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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has relaxed rules that subject local airlines and their crew to mandatory quarantine after travel to and from coronavirus high-risk countries. The relaxation was contained in a new set of directives issued to operators ...
Read More »AU seeks debt forgiveness for Nigeria over COVID-19, Gates Foundation donates $150m as group urges probity
The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU ECOSOCC) Nigeria office has urged China, France, Japan and India to write off Nigeria’s debt or allow a two-year moratorium on repayments. It also commended the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for ...
Read More »UN mulls isolation centre to contain coronavirus in C’River IDPs as govt, APC canvass tighter borders as anti-dote
Determined to check any outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Cross River State, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is setting up an isolation centre at the Nigeria-Cameroun border. The centre, ...
Read More »Dickson, Diri, Ijaw mourn billionaire philanthropist, Okoko
Immediate past governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson; his successor, Douye Diri; and the entire Ijaw nation are in mourning over the death of businessman and politician, Keniebi Okoko in Lagos. Keniebi is the son of the Pro-Chancellor of the ...
Read More »Delta State begins food sharing, sends appointees on awareness campaign
Delta State government has directed all political appointees to their wards on further awareness campaign on the deadly coronavirus disease, as plans are on to commence distribution of foodstuff this weekend. The Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, said the essence was ...
Read More »Journalists should ensure factual reporting of coronavirus, says IPC, urges FG to reach assist PWDs, women, retirees
Lagos State Chapter of the International Press Centre (IPC) has urged journalists to ensure factual and accurate reporting of the COVID-19 pandemic by verifying the sources, even if they emanate from experts. It also advised journalists to eschew bias and ...
Read More »FG unveils guidelines to ensure standards at isolation, treatment centres
The Federal Government yesterday unveiled a guideline to ensure that standards are maintained at all COVID-19 isolation and treatment centres across the country. It appealed to Nigerians who test positive to comply with the requirement to be admitted at the ...
Read More »NHRC reports 105 rights abuses in two weeks lockdown
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has disclosed that it received and documented 105 complaints of human rights violations perpetrated by law enforcement agencies. It also mentioned Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), saying the report covered March 30 to April 13, ...
Read More »FG excludes Lagos, Borno, Delta from cash transfer as N’West gets biggest share
Lagos, Borno, Delta states have been excluded from the National Cash Transfer for COVID-19, while the North-West zone gets the biggest share. The National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO) infographic created on April 11, 2020, and made public by the International ...
Read More »NMA laments lack of equipped isolation centre in Cross River
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Cross River State has lamented that the state has only 33 doctors as it bemoaned lack of equipped isolation centre to fight coronavirus. NMA expressed disappointment over the manner in which the state government ...
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