The Federal Government has extended the shutdown of airports nationwide by another two weeks. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this via his Twitter account, stated that the facilities would no longer open for commercial operations on April ...
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Quarantine for 14 days over Kyari, NUJ tells Mustapha, others, threatens protests
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, and other members of the team ...
Read More »Petitioner, ICPC differ on probe of Kogi CCT scheme, over 60,000 Benue households to benefit
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has disagreed with Hauwa Sulaiman, a petitioner from Kogi State, over calls to probe fraud allegations in the state’s Conditional Cash transfer (CCT) scheme. Sulaiman had accused the Kogi ICPC ...
Read More »UN urges Borno to decongest 23 IDP camps, Kebbi converts NYSC camp to isolation centre
The United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has urged Borno State government to de-congest 23 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps to prevent fire and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks across the state. According to him, half of the ...
Read More »Lockdown now operation kill South East youths, COSEYL laments
The Coalition of Southeast Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has decried the rate of extra-judicial killing of Igbo youths by security officials in the guise of enforcing the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. In a statement issued by its President, Goodluck Ibem and Secretary ...
Read More »Onyema denies presidential ambition in 2023
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has denied nursing presidential ambition. He stated this while responding to an online poster by a group -United People of Nigeria Initiative (UPNI) endorsing him for presidency in 2023. He ...
Read More »How to contain spread of coronavirus in communities, by YMLSF, cleric urges health sector development
The Young Medical Laboratory Scientists Forum (YMLSF) has urged Nigerians to obey social distancing order and other advice from health authorities to enable the nation and the rest of the world to defeat the coronavirus. In a statement issued by ...
Read More »Our priority is to save personnel, Nigerians, NPDC boss declares
Management of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) in collaboration with ND Western has declared that its priority at the moment is to help its personnel and Nigerian survive the coronavirus pandemic. Manager, Government Relations, Community and Security, NPDC/NDW OML ...
Read More »Ihekweazu seeks sustained screening in Imo to ensure COVID-19-free status
Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has advised Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, to create a facility for testing of patients to ensure that the state is free of coronavirus. Ihekweazu gave the ...
Read More »SERAP threatens legal action over FG’s planned cut in health budget
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the Federal Government and the National Assembly 14 days to reverse the proposed cut of N26.51b in basic healthcare budget due to COVID-19 pandemic. In separate letters to the presidency and ...
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