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Frank Mba By Emma Nnadozie Force Public Relations Officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Frank Mbah, in a television interview during the week frowned at the attitude of highly placed …
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Dr Victor Oye, National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), said on Saturday in Awka that the party has shut down its offices nationwide over the Coronavirus pandemic. He …
Read moreCOVID-19: APGA shuts down offices nationwide, pledges support for ending pandemic
President Muhammadu Buhari By Emmanuel Aziken The news that a daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari was in isolation following a recent trip to the United Kingdom put many newspaper editors …
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Agency Reporter THE Lagos State Government on Saturday suspended its earlier decision to close Marine Bridge for five months for repair, following the swelling cases of COVID-19 in the …
Read moreLagos makes U-turn, suspends closure of Marine Bridge
Damian Duruiheoma, Owerri IMO State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has assured the people of Imo State that his administration is ready to handle any emergency situation in case the …
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By Okwy Iroegbu-Chikezie The General Overseer Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Kolawole Okukoya, has counselled Nigerians not to panic, reminding them of the various steps …
By Ibrahim Apekhade Yusuf Dr. Timothy Olawale, Director-General, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), the umbrella organisation of employers in the organised private sector, has said the impact of COVID-19 …
Our Reporter THE Enugu State Ministry of Health has residents not to panic due to the confirmation of two coronavirus patients in the state, as health personnel were already …
From Kolade Adeyemi, Kano The Emir of Bichi in Kano State, Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero, has charged his subjects to observe a three-day fasting and special prayers for God’s …
Moses Emorinken, Abuja THE College of Nigerian Pathologists (CNP), has called on the federal government to substantially decentralize testing centres from the five currently carrying out the tests for …
Worried by the sudden increase in the price of medical consumables in the country, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for drastic measures against marketers who are taking undue …
Khadijat Saidu, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Government has taken further measures to support the ongoing formidable fight against the raging global coronavirus pandemic. This measure is sequel to other …
From James Azania, Lokoja Residents of Kogi State capital, Lokoja, yesterday ignored government’s stay at home directive, as part of measures rolled out to protect them from the coronavirus …
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has directed all terminal operators to suspend all applicable terminal storage fees on consignments (demurrage) for an initial period of 21 days effective March 23, …
Our Reporter PRESIDENT Donald Trump is considering quarantining New York, Connecticut and New Jersey with a view to slowing down the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The aim is …
NEURO-ACUPUNCTURIST and president, Olaking International Holistic Medicine, Dr. Qazeem Olawale, has said the Federal Government’s efforts to combat Coronavirus (COVID-19) can be boosted with integrative medicine. Speaking with The Guardian …
Read moreTraditional healer suggests integrative medicine to check pandemic
•Advocates Decentralisation Of Testing Labs The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Federal Capital Territory (FCT chapter), has urged the Federal Ministry of Health to grant approval to facilities with Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) …
A faction of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has demanded the exoneration of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 8 murdered by the Nigerian government in1995. MOSOP factional …
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Ministerial Team on COVID-19 Restriction Enforcement on Saturday shutdown activities at a popular Pentecostal church located at Jabi District. The team, which began operations …
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General Overseer, Hour of Mercy Prayer Ministry Worldwide, Prophet Moses Muyideen Kasali has asked the Federal Government to provide stimulus package for vulnerable citizens, following the stay-at-home order, occasioned by …
Read moreCleric tasks FG on stimulus package for vulnerable citizens
A couple of weeks ago FW de Klerk said that apartheid was not a crime against humanity. FW de Klerk was the last white president of South Africa. He it …
Group Managing Director, Mele Kyar By Prince Okafor Following the pipeline leakage at Satellite Town in Lagos, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, said it has shut down the …
Read moreLagos Pipeline Leakage: NNPC shutdown supply, deploys excavators to Mosimi
Scene of the explosion *It was accidental discharge – Akeredolu *I struggled out of rubble after church building went down — Survivor By Dayo Johnson, Akure 13 persons including worshippers …
Read more13 injured, 70 houses damaged as explosion rocks Akure
The Federal Government has been urged to provide financial and material palliatives for the masses, as incentives for the current lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 scourge. The Lagos Central Senatorial …
Read moreCOVID-19: FG should provide palliatives for poor Nigerians
Gov Nasir el-Rufai •Lagos dumps curfew, fumigates streets •Benue gets index case •Imo, Bayelsa, Enugu under lockdown •Osun: 150 returnees quarantined •Oyo partial shutdown: Makinde working on palliatives •Kano disinfects …
Read moreCORONAVIRUS CASES HIT 89: Gov El-Rufai tests positive as experts insist on total lockdown
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Ahmad Abdurrahman, has directed all police officers to enforce the order shutting down of markets, borders and inter-state transportation in the state. …
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By Emmanuel Elebeke The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has assured its commitment to the alignment of COVID-19 Data Collection Strategies with NDPR Guidelines. The agency in a statement …
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• Isolates Eight Others • Ibadan Gets Two New Cases Benue State, yesterday, recorded one index case of coronavirus. Governor Samuel Ortom, who made the revelation during a press briefing at …
By Dele Sobowale NOTE 1: Ordinarily, this page would not carry tables or charts. Those belong on the Business/Economic pages. But part 2 can best be understood by summarising the …
To curtail the spread of the dreaded coronavirus in Taraba State, Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku, has placed a ban on travels in and out of the state. The ban, which takes …