Following the congestion in mortuaries by non-coronavirus related corpses, Ondo State Government has ordered that burial can now take place in the state. Wahab Adegbenro, the State Commissioner for health who said this on Saturday, in Akure the State Capital, made it clear that such funerals must take place within the next 30 days, after which the…
Dapo Abiodun Frowns at Interstate Travel breach, Warn violators as Lockdown is Extended by One Week
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday, as expressed concerns over report that many has been compromising the enforcement of the ban on interstate travel. The Governor who raised this alarm on Friday, while addressing journalists at the Governor’s Office, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State also threatened to deal decisively with those smuggling people in…
Violation of COVID-19 Rules: FG Goes Tough on Enforcement
Says increasing confirmed cases overwhelming available bed spaces The chairman of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19, and secretary to the government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha on Friday, the last daily media briefing for the week, announced stricter measures to compel compliance with rules and guidelines for combating the coronavirus disease pandemic…
Nigerian Returnees from UK Stranded at MMA
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama said his ministry was working frantically to ferry to Abuja Nigerians who were evacuated from London, Friday aboard a British Airways flight but were stranded at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos. The plane touched down around 01.43 pm. An apologetic Onyeama admitted that “we didn’t get it right”…
MURIC Says Expulsion of Almajiris by Northern Governors Aiding Spread of COVID-19
A Muslim rights group, The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has condemned the recent expulsion of Almajiris by some states in the North, arguing that it was wrongly timed. In a statement Friday signed by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the group stated that “this mass expulsion has inadvertently aided the spread of, and increased the…
Wike orders Auction of Impounded Vehicles, accuses Police Chief of Sabotaging Lockdown
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has directed the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of the state to auction all the vehicles impounded for violating the lockdown of Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor local government areas. The governor gave the directive while reviewing the total lockdown of the two local government areas which began on Thursday. He…
FG Debunks Claims on NCDC Officials Extorting Nigerians for Test
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has debunked the claim that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) officials are collecting N35,000 to collect samples for COVID-19 test. Reacting to the alleged report on Wednesday, while fielding questions during the presidential task force on COVID-19 briefing; Mustapha said many Nigerians cannot afford that…
Covid-19: Over 200 Nigerians Evacuated from Dubai
As part of efforts to bring home Nigerians who were trapped in other countries following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic over 265 were brought into the country on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. They were evacuated from the United Arab Emirates, UAE. There was panic in the afternoon when the Emirate Airline which was supposed…
Kano Braces Up for Coronavirus Crisis
The COVID-19 time bomb ticks faster in Kano as more people continue to die untested. Kano State government is now bracing up for a major Coronavirus crisis as the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 finally confirmed after verbal autopsies that recent mysterious deaths in the state were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Umar Gannduje had…
The World Celebrates Hand Hygiene Day
The World Health Organization, WHO celebrates the annual World Hand Hygiene Day, on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. With the celebration, it aims to recognize nurses and midwives as front-line heroes who deserve acknowledgment and appreciation, and highlight their critical roles in infection prevention under the slogan, “Save Lives, Clean your hands”. According to WHO, the…
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