Buhari Extends PTF Mandate Till March 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the mandate of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 until March 2021. He gave the approval on Tuesday at a meeting with members of the task force at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. At the meeting, President Buhari received the end-of-year report of the task force led by the Secretary to the...
No Fresh Lockdown Over COVID-19 – FG
The Federal Government on Tuesday clarified that it has not declared a fresh lockdown of the country following confirmation of the second wave of COVID-19. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave this clarification when he featured on a Radio Nigeria programme, “Politics Nationwide’’. The minister said the directives and position of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19...
COVID-19: Joe Biden Gives Trump Credit After Receiving Vaccine (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
President-elect Joe Biden received his COVID-19 vaccine in Delaware on Monday, posing for the cameras as a local nurse administrated the shot and giving credit to President Donald Trump's administration for its rollout of the cure. He thanked the medical staff and urged Americans to follow coronavirus restrictions during the holiday period, including wearing face masks and practicing social distancing. Biden,...
FG Imposes New COVID-19 Restrictions, Shuts Down Nightclubs, Recreational Centres
The Federal Government has imposed new restrictions amid the rising cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in various parts of the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, who is the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, announced this on Monday at the briefing of the task force in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He explained that the directives were advisories issued to state...
COVID-19: Suspend Flights From UK Now, Atiku Warns FG
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday urged the federal government to immediately restrict flights, temporarily, from the United Kingdom. Atiku’s call comes on the heels of news of a new strain of COVID-19 circulating in the UK. The new strain is said to be more infectious than the original COVID-19 virus. Several countries, including France and other EU states, have already...
Cross River Police Commissioner, Abdulkadir Jimoh Is Dead
Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Abdulkadir Jimoh on Friday morning died in Calabar after battling with health challenges for some weeks. The Chief Medical Director of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital Prof. Ikpeme A. Ikpeme who confirmed the unfortunate incident said he was brought into the hospital facility, practically dead on Friday morning. He did not declare the...
BREAKING: Nigerians To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine By End Of January – FG
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said that Nigerians should expect to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of January 2021. He stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. According to the Minister, a technical working group in the Ministry of Health is working on which vaccine will best suit Nigeria. Details later… Source https://abntv.com.ng/2020/12/breaking-appeal-court-nullifies-olisa-metuhs-conviction/
BREAKING: CJN Tanko Muhammad Tests Positive For COVID-19
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has tested positive for COVID-19. Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, a member of the Supreme Court, made this known at the unveiling of the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, the Nation reports. According to him, Muhammad is currently receiving treatment in Dubai, the United...
Fears As 18 Nigerian Army Generals Test Positive For COVID-19
At least 18 Nigerian Army generals have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), military sources told Channels Television (not ABN TV) on Sunday. The infected military officers were said to have had contact with late Major General Olu Irefin who died from COVID-19 complications last week. According to the sources, the affected senior army officers were attendees of the 2020 Chief of Army Staff...
Governor Sanwo-Olu Tests Positive For COVID-19
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has tested positive for COVID-19, the state’s Commissioner for Health announced on Saturday. Akin Abayomi said the Governor is currently experiencing “mild symptoms and fatigue typical of a mild case of COVID.” In a statement, he added that Sanwo-Olu is receiving treatment and is being closely monitored at home by a clinical team from the Infectious...