Following the stay-at-home order by the Edo State Government, local councils in the state have taken urgent steps to enforce the order in their councils, compelling the people to observe the social distancing policy. Local council chairmen in the state, at the weekend, led taskforce teams to various parts of their councils to inform the […]

Hon. Ben Igbakpa represents Ethiope East and Ethiope West Federal Constituency of Delta State in the House of Representatives. In this interview, the lawmaker speaks on coronavirus, saying Nigeria was too late in issuing travel ban on 13 highly affected countries

Nigerians are divided over the suggestion by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that the federal and state governments should set up a palliative fund to assist Nigerians as they observe stay-at-home orders occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.

All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is celebrating his 68th birthday today with a message on his “preliminary thoughts on the economic action”the country might take should coronavirus “mortally threaten” our economy.

Gradually, coronavirus (COVID-19) has recorded over 512,701 cases globally.Also, 81 cases have been confirmed in Nigeria while three victims have been discharged from isolation centres in the country and one death recorded so far.