The federal government is making plans to release some prison inmates as part of measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 within the correctional facilities (prisons), the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said on Wednesday.
Mr Aregbesola, who was speaking at the Presidential Taskforce briefing on the virus, said this...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the Presidential Committee on the impact of the coronavirus on Nigeria’s economy, and directed the Ministry of Finance and National Planning to ensure that salaries were paid.
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who chairs the presidential committee, said this...
The federal government has said that it expects the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) to rise dramatically while it scales up contact tracing and testing capacity.
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this on Wednesday at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja.
According...
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouq, has explained why a huge crowd gathered in Abuja during the cash transfer exercise in violation of the social distancing policy.
Farouq, while responding to questions from journalists on Thursday, said all beneficiaries were properly spaced.
The minister, however, did not...
The Government of Ondo State is delighted to announce that two suspected COVID-19 cases subjected to tests came out negative today.
The suspected cases are from Ondo Town and the State capital, Akure respectively, and had contacts with confirmed cases.
Our current status as one of the States free from the...
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Kwara State Technical Committee on Corona Virus (COVID-19) will Thursday night begin fumigation of markets across the state, a statement has said.
The fumigation takes place between 7p.m. and 11p.m.
“Fumigation is slated to begin across seven markets tonight (Thursday)....
March was International Women's month and many of the planned activities around the world had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today we remember some of the activities that held and enjoin women to continue to stay positive in these trying times.
In commemoration of the International Women's...
The Nigerian government on Thursday announced its plans to engage citizens in digital activities from the comfort of their homes during the restriction of movement due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
In a statement signed by the technical assistant (Information Technology) to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Femi Adeluyi,...
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to suspend all funds deductions from states and restructure their debt repayments.
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, the NGF chairman, said this at the governors’ second COVID-19 teleconference meeting on Wednesday.
The details of the meeting were made available...
The federal government has started making plans to rescue the country from the impending recession occasioned by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Godwin Emefiele made this known after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on the effects COVID-19 is having on the economy.
According to Emefiele,...
