archiveApril 2020

The former Director-General of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Arunma Oteh, has urged developing countries, including Nigeria to weigh the implications of hunger among the populace in the face of its fight against the spread of coronavirus. Oteh in a tweet on Friday said the present restrictions on humans...

Ogun Government says it will begin enforcing the wearing of face masks as from May 1, 2020. Gov. Dapo Abiodun, who made this known while addressing journalists on Friday in Iperu, said that violators risked being arrested or even isolated for 14 days. He however, said the distribution of over...

Dr Salihu Kwaya-Bura, Secretary, Borno High Powered Response Team on Convid-19, has said that seven health workers tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Kwaya-Bura, who is also the Commissioner for Health, made this known on Friday in Maiduguri while giving an update on the COVID-19 in pandemic...

The Federal Government has said the test results for COVID-19 carried out on the 15-member Chinese medical team that came into the country a little over two weeks ago are not ready. The Chinese medics, who came to offer technical support to Nigeria in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic,...

  The Lagos State Government has discharged 10 COVID-19 patients after making full recoveries from the disease. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known on Friday, adding that three of those discharged were foreigners. He said, “Even with the number of cases rising, we are happy to celebrate our success stories...

The death toll in the United States has surpassed 50,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. There are now at least 50,031 deaths in the country, the data showed on Friday. The grim milestone was reached Friday morning, five days after the number of fatalities hit 40,000. The...

The Federal Government granted Nigerian students  free subscription  to e-learning through some selected sites in partnership with some major networks in the country. Mr Emeka Nwajiuba,  Minister of State for Education, made this known during the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 daily press briefing in Abuja. He said  the federal government...

Oyo State Government on Friday decided to return some food items given to it by the Federal Government as palliatives because, according to the state, they are in bad condition. Three trailer loads of rice totalling 1,800 bags sent to the State were said to have been infested with weavel...

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Friday signed a law prohibiting preaching and public gathering during Ramadan. Tambuwal in a statement by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Malam Muhammad Bello, said the new law revokes the Sokoto State Infectious Diseases, Immunization, Quarantine and Isolation Regulations 2020. “This would...

Osun State Government has appointed the Chairman of Police Community Relations Committee(PCRC), Comrade Amitolu Shittu, as the Director-General (DG) of the newly established Amotekun Corps. The state has announced the appointment of Richard Tinubu, Director-General (DG) of the Bureau of Social Services (BOSS), who is a trainer and management consultant....