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Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has ordered the closure of all markets and shops that are not dealing on essential commodities, a statement issued by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Keneth Ugbala has disclosed. The directive, in which ...

Organised labour has stressed the need for the three tiers of government to design intervention packages to help vulnerable groups escape hardship during the shutdown. Immediate past General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, said it ...

APM Terminals Nigeria has earmarked N100 million to support the efforts of the Federal Government in curtailing the spread of COVID-19 in the most populous black nation. The port operator added in Lagos that was maintaining continuity in its operations ...

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has insisted that the ban on public and religious gatherings in Rivers State was part of measures to protect life and property in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, appreciating Christians for complying with the ...

Executive Assistant to Delta State Governor, Raymond Mbakpor, has commended the relief team for its proactive steps to curtain the scourge in the state. He urged the people to prioritise social distancing orders of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and ...

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has called on the Federal Government and the South West governors to investigate the three recent blasts in Ondo, Lagos and Ekiti states. In a statement yesterday, he decried the disasters, insisting ...

The Owo branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has blamed the police authorities for the weekend’s explosion in Ondo State. It, therefore, threatened to initiate a class action suit against the force for alleged negligence. The chapter chairman, Tajudeen ...

The Cross River government has relaxed its directive on religious gatherings, reviewing the policy from a population of not more than five persons at a time to 50. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Betta Edu, had in a statement at the ...

The Federal High Court, Lagos has granted post-conviction bail to a former Director of Finance and Account at the Abia State Government House, Jones Udeogu, who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment last December. He was convicted of a N7.1 ...

APM Terminals Nigeria has donated $200,000 (N75 million) towards the United Nations in Nigeria basket fund to boost government’s efforts at addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The global agency is mobilising funds to procure equipment for testing, quarantine and ...