An advocacy group, Kwara Advancement Initiative (KAI) has urged Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to emulate his colleagues by submitting himself for the Coronavirus test, saying this will let him know his status.
In a statement released on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Yahaya Arikewuyo, the group said this becomes...
President Muhammadu Buhari has offered a legal backing for the lockdown earlier pronounced in some states over the coronavirus pandemic.
The president announced restriction of movement in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun, where there are many of the cases were recorded.
He made the announcement during a nationwide broadcast on Sunday.
Mr Buhari...
Some drugs are showing promise for the treatment of coronavirus (COVID-19) but more research is needed before drawing conclusions, a WHO official has said.
WHO Executive Director, health emergencies, Mike Ryan, on Monday, said that data from ongoing research on drugs for the treatment of COVID-19 has shown some promising...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lamented that President Muhammadu Buhari’s long-awaited address on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic came “empty” and failed to address the impact of the scourge on Nigeria.
The president had in his broadcast called on Nigerians to support the surveillance and control measures adopted by the...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said that prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the Nigerian economy was already fragile.
She said this in a statement issued by her Special Adviser on Communication, Mr Yunusa Abdullahi, on Monday in Abuja.
Ahmed, according to the...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says questioning the legality of the presidential order restricting movements in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun States is unnecessary as the action is important and backed by extant Nigerian laws.
Osinbajo’ spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday, said the vice president made this submission in...
The Lagos State Government has taken a further step to ensure that the aged and retirees do not suffer undue hardship during the restriction order, as it ensured seamless payment of N1.8bn bond arrears to 418 pensioners on Friday, 27th March 2020.
A statement signed by the Commissioner for Establishments,...
Four new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria.
Three were recorded in Osun State and one in Ogun State.
“As at 11:15 am 31st March there are 135 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria with two deaths,” said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
The pandemic has been recorded...
The 36 state governors under the platform of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) have agreed to hold their weekly meetings via tele-conferencing to check the spread of COVID-19 in the country.
The NGF Chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, said this in a communique on Monday.
Since the first outbreak of...
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has distributed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to its sweepers and PSP operators across the State to protect them from infection in the course of their duties.
Speaking at the presentation of the materials at LAWMA Headquarters, Ijora, the Managing Director, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin,...
