The Network of University Legal Aid Institutions Nigeria and the Nigerian Bar Association have partnered to provide pro-bono legal representation at the 13 mobile courts in the Federal Capital Territory for defenders unable to afford it.
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Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has donated to her fans and followers N300,000 to celebrate her birthday during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
The Deputy Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri on Friday while monitoring compliance with the stay-at-home directive in the state capital.
Leaked documents in Germany from the Ministry of Labour have revealed the plans to equip all the players with masks to be worn throughout the entirety of a match.
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Thursday monitored compliance with the lockdown and restriction of inter-state transportation within some of the land boundaries of the state.
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammed Bello, has approved the extension of business hours for Markets in Abuja from 8am to 3pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Residents of Maiduguri, Borno State on Thursday complied fully with the directive to remain at home following a 14-day total lockdown order issued by the state government as part of efforts to check the spread of Coronavirus.
Adedoyin Adesina, the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers, Lagos State Chapter, on Thursday said that online education would go a long way in ensuring that students were not redundant during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The Akwa Ibom State Government has extended the lockdown imposed on the state till April 27 as part of measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, has urged Federal Government to relax the lockdown it imposed on Lagos State as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
Givefood.ng, a coalition of partners committed to tackling the feeding challenge triggered by the lockdown declared by the Federal and States Governments to curb the spread of COVID-19, has announced an initiative to provide one million meals to Nigerians every week.
The Lagos State Government has reacted to the resumption of privately-run schools in the state via online teaching.
The Publisher/Author of the life-changing devotional booklet, Our Daily Manna Worldwide, Bishop Chris Kwakpovwe and his wife, Rev. Flora, on April 20, 2020 distributed food items to over 1,000 people in Lagos State to mitigate the harsh impact of the lockdown directives of the Nigerian Government as part of measures to combat the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Plateau State Government has quarantined no fewer than 600 travellers in two of its observation centres in the state for violating the lockdown order.
The administration also warned the officials handling the distribution of the palliative items to the vulnerable groups across its six area councils or risk severe sanctions.
The Ebonyi State Government has warned that any Ebonyi indigene who is caught breaking the strict border restrictions into the State would be subjected to at least four days quarantine and manual labour.
A group, Kofar Gayan Lowcost Community Development Association, has criticised the sacking of the Imam of Abubakar Mahmood Gumi Mosque, Low Cost, Zaria, Kaduna State, Abubakar Sarki-Aminu, for complying with the lockdown and social distancing order of the State and Federal Governments.
The Kano State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed it had arrested 30 youths allegedly involved in a football match in defiance to the lockdown order imposed on the state to contain the spread of the Coronavirus virus.
As part of steps to ensure total compliance with its lockdown directive imposed to curb spread of COVID-19, the Osun State Government has mounted barricades at all boundaries leading into the State and on major roads within the State.
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Monday said it had arrested three suspects over production of fake lockdown exemption tags.