Coronavirus: Lagos State not on total lockdown – Commissioner
FG cuts oil benchmark to $30 per barrel
Spain registers more than 700 deaths from coronavirus
CORONAVIRUS: Osinbajo tests negative for COVID-19 while in self-isolation – Presidency
Breaking: Buhari tests negative for coronavirus
Singapore cautions public, clubs ahead of lockdown
Rwandan who breached lockdown killed by crocodile
COVID-19: After testing negative, Buhari resumes work

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COVID-19: ‘Sit At Home’, Gov Ishaku tells GL1 to 12 workers
Taraba state governor Darius Ishaku has ordered civil servants in the state from Grade Level GL 1-12 to withdraw their services for two weeks as one of the measures to curtail the spread of the dreaded COVID-19 across the state.
COVID-19: FRSC advises Nigerians to minimise travelling
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Command in Ogun State has advised Nigerians to minimise travelling to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in the country.
NDLEA arrests two suspects over sale of hard drugs in Abia
By Ugochukwu Alaribe Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Abia State Command, have arrested two persons for dealing on hard drugs at Umuokoro and Ndiolumbe communities in Isiala Ngwa South council area of the state. NDLEA Commander in the State, Mr. Bamidele Akingbade in a statement issued on Tuesday gave the names […]
COVID-19: Fayemi shuts markets, pleads for cooperation to fight deadly disease
In a bid to curtail the spread of the deadly pandemic coronavirus, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has directed that all none essential commodities markets be closed down from 5 pm Thursday, March 26th, 2020.
BREAKING: FIRS appoints new directors, retires others
The Board of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has approved the appointment of four Coordinating Directors (CD) and two Group Leads (GL) in acting capacity and retired some directors.
COVID-19: Gov Bello closes Kogi borders, reduces public gathering to 5
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has given directives that all Borders line j to the state be closed as a .easier of guiding against the outbreak of Corona Virus.
FIRS retires long-serving directors, appoints six others
The Board of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has approved the retirement of all directors that had served up to eight years in the agency. The FIRS Director of Communications and Liaison Department, Abdullahi Ahmad, who confirmed the development on Wednesday, said the Board also approved the appointment of four Coordinating Directors and two […]
We have no record of COVID-19 in Akwa Ibom ― Govt
The Akwa Ibom state government has maintained that there is no confirmed case of coronavirus disease, covid-19, in the state.
Amidst panic buying, experts urge Nigerians to buy basic needs
For fear of possible lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic, Ibadan residents, on Wednesday, trooped to markets in the metropolis to stock up foodstuffs.
‘Our donations to Alma-mata, to set Nigerian girl child to compete with counterparts abroad’
The quest to make Nigerian girl child compete favourably with her counterparts globally informed the turning of the sod for the alumni building projects, initiated by the Old girls association of New Era Girls’ Secondary School.
Coronavirus: EHORECON strengthens surveillance in NASS, OSGF, Fed. Sec.
The Environmental Health Officer Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON) says it is committed to strengthening surveillance at various sensitive areas in the FCT to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Mali reports its first coronavirus case
Mali has confirmed its first case of coronavirus – two of its nationals who returned from France on 12 and 16 March. The patients are a 49-year-old woman from the capital Bamako and a 62-year-old man living in the western city of Kayes, the government said in a statement. The two were being taken care […]
COVID-19: I had no contact with Kyari, Muhammed ― Diri
Samuel Oyadongha – Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, on Wednesday denied reports that he had contact with the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, and Bauchi State governor, Bala Muhammed, who had tested positive to coronavirus. The governor also urged people of the state to remain calm despite the growing cases of […]
Wonder Woman 1984 delayed by Warner Bros
Wonder Woman 1984 is the latest film to be delayed as movie theaters across the country shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The film, which was supposed to open on June 5th, will now open on August 14th. Warner Bros. has also delayed In the Heights, a movie based on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical, indefinitely. […]
COVID-19: Focus on essential services, Obi counsels market leaders
By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja Former Anambra state governor, Mr. Peter Obi has called on market leaders nationwide to leave their stalls open only for sale of essential goods as the nation intensifies effort to tame the spread of Coronavirus. Obi stated this in a statement made available to the media on Wednesday. While commending […]

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