Sector Commander, Kebbi sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Commander Ebenezer Abayomi Asaniyan, has directed drivers to abide by social distancing. He disclosed this in a statement issued by the command’s Public Education Officer, Uko Okore Uko, adding ...
Read More »FRSC boss Boboye Oyeyemi orders arrest, seizure of violators, unauthorised vehicles
Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi, has ordered commanding officers to step up enforcement on restrictions and physical distancing among vehicle occupants and carry out the presidential directive by seizing any vehicles that violate the orders. This ...
Read More »MD of DESOPADEC, lawmaker urge Nigerians to remain focused on God
Managing Director of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, has urged Nigerians to remain focused on God as the nation battles the COVID-19 pandemic. In his Easter message released in Warri, titled “An Awesome God, ...
Read More »Cleric decries mass hunger, suffering despite huge donations from good-spirited Nigerians
General Overseer of the Zionwealth Church, Chris Omoshola, has decried the increasing hunger in the country and government’s inability to address the plight of Nigerians despite the lockdown due to outbreak of COVID-19. Blaming the situation on President Muhammadu Buhari, ...
Read More »MOSOP demands palliatives from HYPREP over pandemic
The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has asked the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) for palliatives to cushion the effect of the coronavirus in the Niger Delta region. In a statement issued by its President, Fegalo Nsuke, ...
Read More »Edo State PDP laments rising cases of COVID-19
Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the 13 confirmed cases of coronavirus and two deaths recorded in the state has further made a mockery of the state government efforts to contain spread of the pandemic. ...
Read More »Onyeama, Chinese envoy blame victimisation of Nigerians in China on poor communication
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has declared that communication lapse is responsible for the recent alleged assault on Nigerians and other Africans by the Chinese in Guangzhou City. Onyeama, who spoke at a forum to clarify on the trending ...
Read More »Chief of Army Staff reiterates commitment to restore peace soon in N’East
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai has declared that troops’ sacrifices and professionalism were key to ending the insurgency in the North East. He submitted that the observance of the two virtues was strong enough to rout the ...
Read More »Bank distributes N50b loans over coronavirus next week
Successful applicants of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) soft loans will, from next week, receive disbursements from the fund’s managers, NIRSAL Microfinance Bank. Between N3 million for households and N25 million for small and medium enterprises are to be ...
Read More »TB vaccine doesn’t contain coronavirus, WHO clarifies, airlifts medical supplies for Africa
Contrary to reports that the conventional vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) offers protection against the novel coronavirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) dismissed the claim. The apex United Nations health body said there was no evidence that the Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine ...
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