An Abuja based eatery, Cockerel Fast Foods and Beverages; and Corporate Kickers Sports Club (CKSC) a recreational football club, on Monday commenced the donation of packaged cooked food to children in Internally Displaced Camp at Durumi, Abuja for the lockdown period. The Chief Operating Officer of Cockerel, Area1, Mr Kingsley Obokhare, while handling over the […]

By Adeola Badru President Muhammadu Buhari has been called upon to retrace his steps and include Oyo State and other states with confirmed cases of Covid-19 in whatever measures being taken by the Federal Government to curtail the spread of the virus in the country. A three-term member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Ajibola […]

ABUJA: Director-General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum PGF, Salihu Moh. Lukman has slammed the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP for attempting to politicize the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to lock down the nation’s capital, Abuja as well as Lagos and Ogun states for two weeks as part of emergency control measures against the Covid-19.

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Monday said that operations would continue at the ports in spite of the two-week lockdown of Lagos State to contain spread of COVID-19.

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his appreciation to the generosity of individuals and corporate organizations that have made donations to the efforts to curtail the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the country. The President in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu […]

A Chinese group, Mutual Commitment Group, MCG, has donated medical supplies to Bauchi State government to support in the fight against the spread of coronavirus and other communicable diseases in the state.

Olasunkanmi Akoni Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described movement restriction imposed on two states of the federation by President Muhammadu Buhari as “unconstitutional and a political virus for the future.” Soyinka said this in a statement issued on Monday and titled: “Between COVID-19 and constitutional encroachment.” The statement, which he signed off as “Wole […]

…says no confirmed case in Delta By Festus Ahon – Asaba Delta State Government, has urged the Federal Government to close all inter State borders so as to effectively contain the spread of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic in the country. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu who stated this in Asaba while briefing […]

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Edo chapter, has called on the state government to carry its members along in its efforts at containing the spread of Coronavirus disease in the state. The state NANNM Chairperson, Mrs Catherine Esene, who made the call while fielding questions from journalists in Benin on Monday, […]

In line with the 14-days lockdown by the President,  the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has advised all working journalists and other media staff in Lagos and Ogun states as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to use their valid Identity Cards to access their places of work and assignment venues during the period in the affected states and FCT.

Victor Ogunyinka Who would have thought a day would come when Nigerians will be preparing for weeks without work or outside engagements? No work, not election, but like we import other goods, we imported a virus too and the consequence is staying at home. President Muhammadu Buhari in a national broadcast, announced Sunday evening that […]

Despite the temporary closure of Nigeria international airports, a chartered flight from the United States of America, USA, Monday landed at the Muritala Muhummed International Airport, Lagos with 35 persons aboard. The passengers aboard the flight are Americans working with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.

The Federal Government has announced the second death from Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this at the daily Coronavirus Presidential Task Force briefing on Monday in Abuja. Ehanire said that the victim, whom he did not disclose, had underlying medical conditions. He said that […]

THE Opposition Peoples Democratic Party,  PDP Caucus in the Senate has hailed the Federal Government on its  approach to nip in the bud,  the ravaging Coronavirus,  Covid-19 virus, especially as contained in President Muhammadu Buhari’s Sunday evening national broadcast to Nigerians.

It was learned that Olakpe, a retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police died on Sunday, as confirmed by LASTMA’s Director of Research and Statistics, Isaac Adetimiro.