Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, on Saturday ordered a complete lockdown of the state as part of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus to the state. Uzodinma gave the order in a state broadcast in Owerri. He said the move was in line with his commitment to protecting the lives of the people […]

The 43 ministers in the President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet have donated 50 per cent of their March salaries to support government’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The decision was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. Mohammed said that […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the former Governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the governing party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on his 68th birthday, March 29, 2020.

Italy’s world-topping coronavirus death toll shot past 10,000 on Saturday and showed few sign of slowing down. The 889 new fatalities reported by the civil protection service came a day after the nation of 60 million registered a world record 969 deaths on Friday. Its toll from the past three days alone reached 2,520 — […]

Victor Ogunyinka Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has tested positive for coronavirus and has gone into self-isolation. El-Rufai, In a statement, explained that his test result, which he took earlier in the week has returned positive. “Earlier this week, I submitted a sample for the Covid-19 test. The result came in this evening, and I […]

The Presidency on Saturday debunked the report on social media that N30, 000 has been approved for each Nigerian with a Bank Verification Number, BVN, as a palliative for cushioning the effect of stay at home order to stop the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has tested positive for coronavirus. He has since gone into self-isolation as required by the case management guidelines of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC.

Following the recommendation of the state’s inter-ministerial committee on COVID-19 based on situational reviews, Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has approved the closure of all the state’s land borders with effect from 4am on Sunday, 29th March, 2020. The governor in a statement on Saturday directed security agencies, traditional rulers and community youths in […]

The Kaduna state government has arrested two clerics for conducting congregational prayers on Friday, 27th March 2020, in two communities.

Nigeria’s 43 Cabinet Ministers have donated 50% of their March 2020 salaries to support the Federal Government’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.