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Ebola: Experimental drug developed by Nigerian arrives Nigeria

An experimental drug developed by a Nigerian in diaspora for the�treatment of Ebola is expected to�arrive the country today, the Minister for Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said. � The drug, called �Nanosilver”, has been approved for use�by the�World Health Organization (WHO) as an experimental treatment ethical in the case of ...

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CBN Re-Introduces bank charges for ATM withdrawals

The Central Bank of Nigeria has re-introduced bank charges on Automated Teller Machines. Bank customers as from 1st of September, 2014 will now pay N65 when they make use of other banks ATMs. � � Though in the directive, CBN stated that the first 3 withdrawals in a month on ...

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Dangote donates N150million to fight Ebola virus in Nigeria

Aliko Dangote has donated N150million to help in the fight of the spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Foundation, Mrs Adhiambo Odaga announced this at a media briefing at the Ministry of Health, Abuja on Monday. She said the money will be ...

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Ebola: Lagos doctor tests positive, nurse who escaped from quarantine is back to Lagos

A doctor who attended to late Patrick Sawyer at the First Consultant Hospital has been confirmed positive with the Ebola virus. Speaking at a news conference today, the Nigerian Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu said the doctor is currently undergoing treatment at the quarantine centre in Lagos. Prof Onyebuchi ...

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Meet the youngest patient to be cured of Ebola | Photo

It is not always bad news. I thought I should share this so we know there is chances of survival and there are people who survived the virus. 22 months old Isata from Sierra Leone is the youngest patient to recover from Ebola virus – this implies that there are ...

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I Do not owe you any explanation – Minister who approved Patrick Sawyer’s trip

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Liberia’s deputy finance minister, Sebastian Muah Omar, has been criticised for approving Patrick Sawyer’s trip to Nigeria,despite health officials placing him on Ebola danger list . In a heated conversation on Facebook as tracked by ‘concerned Liberians.org’ ,Omar defended his action harshly . This happened when the news just came ...

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Ebola: Another nurse who had contact with Sawyer dies

25year old Justina Obi Ejelonu, who attended to late Liberian Patrick Sawyer while he was ill at the First Consultant hospital in Lagos, has died. According to Sahara reporters, her relatives called to inform them of her demise in the early hours of today. Ms. Ejelonu had been kept in ...

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My husband came to Nigeria for better treatment – Patrick Sawyer’s wife

Mrs Decontee Sawyerr, widow of Late Patrick Sawyerr, the Liberian man who came into Nigeria with the deadly Ebola virus, has said her sick husband risked all to come to Nigeria because he believed so much in the health system here & wanted to be properly diagnosed and treated. She ...

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Ebola: 2 die in Makurdi after drinking & bathing with salt solution

To prevent being infected with the deadly Ebola virus, two people in Makurdi, Benue who believed salt could help prevent contracting the virus have been confirmed dead. Dr Joseph Kumba, Director, Public Health in the Ministry of Health and Human Services confirmed the report. �We got the report at a ...

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Ebola: Nigerian nurse escapes quarantine centre to Enugu

One of the nurses who had previously had contact with the Liberian Ebola patient Patrick Sawyer, fled her quarantine center in Lagos and returned to her home in Enugu, exposing about 20 people who she came in contact with to the deadly virus. Information Minister Labaran Makuwho disclosed this said ...

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Ebola: See First Lady Patience Jonathan new greeting method

The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Patience Jonathan on arrival at the Gdansk Walesa International Airport on Wednesday 13th August 2014, was pictured greeting officials and aides at a respectable distance with a palm-rubbing acknowledgement. It is being referred as the new way to greet as a ...

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GEJ, Sambo, Fashola spotted using hand sanitizer during meeting | Photos

Leadership by example….. Some state governors, Ministers of Health, Information & FCT are right now in the Villa attending a special meeting with President Jonathan on the Ebola Virus disease.

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South Africa’s President accused of Witchcraft after mermaids were seen in Nkandla’s �Fire Pool” | Photo

EFF’s motor mouth, Julius Malema, has accused President Jacob Zuma of practicing witchcraft. This is after two mermaids were found in Nkandla’s �fire pool”, allegedly alive and kicking. A leaked picture of the mysterious mermaids has been circulating social networks throughout the week, with many expressing their shock while others ...

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Ebola scam!! Meet Australian man who was duped by his �Nigerian friend”

An Australian man Andrew Sayer who resides in Melbourne is presently searching for a Nigerian friend Oghenekohwo whom he fears may have contracted the deadly Ebola virus. The Australian made the disclosure on Twitter hours ago and the tweets have since gone viral. According to him, this ‘Nigerian’ friend of ...

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Ebola: Nigeria approves use of experimental drug, Zmapp

The National Health Research Ethics Committee, Nigeria, has approved the use of an experimental Ebola drug, Zmapp, for treatment of patients infected with the virus. The committee, which composed research scientists, is a national body under the Federal Ministry of Health. The endorsement is contained in a statement issued to ...

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Ebola: Private hospitals now chase out patients with fever

In curtailing the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, some private hospitals in Lagos have allegedly stated chasing out patients with fever. The few ones that accept the patients allegedly compel them to wash their hands and apply sanitizers before proceeding into their building. The guys at the News Agency ...

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Dana plane crash: Insurer pay N821m to victims relatives after two years

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Two years after the ill-fated Dana plane crash which claimed 153 lives on�the 3rd�of June 2012, 106 relatives�ofthe passengers�have received�insurance�claims totalling $5.05m (N821m).The Managing�Director, Prestige Assurance Plc, Mr. Anand Mittal, disclosed this to Punch �As of August 11, 2014, we have made advance payments to 106 passengers and final payments ...

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Another man dies of Ebola in Nigeria

Nigeria has recorded another death from� virus in Nigeria. The first two being Sawyerr and a Nigerian nurse. Find the full text of the ECOWAS statement after the cut… “The ECOWAS Commission announces with deep regret the passing of a staff member of its Lagos Liaison Office, Mr. Jatto Asihu ...

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Spanish Priest infected with Ebola dies

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The Spanish priest, Miguel Pajares who was infected with the Ebola Virus in Liberia and was later flown back to his country has died�this morning.   The priest�who had started taking the experimental drugs died�this morning�at a Madrid hospital.   Spain’s Ministry of Heath have also�confirmed�his death.

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Ebola: US agrees to send experimental drug to Liberia

The Ebola drug given to two Americans and a Spanish priest has been sent to a West African country that requested it, and the supply of the medicine is now exhausted, its manufacturer said. Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc., based in San Diego, said it was told by U.S. health officials that ...

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