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Over 9,000 persons suspected to have come in contact with COVID-19 patients have so far been traced, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said. Mr Ehanire, while speaking at the daily Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing on Tuesday, said 99 per cent of the Individuals have exceeded the 14 days observation period. “We have […]

The Federal Government says the School Feeding Programme will continue despite the closure of schools nationwide in order not to neglect malnourished children. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, disclosed this while responding to questions at the national briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja on Tuesday. […]

The Northern States Governors’ Forum on Monday met to discuss the impact of coronavirus in the region. The meeting, which was conducted via teleconference and chaired by the forum’s Chairman, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, shared experiences on measures adopted by individual states to deal with the disease. A statement by Lalong’s Director of […]

President Buhari has said that conditional cash transfer and food distribution to vulnerable people would continue even as he announced the extension of lockdown in Abuja as well as Lagos and Ogun States. The President extended a two-week lockdown in the three cities by another 14 days. He explained that the extension was part of […]

Worshippers  at the Christ Apostolic Church (Oke-Iyanu) on Hospital Road,  Ogijo, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State on Sunday,  scampered  for safety as policemen  arrested  their pastor, Jonathan Olowonisile, and four others  during service. The police were said to have arrested the associate pastor and three other members. The action of the […]

Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state, says he went through hell during the three weeks he spent in isolation. Speaking with journalists at government house, Bauchi, Mohammed said staying in isolation for that long has changed his life forever. He, however, thanked those who reached out to him during the period and his loved one […]

In the light of the increasing spread and casualties arising from the coronavirus disease, the Nigerian Medical Association, the National Association of Resident Doctors and the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives have again called on the government to immediately put in place life insurance policy for their members across the country. This, they […]

The governor of Cross River state, Ben Ayade, has ordered civil servants from grade level 10 in the state to resume work on Tuesday, April 14. Mr Ayade’s spokesperson, Christian Ita, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. The ‘no mask, no movement’ policy of the state government is still in force and applicable to […]

Any premature lifting of restrictions imposed to control the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a fatal resurgence of the new coronavirus, the World Health Organization warned Friday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that while some states were considering ways to ease the restrictions which have placed around half of humanity under some form of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari in his goodwill message to Christians in celebration of Easter says this is the period for Nigerians to remain faithful and hopeful in God. The President said although this year’s Easter comes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it is an opportunity for all be hopeful that with intensified prayers backed by personal and […]

At least three-quarters of Nigeria’s total prison population are inmates serving time without being sentenced, the Nigerian Correctional Service said this on Thursday. According to the head of the agency, Ja’afaru Ahmed, 51,983 inmates are awaiting trial out of the prison’s total population of 73, 726 inmates. That is about 70 per cent of the […]

The United States Mission in Nigeria has repatriated 997 Americans back to their homeland to reunite with family and friends during this time of COVID-19 pandemic. A statement yesterday from the US consulate in Lagos noted that from the 6th-8th of April, chartered flights operated by Delta Air Lines and Ethiopian Airlines repatriated 850 American […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said the on-going laying of fibre optic cables in Lagos and other states of the Federation by Mobile Network Operators are targeted at expansion of infrastructures for improved quality of services. Its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, who made the clarification said the on-going works had nothing […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to hold President Muhammadu Buhari responsible for any upsurge in COVID-19 infections and deaths following the arrival of Chinese doctors on Wednesday. Federal authorities say the medical team from China, where the coronavirus first broke out, are in the country to assist it in its own war […]

Nigerians who are not critically ill have been advised to stay away from the hospital environment as long as the COVID-19 pandemic still persists. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, gave the advice at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19 situation in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr Mustapha said “this […]

The federal government on Tuesday said it has commenced the local production of ventilators and disinfectant spraying devices to battle the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A statement sent by the ministry of science and technology on Tuesday, said the Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, launched the newly produced devices on behalf of the government in Abuja. […]

The Federal Government has declared Friday and Monday as public holidays to mark the Easter Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Georgina Ehuriah. He urged Christians in the country to emulate the outstanding characteristics of Jesus Christ amongst which are tolerance, […]