The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has enthroned Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba as the fifth primate of the church. In the meantime, the cleric has commended the federal and state governments for the steps taken so far to contain the ...
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FG receives medical kits donated by Chinese billionaire
The Federal Government has received test kits and preventive materials for Coronavirus donated by a Chinese billionaire, Jack Ma, who promised to assist the 54 African countries with preventive materials to contain the spread of the disease in Africa. Permanent ...
Read More »Closures, cancellations, delays, empty shelves dog Britain’s attempt to stop Covid-19
In spite of Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s prediction that Coronavirus will end within 12 weeks, life has been characterised by cancellations, delays, empty shelves and long queues in most high street stores for Britons. In an attempt to end the ...
Read More »How air passenger was prevented from importing COVID-19 into Rivers, by Governor Wike •NEMA decries absence of virus test centres in N’Delta
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that a woman infected with Coronavirus (COVID-19) had been prevented from boarding a Port Harcourt-bound flight in Abuja. Consequently, he announced that as from 6:00pm today, the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa would ...
Read More »Governor Ishaku returns to Taraba, says domestic accident kept him away from office
Taraba State Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku has deemed it necessary to return to the state after 87 days of prolonged absence. Ishaku was last seen performing a public function in December last year when he presented the 2020 Appropriation Bill ...
Read More »Safety professionals allay fears over coronavirus
President of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSF), Nsikak A. Ekam, has allayed fears of participants and other Nigerians at its three-day Professional Development Conference (PDC) and Exhibition holding in Abuja between March 19 and March 21, 2020. Speaking ...
Read More »Health commissioner urges residents to practice social distancing as LASU postpones convocation
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has urged residents of the state to reduce all forms of public and social gatherings as part of preventive measure to curtail the spread of coronavirus disease in the state. He gave the ...
Read More »Threat of virus not over, says Vice President Osinbajo as scourge stigmatises corona junction in Plateau
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has warned that the threat of coronavirus is not over yet saying the Federal Government is examining the readiness of Nigeria’s health facilities in the event of any eventualities. Osinbajo who spoke at the Flag-Off of ...
Read More »Delta State government unveils 10-man team in each council, deploys medical facilities to tackle coronavirus
Delta State government has unveiled measures to contain any incident of coronavirus (COVID-19) by inaugurating a 10-man Rapid Response Team (RRT) in each of the 25 council areas and deploying medical facilities to all councils. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mordi ...
Read More »APC chief alerts to coronavirus surge, seeks closure of schools, NYSC
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Director of Planning during the 2015 presidential campaign, Dr. Theodore Ekechi, has alerted that a surge in the cases of coronavirus is imminent in the country. He, therefore, urged the ...
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