State Governors have agreed to ban movement between states for two weeks as part of efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. They took the decision at the sixth teleconference meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) which held on Wednesday. Kayode Fayemi, NGF chairman and governor of Ekiti state, said the action became necessary because […]
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Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO) says over the past week, WHO has delivered masks, goggles, test kits, face shields and other medical equipment to 40 countries. Ghebreyesus said this at a virtual news conference on Monday in Geneva at WHO headquarters. The director general said WHO had been working closely with […]
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The Ministry of Power says it has installed solar-powered mini grids in some Isolation centres across the country to provide 24-hours power supply. Mr Aaron Artimas, Special Adviser Media and Communication to the Minister of Power, said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday. Artimas said that the installation of the solar-powered grids […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says three new cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) WHO had on Friday confirmed a new case of Ebola virus in the city of Beni in DRC, after 52 days of not recording a case in the country. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, disclosed […]
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As part of the measures to cushion the effect of the lockdown due to the Coronavirus, Lagos State Government has concluded plans to feed 100,000 youths daily. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State made this known on Tuesday at a media briefing on the update of COVID-19 pandemic. Sanwo-Olu said that his government would continue […]
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The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) is seeking a special fund from the Federal Government to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the region. The chairman of the forum and governor of the Plateau, Simon Lalong made the call in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham on Monday in […]
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, has questioned the rational for the the conditional cash transfer initiative of the federal government. Sadiya Farouk, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, had said that the ministry had commenced cash transfer to the poorest households in the country to cushion the effects of the coronavirus […]
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The Lagos State Police Command will, on Tuesday, arraign a controversial singer, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, over his alleged violation of government’s restriction order to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Naira Marley was identified to be among the more than 20 […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has given directive for the protection of staff salaries, pensions of retirees and statutory transfer in spite the challenge posed by COVID-19 that has affected the economy. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this when she appeared as a guest on Channels Television “Politics Today” programme […]
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Britain agreed a deal with private healthcare providers on Saturday to free up beds and medical services for the state-run health system as one emergency doctor warned the country could suffer a worse fate than Italy during the coronavirus crisis. Britain had suffered 177 deaths due to Covid-19 as of late Friday, with the number of confirmed infections rising to 3,983. […]
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