Governor Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufai has explained why his government may not relax the lockdown order during Ramadan, insisting that ‘’the severe challenges posed to lives and livelihoods by COVID-19 made it impossible to relax the quarantine conditions at this time.”
El Rufai,however appealed to Muslims to see the special circumstances...
Nigeria’s former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was named by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as its Special Envoy for the newly inaugurated Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator.
Newsmen report that she is to serve alongside British business executive, Sir Andrew Witty, in the same capacity, to mobilise international...
The Lagos State Government says the distribution of palliatives has been based on its database, denying allegations that relief materials are not getting to the masses.
The Commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan Lawal, said the state government had been using data from the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency.
He spoke during the...
Nigerian governors have advised President Muhammadu Buhari to relax the lockdown that has been in place in parts of the country in the last month in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus.
They advised the president to impose interstate restriction but allow intra state movement. They also recommended...
Kwara State Government has commended the private-sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) for donating 100 beds to the state, urging other well-heeled individuals and institutions to rally round governments at this time.
The government also commended some other corporate organisations and individuals who have been donating to the state, including those...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved special e-portals that will allow Lagos State tertiary institutions to commence online lectures as part of measures to reduce the impact of Coronavirus on education.
The seven schools that will benefit from the initiative are: Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos State Polytechnic, Adeniran Ogunsanya College...
The United States government has described the late Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari, as a dedicated public servant and respected interlocutor for the American government.
In a condolence message to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy, eulogized the important...
Members of the Kwara Professional Artisans of Nigeria are counting their economic losses since the commencement of the month-long lockdown by the State Government following the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state.
Mr Joseph Olu-Akintayo, the President of the union, in Ilorin on Friday said that more 10,000...
The Adamawa State Government has imposed a lockdown throughout the state for another period of 14 days with effect from midnight Friday, April 24 to May 8.
The Director General, Media and Communications, Government House Yola, Solomon Kumangar, made this known in a statement.
’’Painful as the decision is, it is...
