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National leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has felicitated with Abiodun Akinpelu, popularly known as Mayor Akinpelu, on his 60th birthday. Tinubu, joined the media industry to celebrate the frontline writer, praising the celebrity journalist for his vital contributions to the media, good governance and equitable society. In a congratulatory message by his media adviser, Mr Tunde Rahman, Tinubu described Akinpelu as a progressive politician and a collaborator who, through informed analysis and critique, has helped shape public issues and policies. “Mayor Akinpelu is on record to have come into journalism by coincidence, when, as a prison official at Kirikiri Maximum Security…

Acting chairman of the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force, Prof. Temitope Alonge said on Friday that efforts of the state government at curbing the spread of the virus are yielding results. Prof. Alonge, who addressed newsmen at the newly completed Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo, Ibadan, stated that due to the efforts of the Task Force, cases of infection are not on the rise in the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted Prof Alonge as saying that the state was flagged off the training of health workers and volunteers to man strategic…

Fear grips a family in Limawa area of Minna in Niger as they denied a family member access to the family compound over the fear that he had contracted the Coronavirus Disease. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered from a family member, Malam Umar Mohammed on Friday that the suspect, a tanker driver is his younger brother but did not give more details. Mohammed said that the suspect just returned from a trip from Lagos. “We took the hard decision when we noticed that he was coughing and sneezing which we were told are some of the symptoms of…

By Beauty John, LAFIA The Kenyang Mining Company Nigeria Limited has donated three million naira to the Nasarawa State Government, as part of its contribution to fight the spread of coronavirus in the state. Representative of the Chinese owned tin and columbite mining company, Raymond Zhau , who presented the 3 million naira cheque to Governor Abdullahi Sule at the government house on Friday, explained that the donation was part of the effort of the company to support the government and the people in curtailing the spread of COVID-19. “As a friend of Nasarawa State and at this time, we…

The Kwara government on Friday said that the state had not recorded a case of COVID-19 as all the six samples of suspected cases so far tested in the state had been negative. This was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin. “The Kwara Technical Committee on COVID-19 wishes to clarify that the state has not recorded any confirmed case of COVID-19 as of now. All the six samples tested from Kwara have returned negative. “The committee states that there…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed about 100 of its vehicles in six states to support the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on combating Coronavirus. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner, and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja on Friday. Okoye said that the pick-up van to be deployed to Lagos, Osun, Oyo, Kano, Rivers, and FCT, would be used for contact tracing, surveillance/laboratory and infection prevention/control in six states. He said that since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Commission has been in touch with the PTF…

Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Friday constituted a nine-member palliative committee on COVID-19 to deliberate and make recommendations to the government on how to cushion the harsh economic impact of the lockdown on residents. Speaking in Akure on the initiative, Akeredolu said the committee became necessary in order to find a plausible solution to the enormous burden placed on the people due to government measures put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state. He said that the committee would work out modalities and mobilize human and material resources to cushion the effects of the…

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) says it has acquired four additional 33KV cables to boost service delivery within its coverage areas.Mr Godwin Idemudia, EKEDC General Manager, Corporate Affairs, said in a statement on Friday in Lagos that the cable would be laid from its Alagbon Transmission Substation to Ademola injection substation. According to him, it will boost the Victoria Island environment under its coverage network with an additional 26MW of electricity. He revealed that the power would also be used to feed Oniru, a high-growing area, with a double supply arrangement.“The equipment will greatly improve the availability and reliability of…

Prof. Muhammed Akanbi, the new Vice-Chancellor, Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, says his priorities will include students and staff welfare, attracting research funding and usage of ICT for development. Prof. Akanbi told newsmen on Friday in Ilorin that he would strive to help academic staff attend local and international conferences to widen their horizons and secure grants for them for research and innovations. He added that he would also focus on the adequate motivation of members of staff to enable them to deliver optimally. The professor of law said that he would also ensure that the university focused on its…

By Harry Awurumibe, Head, Abuja Bureau Information and Culture minister, Lai Mohammed has called for a crisis meeting with Heads of Federal Government-owned information and communications institutions to devise means to educate the rural dwellers on the dangers of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ravaging the world. Mohammed disclosed that he has already invited the Heads and Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of the relevant Federal Government media and the Director-General of National Orientation Agency (NOA) for a crucial meeting in his office today to brainstorm on how best to reach people at grassroots on the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister…