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 ...
Read More »Govt, NCDC differ on Coronavirus index case in Rivers, PH airport reschedules local trips
The Rivers government and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have differed on the existence of an index case in the state of the COVID-19 currently ravaging the globe. The NCDC had on its official tweet handle disclosed that ...
Read More »Delta monarchs back Okowa on measures against COVID-19 as suspended workers beg gov for reinstatement
The Delta State Traditional Rulers Council backed the ban on social activities by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to check the pervasive CONVID-19 outbreak in the country. Its chairman and the Obi of Owa, Dr. Emmanuel Efeizomor II, who communicated the decision ...
Read More »NiMet raises the alarm over depleting water resources
AS the country continues to battle Coronavirus pandemic, the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has raised the alarm over depleting water resources and sought continuous monitoring and measuring of water level to tackle the challenge. A statement issued by Director General ...
Read More »Rivers residents embark on panic buying of food items over border closure
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. ...
Read More »Afe Babalola, Elumelu task researchers, private sector on solution to COVID-19
Elder statesman and Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) has challenged scientists in institution to engage in research and find a lasting solution to COVID-19. Insisting that the pandemic was threatening to ground the country ...
Read More »Ex-CBN director urges Emefiele to enforce provision of mint for bank customers
A former Assistant director at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Solomon Omoyeni, has stated that physical cash handling of dirty notes increases vulnerability of people contracting and transmitting Coronavirus. In an open letter to Governor of CBN, Godwin Emefiele, ...
Read More »COVID-19 victims rise to 63 as Rivers, Oyo, others record first confirmed cases
As earlier predicted, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country has increased with seven new cases in less than 24 hours with Oyo and Rivers recording first infections. Latest figures from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ...
Read More »NSCDC unveils isolation centre as Enugu govt insures doctors, others
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 ...
Read More »Adhere to govt’s safety procedures, Anambra monarch tells Nigerians
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 ...
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