Cross River State has appealed for funding from the federal government to enable it to shut the borders with Nigeria’s neighbour, Cameroon, because of coronavirus.
There has been no confirmed case of coronavirus in Cross River State. Meanwhile, Cameroon has over 1,000 confirmed cases.
“We are at the Pre-COVID-19 state and...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the deployment of Jacob Ajiboye, a top civil servant from Oke Ero local government, as the secretary of the state’s social investment programme, as provided for under the Kwara State Investment Programme (KWASSIP) Law.
The operations of the KWASSIP will be supported by...
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest attacks by bandits in Katsina State in three local government areas that left 47 persons dead.
Reacting to the incident on Sunday, the President said that he is deeply saddened by the latest development, and called on Nigerians not to despair because this...
Former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida (Rtd) has consoled President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari.
In a letter of condolence to the President, Babangida said: “Abba was a very dedicated, conscientious, forthright, roundly qualified, astute and patriotic servant of Nigeria.
“As Chief of...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said that no country or state can fight the dreaded coronavirus alone, maintaining that the unique nature of the virus requires all stakeholders to work in unity.
NCDC Director-General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this remark on Sunday during a meeting between the Rivers...
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has imposed a 10-day dusk-to-dawn curfew on the state, with effect from April 20.
Obaseki in a state broadcast on Sunday said the curfew was to curb coronavirus spread in the state.
The governor said that the curfew would be reviewed after the 10-day period...
Insists On Accountability on Donations, Palliative Funds
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demands that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should immediately open an arrangement with commercial banks for the suspension of charges for use of ATM cards and low amount mobile fund transfers as part of the panacea...
Oyo State governor and chairman of the State’s COVID-19 Task Force, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has declared that another two confirmed patients of the novel Coronavirus disease have been discharged.
A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the governor stated this while...
Empowers Tailors, Seamstresses to Mass Produce Locally Made Face Masks
In order to increase COVID-19 testing capacity in Lagos, the State Government has set up sampling stations in the 20 local government areas of the State for citizens, who fit the case definition of COVID-19, to visit and drop...
The Rivers State Government on Sunday released the 22 Staff of Exxon Mobil who were arrested for violating the State Executive Order restricting movement in the state.
Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Rivers State, Professor Zaccheus Adangor said that the mobil staff were released without charges.
The Attorney-General said the State...
