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Members of the House of Representatives have resolved to donate their salaries for two months to the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, who made the announcement, said the two-month salary donation would be independent of the contributions by individual lawmakers to alleviate the hardships being faced by their constituents “at […]

Nigerians will from Wednesday, April 1, 2020, pay more for electricity… The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission had disclosed this in its December 2019 Minor Review of Multi-Year Tariff Order 2015 and Minimum Remittance Order for the Year 2020. Checks by Punch on Monday showed that the decision to increase tariff had not yet been suspended despite […]

Sadiya Farouk, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, says the ministry has commenced cash transfer to poorest households in the country to cushion effect of the coronavirus pandemic. The minister said this during a press briefing by the presidential task force on the disease in Abuja, on Monday. Farouk said the ministry […]

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19. “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate,” Mr Makinde wrote on his Twitter handle and verified Facebook page. “I have designated Prof Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of […]

All journalists on duty in Lagos and Ogun states, as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), are to use their valid identity cards when moving around during the 14-day lockdown ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has advised. Mr Buhari, on Sunday, ordered residents of Lagos, Ogun, […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) Nigeria has warned that taking alcohol does not protect against coronavirus.  This warning came from a tweet on WHO’s Nigeria official handle on Monday where it explained that it can, in fact, be dangerous to drink alcohol. According to WHO, taking alcohol can increase ones chances of having health issues. […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the message spreading on social media that Coronavirus (COVID-19) is airborne is in incorrect. The WHO headquarters in Geneva explained this in its official twitter account @WHO. The agency said the virus that causes COVID-19 was mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes […]

Health workers, food manufacturers and retailers, as well as journalists, were among those exempted from the movement restriction President Muhammadu Buhari imposed on Lagos, Ogun and Abuja. President Buhari in his first address to Nigerians on the coronavirus crisis, on Sunday, ordered residents of Lagos, Ogun and Abuja to stay at home for 14 days […]

The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Mohammed Babandede, has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19), he told Premium Times Sunday morning, joining a list of officials who have tested positive to the virus. “I tested positive for COVID-19,” said Mr Babandede in a message sent in the early hours of Sunday. “I have been in self-isolation since my return from […]

Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said Sunday. Schaefer, 54, was found dead near a railway track on Saturday. The Wiesbaden prosecution’s office said they believe he died by […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared curfew in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State. He said the restriction was to curb the community transmission of COVID-19 in the states where it is prevalent. Lagos has the highest number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Nigeria followed by Abuja. He said this during a nationwide broadcast on […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the movements of all passenger aircraft, both commercial and private jets in Nigeria. He announced the suspension during a nationwide broadcast on Sunday. “Movements of all passenger aircraft, both commercial and private jets, are hereby suspended. Special permits will be issued on a needs basis,” he said.     – […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will make a broadcast to the nation this evening at 7pm, the State House has said. “President Muhammadu Buhari will broadcast to the nation Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 7pm. “Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended basic hygiene tips as many nations lock down their communities to tackle the raging COVID-19. The tips were issued by WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Thursday in a video clip. “During this difficult time, it is important to continue looking after your physical and mental health, this will not only […]

Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo has emerged winner of Manchester United’s March’s Goal-of-the-Month award. The striker’s sparkling effort against LASK in the Europa League earned him the accolade. Ighalo scored twice in the match, but it was the first goal that landed him the award ahead of his teammates. Manchester United on its official website revealed Ighalo […]

The Presidency has distanced itself from a claim making the rounds that the federal government had plans to pay N30,000 to each Nigerian with a Bank Verification Number (BVN). The amount is purportedly meant to serve as part of palliatives to help Nigerians stay at home as government battles the coronavirus pandemic. The release was allegedly linked […]

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has tested positive for the coronavirus disease. He announced this in a video posted on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday evening. “Earlier this week, I submitted a sample for the COVID-19 test. The result came in this evening, and I regret to say that it is positive,” […]

There was pandemonium at the  Gbagada General Hospital, Lagos, on Thursday when four white men suspected to have coronavirus were brought to the emergency ward of the hospital for treatment. According to sources at the  hospital, the  men said to be Egyptians, were brought in a private vehicle around  midnight,  with one of them coughing […]