COVID-19: FG Orders Civil Servants On Levels 1 To 12 To Work From Home
As part of measures to curtail the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Government on Monday night directed all its non-essential civil servants from grade level 12 and below to stay and work from home from Tuesday. This was contained in a circular issued by the Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Folasade Yemi-Esan, in Abuja. It recalled the steps already taken...
Boris Johnson Locks Down UK To Battle Covid-19 (VIDEO)
Boris Johnson tonight announced a lockdown plan to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the UK as he told the nation to stay at home. https://youtu.be/bEBkEHRZR5o Boris Johnson plunged the UK into coronavirus lockdown that could last months tonight - ordering the immediate closure of all shops selling non-essential goods, as well as playgrounds and churches as he told Britons...
Nigeria To Recall Retired Doctors, Nurses As Coronavirus Cases Rise – Health Minister
The Federal Government, on Monday, said retired doctors and nurses could be reabsorbed in states to help in the fight against coronavirus. This was made known by the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, in Abuja while giving an update on the virus in Abuja. According to the minister, 36 persons had so far been infected in the country, with 26 of...
Coronavirus: Bishop Oyedepo, Others Apologise For Flouting Ban – Ogun Govt
Ogun State Government on Monday said religious leaders who flouted a ban on high-density gatherings and held services both on Friday and Sunday have tendered an apology to the government and the people of the state. The affected leaders, according to the government, equally promised to adhere strictly to the directive and to henceforth observe all measures associated with the...
Nigeria Might End Up Having Cases, Deaths Like China, Italy – FG Warns
The Federal Government on Monday said Nigeria had 40 coronavirus cases and one death caused by the disease. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, had earlier at a press conference in Abuja on Monday said the country had 36. But at 11 pm on Monday, the National Centre for Disease Control on its twitter handle said the cases had increased...
COVID-19: Niger Declares Lockdown
Niger state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has announced a shut down in the state, declaring restriction of movement from 8 am to 8 pm. The restriction of movement, according to the Governor in a state broadcast on Monday, would begin from Wednesday. He said that this move became necessary due to the new cases emerging from Abuja, of which Niger...
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: 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: NAFDAC Approves Production Of Chloroquine For Clinical Trial
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the production of Chloroquine for clinical trials in tackling COVID-19. Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, made the announcement on Friday at the NAFDAC headquarters in Lagos. She, however, pointed out that NAFDAC is not approving Chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19 but for clinical trials to find...
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...
