Fellow Nigerians, From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures in the event the disease hits Nigeria. The whole instruments of government are now mobilized to confront what has now become both a […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control late Saturday announced that eight new cases of COVID -19 have been confirmed in different parts of the country. On the distribution of the new cases, the NCDC said two are in FCT, four in Oyo, one in Kaduna and one in Osun State. “Eight new cases of #COVID19 […]
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The minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed says the federal government is considering giving out stipends to people whose jobs have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Ahmed was speaking on Politics Today, a programme on Channels TV. “We have a number of fiscal incentives that we have thought through and designed […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has directed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Lagos starting from Sunday to allow the state to carry out comprehensive disinfection of the metropolis. The Governor also said the state would close the domestic airport. Sanwo-Olu said, “I am hereby directing a statewide curfew from 8pm to 6am, starting from Sunday […]
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The Edo State Government has issued new directives to hoteliers and transporters in the state, as it strengthens measures to contain the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. The Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, during a media briefing in Government House, Benin City, said some of the measures include strict seating guidelines […]
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United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) on Thursday announced a donation of over 5 billion Naira (USD14 million), through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response to the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. The donation will provide significant and much needed support to Nigeria and 19 other African countries, by supplying […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 secured the conviction of one Mobuse John, before Hon. Justice M S. Sifawa, Chief Judge of the Sokoto State High court sitting in Sokoto, on a one-count charge bordering on Cheating. The one-count charge reads; “That you Mobuse John, sometime […]
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Nigerian striker, Odion Ighalo has been offered a two-year contract extension by his parent club Shanghai Shenhua, Sky Sports reports. The deal will see Ighalo who is currently on loan at Manchester United, earn around £400,000 per week. The 30-year-old joined the Old Trafford club in January, after Marcus Rashford suffered a back injury. He […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has tested negative for coronavirus but has decided to remain in self-isolation. According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, the result is that of the rapid diagnostic test, while the Governor awaits the result of the […]
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The Commonwealth has developed a coronavirus tracker that shows daily cases in member countries. The tracker collects data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and shows the total confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths in the affected member countries. The tool is designed to help countries prepare and respond to the pandemic. The disease, caused by coronavirus […]
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