Tag: COVID-19
COVID-19 won’t hinder our development strides in Kogi – BELLO
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has assured citizens that the ongoing developmental strides across the state will be sustained by his administration notwithstanding the much ... Read More
New Year Speech By His Execellency, Muhammaduri Buhari, President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria
My fellow countrymen and women, First, I would like to thank and praise the Almighty who saw us through the year 2020 and has given ... Read More
Buhari Extends Mandate Of PTF On COVID-19
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the mandate of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 “for a further period till the end of March, 2021 ... Read More
FG mulls travel ban over new strain of COVID-19
Worried about the mutated strain of COVID-19 manifesting itself in the United Kingdom, the Federal Government says it may impose a travel ban to and ... Read More
Civil Defence Receives COVID-19 Testing Equipment
The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abdulahi Gana Mohammadu on Friday in his office received Covid 19 testing equipment (Polymerase chain reaction ... Read More
World Bank approves $1.5bn COVID-19 recovery, stimulus for Nigeria
The World Bank Group has approved a 1.5 billion dollars package to help build a resilient recovery post-COVID-19 in Nigeria. This is according to a ... Read More
New Wave of Coronavirus: FRSC Corps Marshal Charges Commanding Officers on Precautionary Measures and Enforcement
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has tasked Commanding Officers to brace up, be more proactive and ensure immediate deployment of ... Read More
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu goes into self-isolation
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will go into self-isolation immediately, after one of his close aides tested positive for COVID-19 Mr. Governor and other ... Read More
Recession: Financial expert seeks aggressive implementation of ESP
Uche Uwaleke, Professor of Finance and Capital Market, has called for early passage of the 2021 Appropriation Bill and aggressive implementation of the Economic Sustainability ... Read More
Africa on alert of 2nd wave as COVID-19 cases top 2m
African countries are on high alert of a second wave of COVID-19 outbreak as the number of confirmed cases in the continent hit two million ... Read More
236 Nigeria residents contract coronavirus
Two hundred and thirty-six Nigeria residents have contracted coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours, according to official statistics. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ... Read More
COVID 19: NDA donates automatic temperature, hand sanitising equipment to NITDA
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has donated some locally manufactured temperature checker and hand sanitising machines to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The ... Read More
Niger State Governor Tests Positive to COVID-19
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has announced that he has tested positive to COVID-19. The Governor made this known via his Twitter handle ... Read More
COVID-19 won’t stop our support for Nigerian child says UNICEF
UNICEF says the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) will not stop its support and interventions toward the welfare and protection of rights of children in ... Read More
COVID-19 Disruptions and Survival of MSMEs
By Chijioke Okoronkwo One of the critical areas of global economy adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) ... Read More
Edo Governorship Election: Voters Observe Social Distancing
Voters in Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s polling unit, Oredo Ward 4, Emokpae Model Primary School, Benin City, were seen observing physical distancing, washing hands and wearing ... Read More
Passengers face 6-month travel ban for dodging COVID-19 test
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has placed six months travel ban on Nigerian passengers who dodge the mandatory second COVID-19 test on arrival from ... Read More
Delta 2021 budget to address COVID-19 impacted businesses – Commissioner
(NAN) The Commissioner for Economic Planning in Delta, Dr Barry Gbe, says the State’s 2021 budget will address social welfare and revive Coronavirus (COVID-19) impacted ... Read More
COVID-19: Nationwide Curfew Now 12a.m. to 4a.m. – PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has adjusted the curfew from 12 midnight through 4a.m. as it continued the gradual easing of lockdown measures ... Read More
COVID-19: Plateau govt. calls for calm as cases increase
The Plateau government on Thursday called for calm in the state following its ranking among states with highest cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday by the ... Read More