The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has handed over five ambulances to Secretary to Government of the Federation, cum Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce for the Control of Coronavirus (Covid-19), Boss …
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‘Complete Collapse of Economies’ Ahead as Africa Faces Virus
Some of Uganda’s poorest people used to work here, on the streets of Kampala, as fruit sellers sitting on the pavement or as peddlers of everything from handkerchiefs to roasted peanuts.
Now they’re gone and …
COVID-19 delaying Anchor Borrowers Programme in Nigeria – VON DG
Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr Osita Okechukwu has blamed the COVID-19 pandemic for the delay of the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP), a key component of President Muhammadu Buhari’s agrarian revolution.
Okechukwu made this known …
COVID-19: Lagos Discharges 5 Coronavirus Patients, Records Another Death
The Lagos State Government, on Sunday discharged five more COVID-19 patients.
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, said in a statement on the Update on COVID-19, that those discharged are two males and three females including …
COVID-19: Court of Appeal tasks Justices on time-bound cases
The Acting President Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem has directed Justices of the Court to expeditiously adjudicate only matters of uttermost concern and time-bound, such matters include criminal and election petition appeals.
This …
NCDC Confirms 8 New Cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 8 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, 5 in Lagos, 2 in the FCT and 1 in Kaduna State.
As at 09:30 pm 5th April there …
President Buhari celebrates veteran Journalist, Yakubu Mohammed at 70
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined Nigeria’s media industry in celebrating veteran journalist and founding Director of Newswatch, Yakubu Mohammed, on his 70th birthday, praying for abiding good health and strength.
According to a statement by …
COVID-19: NCDC confirms 10 new cases, total 224
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed ten new cases in Nigeria bringing the total to 224.
The agency announced this via its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, on Sunday 5th April at 11:15 …
COVID-19: Abia state begins production of protective medical kits
The Abia State Government in South-Eastern Nigeria has started production of certified quality standard protective medical kits and masks to carter for the needs of Nigerians and bridge the scarcity of imported ones during this …
COVID-19: Niger State government relaxes curfew
Niger state government has relaxed the restriction of movement earlier imposed on the people as a measure to curtail the spread of COVID -19 pandemic across the State.
This was disclosed in a statement by …