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Abia extends Covid-19 lockdown for 7 more days
Abia has extended its lockdown against coronavirus by seven days with effect from Wednesday. The government says the extension is necessary to confirm Abia is indeed free of coronavirus, after the virus’s normal incubation period of 14 days. In a statement, the secretary to the state government Chris Ezem said the government was aware of
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Doctors to Edo governor: Shut boundaries to halt COVID-19 spread
Medical doctors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Edo state, have called on the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, to shutdown all its boundaries to stop further spread of the coronavirus in the state. The association said the breakdown of confirmed cases indicates that Edo leads other states in the South-South region.
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BREAKING: Katsina records first death from coronavirus
A private medical practitioner based in Daura, Katsina state, Dr Aliyu Yakubu, has died from the coronavirus infection, the state government said on Tuesday. Yakubu had returned to Daura in Katsina state from Kogi and Lagos states to continue his practice before his death, three days ago. The state governor, Aminu Masari, said Yakubu took
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Coronavirus: Chloroquine found working in test-tube – FG
The Federal Government has said that Chloroquine had been found in some works in a test-tube to treat the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, stated this on Tuesday at the seventh joint national briefing of the Presidential Taskforce Force (PTF) on COVID-19 after the PTF on COVID-19 visited some
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Ivermectin, drug for riverblindness, can kill coronavirus in 48 hours
An anti-parasitic head lice drug available around the world has been found to kill COVID-19 in the lab within 48 hours. Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug, has been found to kill coronavirus in the laboratory within 48, say researchers at the Australia’s Monash University. Ivermectin is used to treat parasitic infestations, from head lice and scabies
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COVID-19 lockdown: Police arrest 2 Carveton pilots for violating order in Rivers
The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Mustapha Dandaura, has said the command has arrested the pilot and co-pilot of Carveton Helicopters who ferried unknown passengers to the state. Dandaura, who spoke when the state governor, Nyesom Wike, visited the state Police command in Port Harcourt on Tuesday to ascertain the identity of the suspects,
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Combined troops inflict heavy casualty on Boko Haram, ISWAP—DHQ
The Combined troops of Nigerian Military and Niger Republic have dealt another deadly blow to terrorists at Kure village along Tumbun Rago and Tumbun Fulani general areas in Borno, the defence Headquarters says. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Onyeuko said the recent
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National Assembly faults FG’s programme for poor Nigerians
The leadership of the National Assembly has faulted the implementation of the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programme and called for an enabling legislation in line with global best practices. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila made their reservations about the scheme at a meeting held on
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Coronavirus infects the flesh and heart of media
Like Israelites who lost appetite for Manna and panted for flesh in the desert, I began to thirst and hunger after news in the print format. My hankering for news online dwindled and faded as the borders among social media platforms blurred on my handheld device and laptop. I craved for my newspaper with varieties
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Customs releases 247 truckloads of relief items worth N3.2bn
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) has approved the release of 247 truckloads of relief items with a market value of N3.250 billion and a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N2billion from its warehouses. A statement by Customs’ Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller Joseph Attah, said the approval was
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COVID-19: FCT Minister assesses residents’ compliance with lockdown in Abuja
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Bello, has hailed residents for complying with the 14-day lockdown so far. President Muhammadu Buhari on March 29, imposed the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, to curb the spread of the COVID-19. Bello, speaking with reporters on Tuesday, reiterated the need for people to stay
COVID-19: FCT Minister assesses residents’ compliance with lockdown in Abuja
BREAKING: COVID-19: Oyo records two new cases of Coronavirus
The Oyo State Government on Tuesday said that the state has recorded another two cases of Coronavirus also known as COVID- 19. The state Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde, made this declaration on Tuesday in Ibadan, the state capital. With the two new cases of confirmed Coronavirus, the number of confirmed Coronavirus in the state has
BREAKING: COVID-19: Oyo records two new cases of Coronavirus
COVID-19: US donates $7m to Nigeria as total aid in 20 years hits $8.1bn
The United States Government has announced a fresh commitment of $7million in health and humanitarian funding to Nigeria. The fund is for risk communication, water and sanitation activities, infection prevention and coordination. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the U.S. Consulate in Nigeria. “This assistance joins more than $5.2 billion in U.S.
COVID-19: US donates $7m to Nigeria as total aid in 20 years hits $8.1bn
COVID-19: Government orders civil servants to work from home till April 30
Yobe State Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control has approved the extension of work from home period for civil servants till April 30, 2020. This was one of new preventive and preparedness measures against the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus in the state. Abdullahi Bego, a member of the committee, who doubles as the Commissioner
COVID-19: Government orders civil servants to work from home till April 30
Coronavirus: Petroleum marketers make fresh demand from Buhari
The National President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Elder Chinedu Okoronkwo, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari, to grant marketers the window to bank transaction for petroleum products operations. Okoronkwo said this became urgent and necessary as members’ complaints inability to access banks for cash lodgment received from sales at their
Coronavirus: Petroleum marketers make fresh demand from Buhari
Coronavirus: Katsina records first COVID-19 death
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State on Tuesday, announced the death of the state’s first coronavirus patient. Mandarin during a press briefing, said the patient is a Daura-based private medical practitioner identified as Dr. Aminu Yakubu. According to him, the deceased recently returned from Lagos to the state, the Nation reports. Meanwhile, Governor Jide
Coronavirus: Katsina records first COVID-19 death
COVID-19: Court remands two pilots for flouting Wike’s order
Two Pilots are ow cooling their heels at the Nigeria Correctional Service facility in Port Harcourt, for flouting the restriction order of Governor Nyesom Wike. The two pilots of Carveton Helicopters; Samuel Ugorji and Samuel Buhari, were remanded by a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt. The Court presided over by Chief Magistrate D.D
COVID-19: Court remands two pilots for flouting Wike’s order
COVID-19: ECOWAS moves to help Nigeria, member states
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has released over one million kits for member states to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic affecting the world. The new order is to assist the member states in its ongoing distribution of other kits and medicines including Chloroquine and Azithromycin, NAN reports. This was disclosed in a
COVID-19: ECOWAS moves to help Nigeria, member states
Tinubu sends message to Sen. Wamakko over brother’s death
Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has commiserated with former Governor of Sokoto State, Senator Magatakarda Wamakko, over the death of his brother, Alhaji Buba Dangaladima Wamakko, at 66. Tinubu described the late Wamakko as a good community leader and District Head of Gedawa in Wamakko Local Government. While praying for
Tinubu sends message to Sen. Wamakko over brother’s death
Femi Fani-Kayode: 5G, Pastors and the hordes of mordor
“Fry their brain and lungs with 20G, as long as they receive recharge card money or they are promised a position in 2037, an average Nigerian is cool. He is totally void of a questioning mind and he never challenges the status quo. In my opinion, the zombie vaccine is already at work in most
Femi Fani-Kayode: 5G, Pastors and the hordes of mordor
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