News On Friday - Ebola Still On The Headline!

Ebola : FG may close bordersThe Minister of Health Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu said yesterday that health workers are conducting Ebola screening tests at the nations borders but that it would not hesitate to do so should there be reason enough. He said this while addressing the Diplomatic community in Abuja.



OGUN asks Adeboye to take Ebola precautionary measures 
The OGUN state commissioner for health Dr Olaokun Soyinka said yesterday that the Government has issued a letter to the office of the Redeemed Christian Church of God requesting that precautionary measures be taken to avoid the spread of Ebola virus disease during its annual convention which kicked off on Monday. 



Fashola reverts LASU fees to NGN 25,000
The Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Thursday announced the reversal Lagos State University tuition fees amid pressure from academic unions and students of the institutions. This development comes after a sharp increase of tuition fees in 2011 to prices between N 180,000 to N 350,000. The Governor indicated that the reversal was Global to all faculties and departments. 


Ebola: Liberia apologizes to Nigeria. The Liberian Minister of State for foreign Affairs Mr Nurudeen Mohammed told journalists in Abuja yesterday that President Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson was sincerely and deeply sorry that Patrick Sawyer had brought the Ebola virus into Nigeria. He indicated that the deceased was under surveillance in Liberia but sneaked into Lagos. 


NMA denies calling off Strike 
The Kaduna State Chapter Secretary of the Nigerian Medical Association Shehu Abdulran, has debunked social media rumors that the association has called of its strike due to the Ebola virus disease outbreak. He said that the association was yet to come to terms with Government. He however indicated that they were Doctors working voluntarily in public hospitals irrespective of the strike action. 


NOUN centre in Emevor awards 102 year traditional leader
The National Open University of Nigeria awarded a full scholarship to the ruler of the Isoko North Local Government community Delta state HRM Francis Onovughakpor Ekhama. Vice Chancellor of NOUN Professor Vincent Tenebe made this announcement on the opening ceremony of the Emevor study centre. He indicated that the monarch was allowed to study to any academic level that he desired. 



APC Says PDP smuggled in ballot papers from Abuja 
The OSun state chapter of the All Progressive Congress APC has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party PDP secretly brought millions of ballot papers into OSun state from Abuja. I'm a statement signed by the Party chairman Elder Adelowo Adebiyi and Director of Publicity Barr Kunle Oyatomi the party claims that a bullion which was believed to have conveyed the ballot papers was seen parked at the PDP secretariat till the early hours of Thursday. 



NMA President faces impeachment for calling off strike 
The Nigerian Medical Association NMA may soon impeach it's President Kayode Obembe for allegedly taking a unilateral decision to call off its Nationwide industrial strike action. In a statement released by NMA delegates after an emergency meeting in Abuja debunks the earlier announcement that the strike had been suspended and confirms the Association's intention to continue with the strike until their needs are met by Government. 



Customs intercept sacks of Indian Hemp Okrika clothes The Oyo/OSun area command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a consignment containing 234 wraps of Marijuana concealed in fairly used clothes and shoes fondly called Okrika. The area customs controller Richard Oteri said the consignment was intercepted on its way from Benin Republic-Nigeria border in Ago-Are in Atsibo Local Government in Oyo state. 


Nigerian special forces drive out Boko Haram from Damboa, Delwa
The Nigeria special forces in a 40 hour mission which began earlier in the week have successfully cleared Delwa, Mustafari, Manga, Wanga and Damboa of terrorists who have been rampaging the communists. Troops have also been involved in maneuvers to dispel terrorists who have been attacking Gwoza and surrounding localities. 


Terrorism: Security Chiefs meet in Port Harcourt to sensitize the citizens 
Security chiefs in Rivers state have stressed the need for citizens to be very concerned and conscious of their security. The call wasted during a sensitization lecture on explosive attacks organized by the state Police command. The state commissioner of Police Tunde Ogunsakin said that the citizens should be conscious of the threat of Boko Haram. 


US rejects Nigeria's request for ZMapp Ebola drug 
President Barack Obama has announced that the experimental drug ZMapp which is currently being administered to the American Doctors who contacted the deadly Ebola virus disease cannot be made available to Africa at the moment due to the fact that it is still undergoing testing. He has insisted to allow the work of the scientists take full course before making conclusions about the efficacy of the treatment. The Nigerian Minister of Health Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu had earlier contacted the US CDC in an attempt to acquire the drug. 

-The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Olaokun Soyinka, on Thursday said the state government had written a letter to the authorities of the Redeemed Christian Church of God to take precautionary measure against the spread of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease during the RCCG annual convention which started on Monday.Soyinka said this in Abeokuta, the state capital, while addressing a press conference on the preventive measures being taken by the state.