Browsing: COVID-19

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has confirmed the index case of COVID-19 in the state, saying it is not a death sentence.

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday urged the Executive arm of government to ensure equity and fairness in the distribution of stimulus package across the country.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has emphasised the need for an all-inclusive relief package for Nigerians by the Government, arising from the effects of the COVID-19 crisis.

The much awaited 67 Nigerians resident in Ivory Coast on Wednesday arrived at Seme Border Post in a luxury bus with registration number: Osun XA 240 EJG.

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State on Wednesday donated food items to stranded students of the state-owned Gateway ICT Polythecnic, Itori, following the shutdown of schools to curtail the spread of Coronavirus Disease.

The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company on Wednesday donated food items worth N10 million to the Oyo State Government as part of its contribution toward mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 in the state.

Buses in the British capital on Wednesday began introducing stricter measures to protect drivers and other staff from possible infection with novel coronavirus, following the death of at least nine drivers.

The Lagos State Government has asserted that none of its warehouses was vandalised and looted contrary to an online video report.

The Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, says the need to maintain proper coordination and accurate harmonisation of information made the National Centre for Disease Control the only anchor of updates regarding Coronavirus Disease discoveries in states.

The Armed Forces of Nigeria has provided three additional isolation and treatment centres to support the Federal Government’s efforts in containing COVID-19 patients.

The Commander, Rapid Response Squad, DCP Olatunji Disu, on Wednesday led a team of police officers to impound 13 vehicles in Alapere area of the metropolis for not complying with the Federal Government’s directive on the stay at home order just as the team dispersed a group of over 150 youth doing physical exercise in Ketu-Alapere area.

The governor in a radio and television broadcast in Asaba, warned that coronavirus pandemic was real, adding that the stay at home order was not punitive but to check the spread of the virus

Before the novel coronavirus pandemic hit the globe, Nigeria spent 42 per cent of her earnings on debt servicing. We have arrived at a new reality today: even if we devote 100 per cent of our income to rebuilding our economy, it still will not be enough.

The lifting of the suspension was announced by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, in a statement made on Tuesday in Katsina

It goes without saying that in climes that place higher premiums on the conduct of public officers, the emphasis should be on the decision to go public with his situation. For, at the end of the day, his action is bound to redefine the social contract and compel those in power to submit to the electorate, as servants and not masters

Dandaura made this known on Tuesday at the State’s Police Headquarters when Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State visited him

The Abia State Government has announced the extension of the ongoing lockdown directive in the state by seven days.

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 says only President Muhammadu Buhari can decide whether or not to extend the ongoing 14 days lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja.

The Federal Capital Territory Administration says it has discharged seven patients earlier screened of COVID-19 and managed at the isolation and treatment centre after they tested negative to the virus.

The Kwara State Government has announced the lockdown of Offa Local Government Council following confirmation of two index cases of COVID-19 in the area.