China Civil Engineering Construction company (CCECC) has revealed that Chinese doctors only came to assist prevent Covid-19 among their staff here in Nigeria and not to treat Coronavirus cases. The company released a statement on its twitter handle on Friday to clarify on the status of the Medical team. According to the tweet, ”After a […]
The Chinese medical team which arrived on April 8 has been unable to leave the country following the unavailability of commercial flights to Beijing, the capital of China. The personnel had concluded their assignment, which included assisting with the installation of some equipment and sharing COVID-19 experience with the Federal Government. The 15-man team, which […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to declare the whereabouts of the Chinese medical team it brought in purportedly to assist in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The party’s position was predicated on the alarming declaration by the Minister of Health, […]
.To remain in quarantine for 14 days A team of Chinese doctors and experts arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday to assist the country in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. The team, which arrived in Nigeria through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, was received by a Federal Government delegation led by the Minister of Health, Dr. […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS Zone B) on Wednesday, threatened mass protest against the federal government’s decision to invite Chinese doctors to help Nigeria curtail the coronavirus spread. The students’ group also warned that if the federal government goes ahead to welcome foreigners from China, Nigerian students will not hesitate to go on […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged Nigerians to hold President Muhammadu Buhari responsible should there be any upsurge in the rate of COVID-19 infection and death in our country following the importation of doctors from China, the epicenter of the scourge, by the Buhari-led Federal Government. The PDP according to Kola Ologbondiyan the National […]
Just as a team of Chinese doctors and experts arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday to assist the country in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic the Nigeria Cnetre for Disease Control has reported twenty-two new cases of #COVID19 with 15 in Lagos, 4 in the FCT, 2 in Bauchi, 1 in Edo. The NCDC said that as […]
…Won’t have contact with Nigerian patients’ Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Monday said that the Chinese medical personnel coming to Nigeria to assist in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic must undergo the necessary checks as provided by Nigeria. Gbajabiamila, after a meeting between the leadership of the House and the Minister […]
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has advised the federal government not to invite Chinese doctors to assist the country in combating the coronavirus pandemic. Its President, Mr. Quadri Olaleye, and Secretary General, Mr. Musa Lawal-Ozigi, respectively, gave the advice in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. The union leaders said that the move […]