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COVID-19: Declare State Of Emergency, Falana Warn Buhari
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a State of Emergency in the country. Mr Falana’s reaction comes amid the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country. “Last week, the Federal Government and a few state governments belatedly responded to the coronavirus pandemic,” Falana said in a statement released on Monday. “Since then...
SP Lawan Mourns Sen. Rose Oko
Senate President, Ibrahim Lawan has expressed sadness over the death of Senator, representing Northern Senatorial District in Cross River State, Senator Rose Okoji Oko. The 63-year-old lawmaker reportedly died in Uk after battling an undisclosed illness. Reacting Lawan in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media), Ola Awoniyi, commiserated with Senator Oko’s family, the people and government of Cross River State over the...
COVID-19: Corpers Can Go Home – NYSC DG
In a memo to all Area Coordinators signed by Sanusi A.R on behalf of the NYSC DG, he stated that corps members willing to travel to their various homes should be allowed to go. Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has permitted all corps members to travel to their homes. The decision, according to the DG, was...
COVID-19: Nigerian Stock Exchange Commences Execution Of Remote Working Plan
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) says trading activities will be carried out remotely due to the recent confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country. In a statement on Monday, the NSE noted that with effect from Wednesday, March 25, 2020, all its trading floors will be temporarily closed, while remote trading will continue. It adds that NSE staff will begin a...
BREAKING: Buhari Tests Negative For Coronavirus
President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly tested negative of the Coronavirus Disease despite claims his Chief of Staff (COS) Abba Kyari was diagnosed with the COVID-19 on Monday. Buhari was said to have subjected himself to be screened after the result of Kyari’s test conducted Sunday came in positive on Monday. It was gathered that Kyari who’s also a close relative of...
BREAKING: Buhari’s Chief Of Staff, Abba Kyari, Tests Positive For Coronavirus
The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, has tested positive for Coronavirus. He was said to have possibly contracted the virus during a visit to Germany and Egypt for a meeting on the Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission, whose executive chairman, Prof. James Momoh, was part of. The CoS attended many meetings after his return from the trips last...
COVID-19: You Must Self-Isolate, Buhari Tells Returnee FG Officials
President Muhammadu Buhari has slammed a self-isolation order on all Federal Government officials including his Chief of Staff, Malam Abba Kyari who had just returned from Germany on an official engagement. The President has ordered all FG officials who returned from high burden COVID-19 countries to self-isolate after some of them returned from Germany last week, refusing to embark on...
BREAKING: Another Virus “HANTAVIRUS” Hits China, Kills Man After Testing Positive
A man from China’s Yunnan province tested positive for Hantavirus on Monday. He died while on his way back to Shandong Province for work on a chartered bus, China’s Global Times reported. 32 other people have been tested, the report added. Following his death, hantavirus became a trend on social media, with people panicking that it was another COVID-19 ready to cause...
COVID-19: Gov. Matawalle Lockdowns Zamfara
Zamfara State Government has shut down all government offices, Ministries and MDAs across the state. Findings by the nation revealed that Governor Bello Muhammad has been mostly indoors since he came back to the state last Thursday from a foreign trip after staying for a while in Abuja. The Governor attended the inspection of the proposed quarantined coronavirus centre at the...
Buhari’s Chief Of Staff, Abba Kyari, Reportedly Sick, Suspected Of Contracting Coronavirus
Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, is said to be seriously ill and in fact suspected of being infected with Coronavirus. A top government source told SaharaReporters on Monday that Kyari has been serious "down" since returning from a trip abroad. Kyari visited Germany and Egypt and only returned this week, giving credence to the fact that...
