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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 »Hunger ‘pandemic’ ravaging Enugu, APC declares as state mourn Kyari
Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised an alarm over what it described as “hunger pandemic” ravaging residents of the state on account of the coronavirus lockdown. The party also said it was yet to receive ...
Read More »Peter Obi cautions Internet fraudsters against using his name
Vice Presidential Candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Peter Obi has warned fraudsters to desist from using his identity or any representation of his person to defraud unsuspecting individuals on the Internet. In a statement by ...
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 ...
Read More »Crisis looms over mismanagement of FG’s palliatives, Buba Galadima warns
An elder statesman, Buba Galadima, has cautioned that Nigerians will revolt if the Federal Government does not equitably distribute palliatives to the poor and vulnerable during the lockdown. Government officials have been accused of diverting the palliatives from donations of ...
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