Hails health workers, first responders, others The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has hailed workers in the state for their sacrifice, resilience and commitment in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The governor said this in commemoration of Workers’ Day, a celebration of labourers and the working class promoted by the International Labour […]

THE Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, said yesterday that it is currently “struggling” for bed spaces for the treatment of COVID-19 patients in Lagos State which has the highest number of persons infected by the coronavirus in Nigeria.

Some of the commitments made by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to be granted the $3.4 billion facility have emerged, with transparency in the utilization of the funds, topping the list.

The Federal Government has said no fewer than 113 health workers are currently infected with coronavirus.

Dapo Awofisayo is the Group Executive Director of CPL Group. In his early years, Dapo, Born on the 29th of May, 1988 in Surulere, Lagos; had his nursery education at St. Johns Nursery, Onipanu, and Primary Education at Corona Secondary School, Agbara, Ogun.

NIRSAL Microfinance Bank, NMFB, yesterday, commenced the disbursement of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, N50 billion COVID-19 facility to beneficiaries.

Kaduna State government has confirmed 16 new COVID-19 cases in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni, who disclosed this in Kaduna yesterday, said the new cases were Almajiri from Kano.

Four more prominent persons have died in Kano State in the last twenty-four hours. They include Alhaji Aliyu Daneji, father of National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force, PTF On COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu, who died at the age of 96 on Wednesday night in Kano.

The Northern Elders Forum,NEF, alleged yesterday that governors were playing politics with corona-virus to get money.

The supremacy battle between Baggar and Aiye cult groups in Sapele, Delta State has reportedly claimed the life of one with many sustaining injuries.

A dismissed Corporal from the Nigerian Army, Mr Afolabi Hassan, who was  arrested for parading himself  as a Lieutenant Colonel,  in  Abule-Egba area of Lagos, said he bought the uniform to escort trucks from Mile 2 to Tin-Can port.

A  soldier was reportedly killed, yesterday, in Bomadi town, headquarters of Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, as some soldiers clashed with policemen over the implementation of the dusk to dawn curfew imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, COVID-19, in the state.

There was tension in Enugu State as residents of Amaokpo Nike village, Enugu East Local Government Area, Enugu State, on Wednesday, discovered the decomposing corpses of a man, his pregnant wife and three of his four children inside his apartment.

The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, warned that he and his group will no longer tolerate the intimidation and harassment of former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience.

Abia State government has accused Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, of misinformation on the trial of a lawyer, Mr Emperor Ogbonna, over his issue with the state government, saying NBA was misinformed by the branch of the association.