COVID-19 Vaccine To Be Received in Nigeria By February – Kayode Fayemi
The Nigeria Governors Forum Chairman, Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday, announced that Nigeria has been selected among 12 African nations that will benefit from the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines for developing countries by the end of February. This was contained in a communique issued after the end of a virtual meeting of the NGF held on Wednesday but made public...
COVID-19: Ikpeazu Embarks On Massive Public Enlightenment
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has flagged a massive massive public enlightenment on COVID-19 on the need to abide by the preventive protocols against the pandemic across the local governments in the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onyebuchi Ememanka. He said the governor has directed the State Ministry of Health...
FG Extends Eased COVID-19 Lockdown By One Month
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday announced the extension of phase three of the eased lockdown by one month. The chairman of PTF, Boss Mustapha, announced this at the weekly briefing of the task force in Abuja. He said, “The PTF is improving on the International Travel Portal to minimise the challenges passengers keep encountering. “Similarly, it is reviewing the...
Premier League To Restart June 17
The Premier League clubs have agreed to restart the season on June 17 after they gave "Project Restart" the green light at a shareholders meeting on Thursday. ABN TV reports that Manchester City v Arsenal and Aston Villa v Sheffield United have been lined up as the first premier league games on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. The two fixtures were originally...
Ikpeazu, Family Test Negative To COVID-19 As Two Aides Come Out Positive
Following the release of results of their samples taken on Saturday, 30th May 2020, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, his wife, Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu, their children and all members of the governor's family have tested negative to COVID -19. “Leading this battle from the front as your Governor, I and all members of the first family subjected ourselves to...
Abia Records 67 Cases Of COVID-19 In One Day
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COVID-19: This Is The Right Time To Lockdown – PTF Chairman
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Mr Boss Mustapha yesterday said considering the increasing cases of confirmed COVID-19 in the country, it won’t be out of place to lock down Nigeria the second time. Declaring this during the COVID-19 briefing in Abuja, Mustapha lamented that the way and...
Nigerians Barred From Entering China Over COVID-19
The Chinese authorities have temporarily suspended entry of Nigerians and non-Chinese nationals into its country over the COVID-19 pandemic. In a notice issued on Thursday, the Chinese authorities said its embassy will no longer issue certified health declaration form for non-Chinese nationals in the country. It, however, said holders of diplomatic passports, service, courtesy of C visas will not be affected...
Police Raid Cubana Night Club, Arrest Over 200
About 200 clubbers and workers were Saturday night arrested at popular Cubana Night Club for alleged breach of COVID-19 protocols. Detectives attached to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Team at the wee hours of Saturday, busted the gathering following a tip-off on a large gathering in the clubhouse. Saturday’s raid was the third, since last year, that the state...
Lagos Government Seals 11 Event Centers, Nightclubs For Violating COVID-19 Protocols
11 facilities including Event Centers, Lounges and Night Clubs have been sealed by the Lagos state government after they were found guilty of violating the COVID-19 protocols in the state. The Director-General of the Lagos State Safety Commission (LSC), Lanre Mojola confirmed the development to journalists. Mojola said though the affected event centers originally informed the agency of their intention to...
