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By Beauty John, LAFIA Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has extended the 24-hour lockdown imposed in Karu local government area of the state for a period of 10 days. Mr. Sule made the directive while briefing newsmen at the Nasarawa State government house in Lafia on Thursday. The governor ordered the immediate distribution of 1,200 bags of rice to each of the 13 local government areas in the state to cushion the effect of the lockdown imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “That is why I have ordered the immediate distribution of rice to all the 13 local government areas, more…
As the fight against COVID-19 pandemic continues globally, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there is a need for Nigerians, especially businesses to start now to plan for life after the pandemic. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, gave the advice while speaking on Sunrise Daily programme on Channels Television on Thursday. He said: “There will be a new COVID-19 era that we will not be the same as the pre-COVID-19’s. “And I really encourage every small business, every community to be thinking about this because at some point, President Muhammadu Buhari will have to reopen the country…
No fewer than 16,744 poor households have received N20,000 each in the ongoing implementation of the Federal Government’s National Social Investment Programme in Kaduna State. The Federal Government is disbursing N446.5 million to 22,380 vulnerable households under the scheme to cushion the effects of coronavirus pandemic impact in the state. The Head of the Cash Transfer Unit in the state, Hajiya Hauwa Abdulrazaq, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ikara Local Government Area of the state. Abdulrazaq said that the disbursement which took place between April 7 and 15 had…
Dr. Idayat Durotoye, Chairman, University of Ilorin (Unilorin) COVID-19 Prevention Committee, says the committee plans to send electronic mails to members of the community on keeping and maintaining optimal hygiene against COVID 19. Durotoye told newsmen in Ilorin on Thursday that the effort was to enlighten people on best practices to prevent the disease. She disclosed that the university had commenced the construction of wash-up points around the campus. The chairman added that the committee was employing direct labour to build the wash-up points to achieve a substantial number with the fund released so far. According to her, this is…
By Kazeem Qudus, IBADAN Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state says he would volunteer to donate his blood for post-Covid-19 studies by experts in Nigeria. In a tweet via his verified twitter handle @seyiamakinde, he said the decision is borne out of his belief that we must find local solutions to containing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “We have been advocating for local solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic in Oyo State. So, as a COVID-19 survivor, I volunteer to donate my blood to be studied by our experts researching on the “Evaluation of Post Infection Protection Against SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) in Nigeria,” the…
The Kaduna health ministry on Wednesday said it had discharged a coronavirus patient after successful treatment. Dr Amina Baloni, the Commissioner for Health, said in a statement that the patient had recovered from the disease for which he had early tested positive. “I am pleased to share the good news that a COVID-19 patient has been discharged from the Infectious Disease Centre (IDC). “Following treatment at the isolation centre, the patient has recovered. “This has been confirmed by two consecutive negative results, the second of which came on Tuesday, April 14,’’ Baloni said. She said the state government was looking…
The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has described the two weeks extension of the lockdown in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun States as tough, but “the right way to go”.A statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday night by Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, Head, Media and Public Affairs of NGF Secretariat, quoted Fayemi stating this during his teleconference meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. Fayemi, according to the statement, said that Buhari’s address to the nation on Monday captured the mood of the country and showed that his administration was in touch with…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said the lockdown embarked upon to combat the spread of the COVID-19 in the FCT had yielded positive results, as compliance by the people was very high. The FRSC Sector Commander, FCT, Mr Gora Wobin, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. Wobin said the level of compliance in the FCT was impressive, adding that the public had stayed home to help in the fight against the scourge. He, however, said there were some challenges which the FRSC was ready to fight to ensure everyone…
Goods worth millions of naira were on Wednesday afternoon razed as a fire outbreak destroyed a building and some shops in the Lebanon area of Dugbe, Ibadan, Oyo State. Lebanon street, Dugbe market in Ibadan on fire. Photo: Nigerian Tribune
The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, says visitors and migrants affected by the international travel restriction and closure of land borders are to be issued with relevant extensions at `no cost. Mr Sunday James, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Aregbeshola, the vide letter ref. MI/PM/16012/S.266/V.II dated 6th April 2020, was approved in respect of visitors and migrants affected by the Federal Government’s order. He said that the order had restricted international travels through International airports and subsequent closure of land borders. “In the light of…