archiveMarch 31, 2020

AS a result of pressures by the public, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Tuesday announced the suspension of electricity tariff hike expected to commence on April 1, 2020 to next three months, June 30, 2020. NERC in an Order on the transition to cost reflective tariffs in the...

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, Tuesday dismissed reports that he contracted coronavirus at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) unification rally held March 18 in Ibadan. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor, Taiwo Adisa, who disclosed this in a statement in Ibadan, said there was no known incident of COVID-19 as...

  plans to increase capacity for testing weekly   Federal Government has said it will be reaching more than 11 million Nigerians with palliatives to cushion the harsh effects of the measures set to fight back outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. Also, the government has said it will...

  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is set to increase its capacity to test for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) to 1500 per day in the country, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, gave the reassurance at the Presidential Taskforce Briefing...

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that Some drugs are showing promise for the treatment of coronavirus (COVID-19) but more research is needed before drawing conclusions. WHO Executive Director, health emergencies, Mike Ryan, on Monday, said that data from ongoing research on drugs for the treatment of COVID-19...

  The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has highlighted those that are eligible to undergo Covid-19 tests. NCDC in a post on its official Twitter page explained that returning travellers with fever or difficulty in breathing are eligible for the test. Also, those who have had close contact with...

Lagos State Government has confirmed 13 new cases of coronavirus in the state. Prof. Akin Abayomi, the State Commissioner for Health, made this known on his Twitter handle The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday night had confirmed 20 new cases. “Twenty new cases of #COVID19 have been...

  The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has disclosed the commencement of cash transfer to poor Nigerians, amid the Coronavirus scare. Farouq said her Ministry has commenced the advance payment to support poor Nigerians, following the stay-at-home order issued by the Federal Government. She...

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has knocked  President Muhammadu Buhari for ordering a total lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States. Soyinka said that Buhari had no constitutional backing to make the declaration and called on state governors not to allow the usurpation of their powers. The Nobel Laureate completed...

Residents of parts of Port Harcourt were forced off the streets on Tuesday by security personnel as Gov. Nyesom Wike imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in parts of the state. Residents who went out as early as 6 am were driven back by security personnel in Obiri-Ikwerre Junction (Ozuoba,...