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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has described the second wave of the covid-19 pandemic as being more deadly than the first, going by the increasing number of new infections and deaths in recent times. It further lamented the non-adherence of Nigerians to the non-pharmaceutical measures of hand washing, sanitizing, proper use of face masks, and […]

European countries banned flights from the UK on Sunday and the WHO called for stronger containment measures as the British government warned that a potent new strain of the virus was “out of control”. As the World Health Organization urged its European members to strengthen measures against a new variant of Covid-19 circulating in Britain, […]

State governments on Sunday renewed COVID-19 protocol enforcement as the country battled increasing cases of coronavirus. Officials of  states including Lagos, Anamba, Ogun and  Kaduna  on Sunday told Punch that as from Monday (today),  they would  step up enforcement of COVID-19 preventive measures such as wearing of face masks, social distancing in vehicles and hand […]

A former Governor of Cross River state, Donald Duke, has expressed displeasure with the way the #EndSARS protest was handled by President Buhari’s administration. He noted that the president should have listened to their grievances. He said, “If you have children who are protesting, no matter how nonsensical you may think it is, you have to […]

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to honourably resign after he admitted failure of his administration to stem insecurity in the country. Secondus, who was reacting to the president’s admittance that a lot needs to be done to improve security and that Security […]

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has been fined $3,500 for breaching COVID-19 rules by posing for a selfie without wearing a face mask. The picture of Pinera with a woman also with no mask on, had gone viral earlier in the month and caused a backlash. The Chilean president has, however, apologised and admitted that he […]

Nigeria may spend about $1.4bn (N540.4bn, at the official exchange rate of $1: N386) to procure and distribute 218,400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, Sunday Punch has learnt. The figure is based on estimates of the World Health Organisation as regards the total amount of funds that Africa would need to pursue a vaccination drive. According to […]

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has cautioned American citizens to reconsider travel to Nigeria due to COVID-19, crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and maritime crime. The U.S. government, however, warned its citizens to be careful during their stay and travel in the country because “crime is endemic throughout Nigeria.” The Holiday Security Alert tweeted […]

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose on Friday said Nigerians who voted for President Buhari brought the nation into hopelessness. Fayose spoke in reaction to the release of Kankara Government Science Secondary School students by Boko Haram. The former governor, after watching a video of the boys’ release, said he grieved with the victims […]

Despite criticisms from many Nigerians of the two-week ultimatum for the registration and linking of National Identity Number (NIN) to mobile numbers, the federal government has insisted on the deadline. The director-general of the National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC), Aliyu Abubakar, in an interview with Premium Times on Friday said there was no extension for […]

Following the resurgence of coronavirus around the world, the Lagos State government has issued fresh directives for residents to comply with. In a press statement by the governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, it said the state is recording an increase in COVID-19 cases in all local governments, and there is a need for fresh guidelines. Mr Sanwo-Olu, […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given telecommunications operators in the country two weeks to block all SIM cards that are not registered with the National Identity Numbers (NIN). Failure to do so will lead to your line being blocked or disconnected by the 31st of December 2020. However, to avoid going into a new […]

Nigerian Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, Thursday, said the Federal Government had done everything possible to please the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to end its protracted strike that had paralysed academic activities in universities for about 10 months. The minister, in a statement by his Media Officer, said only ASUU […]

Nigeria on Thursday night posted 1,145 COVID-19 cases, its highest daily record till date, according to data published by the NCDC. Two states, Lagos and Kaduna and the capital Abuja accounted for 64 percent of the monster cases. Lagos recorded 459 cases, its highest daily since February, when the pandemic touched Nigeria, with the arrival […]

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, says there were indications that the country had entered the second wave of infections. The chairperson of the PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha, who gave the indication, lamented the risk of not just losing the gains from the hard work of the last nine […]

Governor Aminu Masari Thursday night confirmed the release of the abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara. The governor said the boys were at Tsafe, Zamfara State, and would be transported to Kankara on Friday. According to him, the release of the boys was facilitated by the leadership of MACABAN/Miyetti Allah. The governor’s Special […]