Playing religious politics with coronavirus
By Ikechukwu Amaechi JUSTIFYING his decision to extend the restriction of movement in Lagos and Ogun states as well as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, for another 14 days, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday admitted that the coronavirus pandemic is no child’s play. “This is not a joke,” he intoned. But what he said next […]
COVID-19: Ayade declares automatic employment for 8000 youths in Cross River
…We will pay them 30,000 naira monthly …distributes stimulus package to vulnerables By Ike Uchechukwu,Calabar Cross River state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade on Wednesday declared that automatic employment be given to 8000 youths between the ages of 18 to 35 years in the state starting from Tuesday next week. Ayade made the declaration at CROSPIL […]
El-Rufai speaks from isolation, says he’s still COVID-19 positive
The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday said he was still under isolation for testing positive to COVID-19 and is yet to be cleared of the disease. El-Rufai, who also chaired a virtual meeting of the State Executive Council for the first time since he was diagnosed, said he will personally announce […]
India allows rural poor to work in virus lockdown
Millions of people in rural India will be allowed back to work next week despite a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the government said Wednesday, as it conceded the hardships of shutting its vital farming economy were too great. Restrictions on movement in the world’s second-most populous nation of 1.3 billion people — put in place in […]
Buhari challenges PTF on Covid-19 on contact tracing to avert community transmission
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 to intensify efforts in contact tracing of those infected with the virus, to curb community transmission.
PHOTOS: Aftermath of Dugbe Alawo Market fire in Ibadan
Goods worth millions of naira were burnt in an inferno that swept through the popular Dugbe Market in Ibadan, Oyo State on Wednesday. The fire was reported to have been quenched by the state’s fire service. Below are some aftermath pictures of the unfortunate incident. READ ALSO: VIDEO: Fire guts popular Dugbe market in Ibadan Vanguard […]
