archiveApril 20, 2020

  Begins enforcement of mask wearing next week Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos has said patients who lie about their travel history will be prosecuted even as  he revealed that wearing of mask becomes compulsory for all the people residing in the state from next week. He disclosed this during...

 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has published the 2019 provisional matriculation list of admitted candidates on the official website of the board. The board disclosed this in its weekly bulletin made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. The board also advised candidates...

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, has asked the Federal Government to investigate the death of  Abba Kyari. He made the call through a statement   titled: “Time to Stop Official Impunity and Hypocrisy in the Fight Against COVID-19.” Falana said a probe into the death had become inevitable since no private...

The President of the Association of Resident Doctors in University College Hospital, Ibadan, Dr Adedayo Williams, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Williams disclosed this in a message he sent to his colleagues. The UCH spokesperson, Mr. Toye Akinrinlola, also confirmed the news in a telephone chat with NAN....

Prof. Yusuf Lanre Badmus of the  University of Ilorin, has urged the Federal Government to closely monitor the distribution of COVID-19 palliatives to vulnerable Nigerians to ensure equitable distribution. Badmus, a professor of  Islamic Studies, who spoke with newsmen in Ilorin on Monday, noted that the committees charged with the...

A Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele-Bello, has urged Nigerians to collaborate with the federal and state governments in the fight against the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Akindele was arrested and prosecuted by the Lagos State government for violating the social distancing...

There was confusion everywhere in Ilorin on Monday as residents trooped out in their numbers to earn their living in spite of the total lockdown of the Kwara capital and the state in general to curtail the spread of Coronavirus. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who...

Muazu Mogaji, the former Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in Kano State who was sacked on Saturday by Governor Abdulahi Ganduje on the accusation of rejoicing over the death of the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari. He denied the accusation, saying that he was misunderstood by...

Members of the Oyo State House of Assembly have agreed to a 30 percent slash in their monthly allocation, effective April, 2020. The agreement was reached when Governor Seyi Makinde met with the State lawmakers at the government house at the weekend. The slash according to the lawmakers is to...

  The total number of active coronavirus cases in Lagos State has reduced to 262 after four more patients undergoing treatment at the state’s isolation centres recovered. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known via his Twitter handle. He also confirmed that 70 new COVID-19 cases...