NAFDAC considers 21 herbal products for usage

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says 21 herbal medicinal products are currently being processed by the agency for “Safe use” or Listing status.

Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General of the agency, disclosed this in a statement she signed and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday.

PDP wants Magu to clear alleged corruption, violations

 

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday said that the suspended  acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, must be  made to answer for alleged issue of corruption and violation of rules.

The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja, said that Magu must also answer for allegations of victimisation of Nigerians and stealing of recovered funds for which he has been suspended.

Magu: No sacred cows, days of corrupt officials are numbered – Presidency

The Presidency says those who see the ongoing Ibrahim Magu’s investigation as an indication that the fight against corruption is failing have missed the boat, saying, however, that the days of corrupt officials are numbered.

Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday while reacting to various media reports on Magu’s investigation.

Support fight against COVID-19, group urges Nigerians

New Nigeria Collective has expressed concern over the rising cases of coronavirus in the country.

NNC, in a statement, warned Nigerians to take personal responsibility and observe all the safety protocols.

Part of the statement read, “We, as a concerned entity in Nigeria, have taken judicial notice of the unceasing rise in the number of new cases of COVID-19 and we have come to the realisation that the growing development, apart from being a confirmation of the fact that the country might have entered the second wave of the pandemic attack, it also speaks largely to the failure of people to consciously taking personal responsibility

COVID-19: *Accredit More Private Hospitals For Treatment, Collaborate With NMA* - Lagos Assembly Urges Sanwo-Olu

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday called on Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu to direct the state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, to accredit more private hospitals for the treatment of COVID-19 cases.

The House also urged the Governor to work with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in the fight against COVID-19.

Speaking on the floor of the House in respect of a motion by Hon. Hakeem Sokunle (Oshodi/Isolo 1), Chairman of the Committee in Health, the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, noted that it was important that the NMA join hands with the government to reduce the spread of the disease.

Obasa said it was important that doctors working with the government should train the doctors in private hospitals.

"If we leave it to only doctors in government hospitals, the disease would spread further.

"It will spread more among people living in crowded houses and they are more than people living in flats and other self contain buildings.

"We need to urge the government to call on the chairmen of local councils to work with CDAs to ensure that people living in crowded houses use face masks as well as those entering buses.

"We also need more people to take care of COVID-19 patients. Also, the government should pay the hospitals for the people they are treating," he said.

The House, however, commended the doctors in the state for their efforts and collaboration with the government.

The motion read: "The House noted the efforts of the Lagos State Government in the fight against COVID-19 and the creation of seven isolation centres.

"The House notes that COVID-19 keeps spreading based on report that over 11,000 people gave contracted COVID-19.

"We feel that private hospitals with the necessary facilities should be involved in the treatment.

"Most of the doctors treating the patients are being paid by the state government.

"The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) once warned their members over treatment of COVID-19 patients. We need to involve private hospitals so that they could support the state government and prevent another lockdown.

"If the government involves private doctors and members of the state chapter of NMA, and train them, it will be easy to handle.

"We call on the state Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu to call on the state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi to see how we could work with private hospitals to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

"We call on Governor Babajjde Sanwo-Olu to call on the state Commissioner for Health to see how they can work with private hospitals on treating COVID-19 patients.

The government should also find means of working with NMA on the great of the patients," the House resolved.

Sokunle suggested that the state government come up with a policy to make doctors in public hospitals train those that work in private hospitals who would then be certified.

"After that, we should screen the hospitals and validate their equipment, certify them and accredit the hospitals.

"Such hospitals can now admit COVID-19 patients. The government has approved seven private laboratories so far on COVID-19," he added.

NPA IS TOO HIGH-HANDED IN DEALING WITH OMSL- NNC

The New Nigeria Collective (NNC) group has asked the leadership of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) to tread with circumspection in the way it is handling its engagement with the Ocean Marine Solution Limited (OMSL), the company supporting the Nigerian Navy to provide security at the Secure Anchorage Area (SAA) of the Lagos delineation of the nation’s waters.