discuss how to tackle the world’s most deadly Ebola outbreak.

Source: The Punch

Ebola: 69 under watch, two isolated, says FG

The Federal Government has placed 69 persons who had first contact with the Liberian-born victim of Ebola Virus Disease, Patrick Sawyerr, on surveillance, while two persons have been quarantined, the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said.

He also said government had not shut its borders for now, “except when it becomes necessary.”

According to him, the 69 persons will be under surveillance for a period of three weeks from the date of contact in line with the specifications of the World Health Organisation.

The minister at a joint press briefing with the Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, on Thursday on the update of the virus, said Sawyerr with dual citizenship from both Liberia and United States, was confirmed dead barely four days after arrival in Nigeria.

President Jonathan's Remarks at the Commissioning of Nigerian Turkish Nizamiye Hospital

Remarks by
His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR
At the
Official Commissioning of the Nigeria - Turkish Nizamiye Hospital
Life Camp, Abuja
Thursday 20th February, 2014

1.            Today’s commissioning of the Nigeria-Turkish Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja, represents another important landmark in the existing cordial relations between Nigeria and Turkey. I am glad to note that our relationship is steadily growing into several facets of our national economy, including the education and health sectors.

PHOTOS: PRESIDENT JONATHAN COMMISSIONS NIPRD BUILDING ABUJA

President Goodluck Jonathan left and the NIPRD Chairman  Governing Council  Dr Stella Okoli Presenting a plaque to the President after the commissioning  of NIPRD Administrative and Laboratory at Idu Industral Estate Abuja, 20th February, 2014

From left Minister for Health Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, President Goodluck Jonathan   and the Director General   of the  National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) Prof. Karniyus Gamaniel and the FCT Minister Senator Bala Mohammed  inspecting Finish Product  at the Commissioning  of NIPRD Administrative and Laboratory at Idu Industral Estate Abuja 20th February, 2014

From left Show From left Minister for Health Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, the Director General   of the  National Institute for Pharmaceutical Reserch and Development NIPRD Prof. Karniyus Gamaniel, the NIPRD Chairman  Governing Council  Dr Stella Okoli, and the  FCT Minister Senator Bala Mohammed at the Commissioning  of NIPRD Administrative and Laboratory at Idu Industral Estate Abuja, 20th February, 2014

From left Show From left Minister for Health Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, the Director General   of the  National Institute for Pharmaceutical Reserch and Development NIPRD Prof. Karniyus Gamaniel, the NIPRD Chairman  Governing Council  Dr Stella Okoli, and the  FCT Minister Senator Bala Mohammed at the Commissioning  of NIPRD Administrative and Laboratory at Idu Industral Estate Abuja, 20th February, 2014