The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, on Thursday, said it had commenced the decontamination of the Federal Capital Territory to curtail spread of the coronavirus amid the 14-day lockdown ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, who spoke during a live briefing of the task...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Medical Directors for Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State, and Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, Taraba State.
They are Dr Bassey Eyo Edet, and Dr Aisha Shehu Adamu, respectively.
Dr Edet hails from Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, and graduated from...
The Lagos State Government has released 11 new patients, who have been receiving treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba.
Governor Babajide Sanwi-Olu of Lagos announced this on Thursday.
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COVID-19 UPDATE BY THE INCIDENT COMMANDER, GOVERNOR BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU
My dear Lagosians, greetings.
Today, I have some good news for you...
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...
