Bayelsa State Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Kate Abiri, has extended till further notice all court proceedings in state. The judge, who had earlier ordered the immediate suspension of court sittings in the state for a first instance of two weeks, ...

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has confirmed an index case of the novel coronavirus in Delta State, adding that the patient had been quarantined in a centre at Warri. This comes on the heels of Tuesday’s announcement by the Nigeria Centre for ...

Financial racketeering at Cross River borders with the South-South and South East states as well as fear of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) entering the state forced Governor Ben Ayade to keep vigil at the Calabar-Itu Bridge. Reliable sources hinted that ...

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has extended by one week the lockdown he imposed on Abia State to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first restriction had expired on Tuesday. Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chris Ezem, who made ...

The National Examination Council has refuted claims of postponing the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) on account of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. In a statement, its Head of Information and Public ...

Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, has canvassed a comprehensive health insurance scheme for the country. He justified NDDC’s decision to give financial support to the nine oil-producing states to fight Coronavirus disease, ...

A’Ibom to provide relief materials, food items in villages Management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has disclosed that mass production of liquid soap and hand sanitisers for members of staff has commenced at the facility. Chief Medical ...

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has donated 435 hospitals and clinics to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 to combat the coronavirus pandemic. While receiving the CBCN’s delegation, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and ...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has released 46,000 metric tons of rice in 158 trailers and other relief items worth N3.2b to be shared to Nigerians during lockdown. Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, who disclosed this in a release ...

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has lamented that the coronavirus has humbled some of the best organised and well – funded health systems globally, from Italy, Spain and Greece to the United Kingdom (UK) and the ...