Coronavirus: Gov. Wike Locks Down Rivers, Closes All Borders
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has announced the total lockdown of the state as part of drastic measures to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. Wike said that air, sea and land routes into the state would be shut down to traffic beginning from 6 pm on Thursday. He said that such measures became necessary in view of recent developments. He...
Gov Fayemi Of Ekiti Takes Coronavirus Test, In Self-Isolation After Contact With COVID-19
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State is now in self-isolation following the coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria. The Ekiti governor revealed this in a tweet on his handle on Wednesday, adding that he has also taken a test for the disease. According to him, he had been in meetings with two persons who have tested positive, expressing optimism that he will come...
Buhari Mourns Soldiers Slain In Ambush by Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed “profound grief and sorrow’’ over the loss of soldiers who were ambushed by terrorists in Gorgi Village, Borno State. At least 47 soldiers were killed by members of the Boko Haram terrorist group in Borno State. The Director of Defence Information, Major General John Enenche, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja and said that the troops...
COVID-19: Confirmed Cases On The Rise As Osun Records First Case
Two new cases of the COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), one additional case was found in Lagos State while another was discovered in Osun State. A statement by the NCDC reveals that both cases are travellers who returned to Nigeria in the last 7 days. As of 07:00 am 25th March, there...
COVID-19: Be On Guard, Prayerful, Ogah Advises Abians
The Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Sampson Ogah has enjoined Nigerians, particularly Abians to ramp up personal safety procedures against the dreaded Covid-19 virus while abiding by all government initiatives in curtailing the spread of the virus. Dr. Ogah in a release signed by Barr. Chijioke Udeogu, made available to ABN TV, cautioned on the need...
COVID-19: Aso Rock Suspends Media Houses (See List)
The presidential villa on Tuesday barred AIT, Arise TV, STV, Ben TV and other TV and Radio Stations from covering activities at the Presidential villa. Also barred were reporters from Punch, Thisday, Tribune, The Guardian, Vanguard, Daily Trust and other major newspapers (Few of them are allowed to send in their photographers). According to a press release from the office of...
COVID-19: I Will Support Total Lockdown If…,Says Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, threw his weight behind the call for the lockdown of Nigeria over Coronavirus. Tinubu spoke after a closed-door meeting with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the State House, Marina. He explained that many countries have been locked down over rising cases of coronavirus. He said, “We need to observe social distancing....
BREAKING: Nigerian Navy Suspends 2020 Recruitment
The Nigerian Navy says it has suspended its 2020 recruitment until further notice in response to national concerns. Navy Director of Information, Commodore Suleman Dahun, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said it was in response to national concerns. “The Nigerian Navy wishes to inform the general public and prospective applicants that its 2020 recruitment exercise has...
COVID-19: Ondo Government Orders Civil Servants To Stay Home, Closes Night Clubs
The Ondo State Government has directed all civil servants from grade levels 1 to 12 to stay at home in order to control the spread of the COVID-19. According to a statement on Monday, the government through its spokesman, Donald Ojogo, banned all political, social and religious gatherings for at least 14 days. The statement reads, “Government hereby places a total ban...
Kano Suspends All Official Engagements, Events Over COVID-19
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has ordered the suspension of all official engagements till further notice as part of the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the state. In a broadcast on Monday at the Government House in Kano, the state capital, the governor also directed the Ministry of Tourism and Culture to direct all owners...
