ALGON warns Makinde over inauguration of council secretaries, caretakers amid court injunction, COVID-19
THE Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Oyo State chapter, has warned the governor of the state, Mr Seyi Makinde to desist from what it termed illegal inauguration of council secretaries and caretaker members amid court injunction and COVID-19 pandemic.
Kyari’s Burial: NUJ wants PTF members off COVID-19 briefing
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, FCT Council, has urged members of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 that were at the burial rites of Mallam Abba Kyari, former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, to excuse themselves from the daily briefing. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, chairman of the council, Emmanuel Ogbeche, […]
No approved vaccine yet in Nigeria for ` — WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday insisted that there was no approved vaccine in Nigeria or any part of Africa for COVID-19 saying researches are still ongoing on the deadly viral disease. WHO Immunisation Team Lead, Dr Fiona Braka, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the efforts of the world body […]
COVID-19: WHO official tests positive in Bauchi
An official of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Bauchi Office, has tested positive to the deadly Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Bauchi State. Dr Aliyu Maigoro, Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, confirmed this on Sunday in a statement in Bauchi by Mr Ibrahim Sani, Information Officer, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency. Maigoro said, “consequently, […]
Key Boko Haram leaders killed in Borno airstrikes
Several key Boko Haram Terrorists/ISWAP leaders have been killed in multiple air strikes conducted by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole at Durbada in Borno, the Defence Headquarters has said. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, added that structures belonging to the terrorists were […]
Diaspora Nigerians, friends launch $25m Covid-19 Diaspora Support Fund for Nigeria
A group of patriotic Nigerians in the diaspora and friends of Nigeria, under the aegis of Diaspora Business Roundtable, has launched a fundraising platform, Covid-19 Diaspora Support Fund, to support the most vulnerable and at-risk Nigerians as well as the key health workers in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the world. The fundraising […]
