The Managing Director, IBEDC, Kingsley Achife, made the promise in a statement issued on Friday.
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A survey conducted by NAN in some major markets at Mile 12, Oyingbo and Mushin on Thursday and Friday showed that prices of some food items jumped by more than 25 per cent.
This was as it announced that proactive measures have been put in place, especially at strategic places such as recreational parks/centres, worship centres and major highways, to ensure that residents of the capital territory enjoy a hitch-free Easter celebration.
She also advised all Christian faithful to adhere to COVID-19 protocols in their various places of worship.
The two weeks lockdown introduced as part of government’s measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 into Abia State resumed on Sunday after it was relaxed from Friday to 2pm on Sunday.
President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined Nigerians to use this year’s Easter celebration in intensifying prayers against the Coronavirus Disease pandemic and other challenges facing the country.
The Ekiti Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria on Friday warned its members against flouting government’s directive on religious gatherings during the Easter celebration.
Activities resumed in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, on Friday as government announced relaxation of the lockdown imposed in the state in order to check the spread of the coronavirus.
The Nigerian equities market resumed trading for the week on Monday, closing with a decline of 0.22 per cent, ahead of Easter celebration.
The Corps revealed that there was a significant increase in the number of people rescued without injury during the 2018 Easter special patrol exercise. which was given a wider coverage than previous years, when compared to the same period of Easter celebration in 2017.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that passengers were stranded at the various motor parks in Mararaba, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, on Friday, due to lack of vehicles.
A statement by the Force Spokesman, ACP Jimoh Moshood in Abuja on Thursday, said Idris had directed Assistant Inspectors-General of Police in charge of zonal commands and Commissioners of Police nationwide to be on ground throughout the celebration to supervise and implement the security arrangements.
In a statement made available by the Atiku Media Office in Abuja on Thursday, Abubakar said he wished Christians and all other Nigerians peace as they celebrate Easter and prayed that all Nigerians will come together for the rebuilding of the Nigerian nation this Easter and beyond
The Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, made the declaration in a statement issued on his behalf in Abuja by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Abubakar Magaji