No Approval For 5G In Nigeria – Communication Minister Declares
Following concerns that the COVID-19 in Nigeria may have been as a result of the launch of 5G in Nigeria, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has said no license has been issued for the establishment of Fifth Generation Mobile Networks (5G) in Nigeria. In a statement, he personally signed and made available to...
BREAKING: We May Extend Lockdown If…, Say Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared the state may extend the ongoing 14-day lockdown. He said this during a media briefing on Saturday. He said the lockdown would be extended depending on the situation of things, adding that the number of patients discharged in Lagos had risen to 24. The Nation reports almost 50 percent of the 209 confirmed cases of coronavirus...
Lockdown Will Be Extended If Nigerians Don’t Behave Themselves — Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has stated that the lockdown currently experienced in some parts of the country may be extended if Nigerians don’t behave themselves. The minister, who is a member of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, disclosed this in Abuja when he featured in a forum to give an update on government efforts at...
Ogah Felicitates With Oshiomhole At 68, Describes Him As Icon, Leader
The Minister of States for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Ogah has congratulated the national chairman of the ruling APC, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole as he marks his 68 birthday. Ogah described the chairman as an icon and a leader. In a statement, he personally signed and made available to ABN TV on Saturday, the minister said Oshiomhole's journey so...
COVID-19: Chinese Experts Coming To Nigeria To Share Experience Only – DG NOA
Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Dr Garba Abari, said on Saturday that the Federal Government was not importing Chinese medical experts to directly take charge of the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Abari stated this when he featured on a Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) live programme in Abuja. He explained that the 18-man Chinese medical team was only coming to...
COVID-19: Abia Awaits NCDC’s Approval To Roll Out Nationwide Face Mask Distribution
…As Ikpeazu commences distribution of relief materials this weekend The Abia state government says it has mass-produced face masks that will end the importation of the product into the country even as the deadly COVID-19 continues to hit nations hard globally. The governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu in a television interview monitored by ABN TV on Friday said the state has shipped...
COVID-19: Hon. Onyejeocha Donates Relief Materials, Medical Equipment, Others To Constituents
The Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Rt. Honourable Nkeiruka Onyejeocha has enjoined the people of Abia state to adhere strictly to the preventive measures against the spread of COVID-19, especially the stay at home order. The Lawmaker in a press release made available to ABN TV, said arrangements have been made for the distribution of Food, hand...
Orji Kalu’s Travail More Political Than Corruption Charges – Ohanaeze Youth
The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) Worldwide has described the conviction of the former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu by federal High Court in Lagos over corruption charges as political, wondering why only Christians are the ones being convicted in corruption-related charges. OYC in a release signed by the Deputy President General, Comrade Obinna Achionye describes Kalu, the...
Umuahia Community Decries Inability To Cope Without Light During Lockdown, Seeks Revocation Of EEEDC’s License
Frustrated by the failure of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to give them light two years after the damage of their transformer, the residents of Bende road in Umuahia Abia state are calling on the Federal government to immediately revoke the operational license of the power distribution company. Speaking with ABN TV on Thursday, a resident of the area,...
Lockdown: Abia Recording 70 Percent Compliance – COVID-19 Task Force, Insists On Enforcement [VIDEO]
As various states take drastic measures to ensure the curtailment of the spread of coronavirus in their domains, the Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment Abia state, Engr. Tom Okoro has said the state is recording 70 percent compliance from citizens in the stay-at-home order issued by the government. Speaking as a respondent in ABN TV's vox pop show, STREET...
