The Abia State government on Saturday ordered the closure of all land borders as part of measures to check the spread of COVID-19 to the state. The state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, who disclosed this in a statement in Umuahia, said the decision has become necessary following the outbreak of COVID-19 in some […]

The Presidency on Saturday dismissed reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N30,000 relief package to be given to every Nigerian with a verified Bank Verification Number (BVN) to cushion hardships occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, had reportedly announced the presidential approval of the package […]

By Rasheed Sobowale The Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, as on Saturday approved the closure of all the state’s land borders with effect from 4am on Sunday, 29th March 2020 to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. This was contained in a press statement made available to the media by […]

A statement signed by Commissioner for Information, John Kalu reads: “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. Security agencies, traditional rulers and community […]

Following the pipeline leakage at Satellite Town in Lagos, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Saturday, said it has shut down the supply and is currently evacuating petroleum product from the line.

By Rasheed Sobowale The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday reported that Benue State has recorded its first case of the coronavirus disease. NCDC revealed this in its recent update that also stated Nigeria’s total cases of confirmed victims of the COVID-19 has risen to 89 from the previous 81 which was reported […]

THE confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has moved to 89 following the confirmation of eight new cases by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC.

Trains packed with thousands of passengers arrived in Wuhan Saturday as the Chinese city that was Ground Zero for the global coronavirus pandemic partly reopened after months in lockdown. Returnees, some wearing two face masks, latex gloves and protective suits, were greeted at the railway station by staff in similar anti-virus gear — a grim […]

 DEPUTY Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo Agege, All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta Central yesterday said that the National Leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu still has a lot to offer Nigeria in the area of leadership and nation-building. 

A London returnee to Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area, Delta State, (name withheld), who reportedly assaulted Surveillance Officers of the Emergency Operation Committee on COVID19 have been arrested and forced to go on self-isolation.