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Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has ordered the closure of all borders and roads leading to the state with immediate effect just as he directed Ibom Air to suspend all flights operations with effect from March 29. The ...

The Cross River government has read a riot act to commercial transport operators on provision of hand sanitisers in their vehicles for use by passengers in the state. Consequent upon the directive of Governor Ben Ayade, employees of the Ministry ...

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his Bayelsa counterpart, Douye Diri, have tested negative for Coronavirus but remained in self-isolation. In a statement, his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, said the result was that of the ...

Following government’s restriction of movements in all entry points to Rivers State, its residents have embarked on panic buying of food items and other essentials. Consequently, traders have increased prices of foodstuff and other items in markets across the state. ...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has inaugurated an isolation centre for suspected cases of Coronavirus in Enugu State. Commissioning the 150-bed capacity facility domiciled at the Corps Training School in Achi, Oji River Council Area, NSCDC Commandant ...

Grand Patron of the Anambra State Council of Traditional Rulers and Igwe of Nnewi, Dr. Kenneth Orizu III, has urged Nigerians to adhere strictly to safety procedures as ordered by the federal and state governments and Nigeria Centre for Disease ...

Civil servants and residents of Imo State have expressed displeasure over Governor Hope Uzodinma’s order to close major markets and directing workers from 45 years old to stay at home. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, who was accompanied ...

The Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has admonished people to ignore debates about the number of persons that should be in a religious gathering and obey government’s stay-at-home order. Its Chairman, Reverend John Hayab, who ...

Benue State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has suspended Sunday worship, weddings and other celebrations for two weeks until the spread of COVID-19 abates. Chairman of CAN, Reverend Akpen Leva in an address to the Christian community ...

The Nigerian Army has refuted links to possible nationwide shutdown on Friday, March 27, 2020, as a result off the dreaded COVID-19. Army Director of Media and Public Relations, Colonel Musa Sagir, disclosed this in a statement, saying, “To put ...