The Imo State Government has said it has no isolation centres for suspected carriers of the dreaded coronavirus. It explained that the suspected victims of the virus were on quarantine, while results of the tests conducted on them would be ...
Read More »Shutdown begins in Abia as Ebonyi virology centre commences tests
The two weeks shutdown imposed by Abia State Government as a result of the coronavirus pandemic commenced with an appreciable level of compliance by residents of the state. Only essential services critical to daily livelihoods were allowed, while non- essential ...
Read More »Health sector workers seek inclusion in Coronavirus task force
Health sector workers under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) have asked the Federal and state governments to include them in the task force against the disease. They demanded that their members should be enlisted in the ...
Read More »Southern, Middle Belt Forum berates FG over lockdown, cautions against military intimidation
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has berated the Federal Government over its directive to lockdown the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states, saying the order flouted due process. The group noted that it was ...
Read More »UN, WHO, WTO alert to looming global food crisis amid COVID-19
The United Nations (UN), World Health Organisation (WHO) and World Trade Organisation (WTO) have alerted of global food shortage if the coronavirus pandemic is not properly managed. A joint statement issued by Head of UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), ...
Read More »Panic as flood wreaks havoc in Rivers, Bayelsa states
Downpour has inflicted hardship on residents of Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt City council areas of Rivers State, who were already observing the stay-at-home directive to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus outbreak. The rains, which lasted for about three hours, ...
Read More »MultiChoice donates N1.2b for coronavirus fight
To support efforts of the federal and Lagos governments in ameliorating the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, MultiChoice Nigeria has unveiled a number of initiatives. The entertainment and media company’s contribution in the fight against the pandemic ...
Read More »President Buhari mourns Brighter Grammar author, Phebean Ogundipe
President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the author of the famous English textbook, Brighter Grammar, and co-author of Practical English, Phebean Ogundipe, who passed on at 92. He extended his condolences to the deceased’s family, friends, the academia, former students of the ...
Read More »Minister tasks telecommunication firms on tariffs reduction as commission moves to document rights abuses
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has urged telecommunications operators in the country to subsidise data and voice calls for Nigerians during this lockdown period. On his Twitter handle, @DrIsaPantami, yesterday, the minister said: “As earlier conveyed, ...
Read More »Imo Assembly urges Uzodinma to revoke contracts awarded since 2011
The 27-member Imo House of Assembly has urged Governor Hope Uzodinma to revoke all contracts awarded between 2011 and 2019. By implication, the administration of Rochas Okorocha is being called to questioning. The member representing Ideato North constituency, Arthur Egwin, ...
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