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Members of the Rivers House of Assembly have resolved to donate their one-month salaries to assist the Governor Nyesom Wike administration in containing the coronavirus outbreak in the state. The Speaker, Ikwuiyi Owaji Ibani, dropped the hint while briefing reporters ...

As part of measures to tackle spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Cross River State Governor, Benedict Ayade has approved the release of N500m for the state’s COVID-19 Response Team. The team, which was inaugurated yesterday by Ayade at Government House, ...

Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has directed immediate payment of April 2020 salaries to civil servants in state. The governor, however, refuted claims that he ordered security operatives to shoot on site any of the arrested 37 returnees who entered ...

Apprehension pervades in Anambra State as Governor Willie Obiano ends his self-isolation today over the outcome and his status, as he awaits result of the test conducted on him at the Irrua Specialist Hospital, Edo State. So far, all samples ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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), ...

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, ...