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Three people have tested positive in Italy for coronavirus, the northern Lombardy region said on Friday. This is the first known cases of local transmission of the potentially deadly illness in Italy. Looking to prevent a further spread of the virus, officials urged residents of the northern towns of Codogno and Castiglione d’Adda to stay at home and avoid any social gatherings. “We have introduced a compulsory quarantine for all those who have been in contact with the patients who tested positive,’’ Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte told reporters. He added that anyone who had been in areas of risk…
The Federal Government has released N386million to two health agencies to strengthen Coronavirus, (COVID19), preparedness in the country. Mr Abdulaziz Mashi Abdulaziz, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health(FMOH), disclosed this to newsmen while providing an updates on preparedness for Coronavirus (COVID19), and Lassa Fever in the Country, on Friday in Abuja. Abdullaziz noted that the amount was released by the government in two batches. “While the first batch of N71 million was released at the end of January to facilitate activities of the Port Health Services department of the ministry, the second was released after the Minister of…
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), has promised to build the capacity of nurses and midwives in the country in order to ensure delivery of quality health care to Nigerians. Mrs Veronica Okolo, Director Nursing, FMoH, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Abuja. Okolo said that the government would train senior nurses and midwives in critical thinking, policy development and advocacy mentoring. The Director said that they would also be trained in project management of Training of Trainers (TOT), with plans to be spilled to the 36 states of the federation…
The police in Kogi have confirmed the kidnap of four officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) by unknown gunmen. The spokesman of the police in the state, DSP William Aya, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja that the officers were kidnapped at a spot in Alo-Offoke community on the Itobe-Ayingba road. The officials were said to be travelling to Makurdi for promotion examination when their vehicles were stopped by the kidnappers. ” Information gathered reveals that four civil defence personnel were among the kidnapped victims, “Aya said, indicating that those kidnapped may be more…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has returned to the Supreme Court asking the court to reverse its judgment disqualifying David Lyon, its candidate in the 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The party’s application was filed on Thursday by its team of lawyers led by Chief Wole Olanipekun,SAN. The APC also wants the Supreme Court to set aside the wrong interpretation in its judgment of February 13, and its subsequent execution by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). They are also contending that the apex Court misinterpreted the November 12, 2019 judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja which it…
The United Progressive Party (UPP), on Friday, said it had merged with the All Progressives Congress (APC). Consequently, it said that it would not take the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court over its deregistration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that UPP was recently deregistered by INEC alongside 73 other political parties. Dr Chekwas Okorie, a former National Chairman of UPP, in a statement in Abuja, said that the decision was reached by all stakeholders in the party. “The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Board of Trustees (BOT) and other stakeholders of UPP met on Feb.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it will soon meet to determine the date for the conduct of bye-elections to fill the vacancies in Bayelsa Central and Bayelsa West Senatorial Districts. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, dropped the hint on Friday in Abuja, at the Resident Electoral Commissioners’ (RECs) first regular meeting for the year 2020. The two seats became vacant following the declaration of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s candidate, Sen. Douye Diri and his deputy, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo as winner of the state governorship election. Yakubu said: “In compliance with the orders of the Supreme Court, the…
By Harry Awurumibe, State House, Abuja Determined to open up Ogun state more for economic growth, the Governor of Ogun state, Dapo Abiodun will next week Wednesday, February 26 perform the turning of the sword on the Ijebu-Ode to Epe, Lago road which will cut the time spent on the road from Ijebu-Ode to Lagos by half. This much was disclosed Thursday in Abuja by the Governor while briefing State House Correspondents after paying a courtesy visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at Presidential Villa Abuja in the company of former Governor Aremo Olusegun Osoba. Gov. Abiodun who spoke after Osoba’s…
Borno Government on Friday, says it has vaccinated more than 2.1 million children against polio in just concluded Immuisation Plus Day exercise in the state. Dr. Sule Mele, Executive Director, Borno State Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA), made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri. Mele disclosed that about 2.2 million children were targeted for immunisation in the four-day exercise conducted between Feb. 15 and 19. He noted that the Agency achieved 96 per cent coverage in the exercise while about four per cent of the targeted population in hard-to-reach settlements were…
The Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON),Oyo State branch, on Friday informed a High Court in Ibadan that it received the proposed terms of settlement from the Oyo State government. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Oyo State government instituted the case to prevent the 33 chairmen from returning to their offices as ordered by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). At the resumed hearing, Counsel to ALGON, Mr Kunle Sobaloju, confirmed to the court that his client has received the proposed terms of settlement from the Oyo State government. Sobaloju said that the proposed terms of…