COVID-19: Buhari’s Daughter In Self-Isolation After UK Trip
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has said that her daughter, who recently returned from the United Kingdom, is also in self-isolation. Mrs Buhari, who tweeted the developments through her personal handle, @aishambuhari, said she acted based on the advice of the Minister of Health and the Presidential Task Force on Covid -19. She wrote, “Good afternoon Nigerians, earlier today...
COVID-19: Anambra Suspends Schools, Bans Mass Gathering
As Nigeria records more cases of coronavirus, the Anambra state government has banned public gathering in the state until further notice, starting from Monday, March 23. The state government, under the leadership of Governor Willie Obiano in a statement released on Thursday, March 19, provided health advisory for various sectors in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The government...
COVID-19: Tinubu Postpones 68th Birthday Colloquium Indefinitely
The Bola Tinubu Colloquium, an annual event in honour of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s birthday has been postponed indefinitely due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The colloquium was initially scheduled for Sunday, March 29, Asiwaju Tinubu’s 68th birthday. In a statement by the Planning Committee signed by Mrs Foluso Idumu, the organisers said it decided to take the painful decision in view of...
Why We Can’t Sell Petrol At 125/litre – Marketers
Private fuel marketers have yet to reduce the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol), while retail stations belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation have started selling at N125 per litre. The PUNCH correspondent, who visited several filling stations including Oando, Mobil and Capital Oil and Gas on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as well as Total at Ikosi-Ketu, on Thursday morning,...
COVID-19: Anambra Govt Bans Public Gatherings, Closes Schools
Anambra State Government has declared all higher institutions will be closed from March 22 while other schools will all be shut on 27th March until further notice to contain the coronavirus epidemic. Also, all public gatherings in the state had equally been banned by the Governor Willie Obiano. These were contained in a document obtained by ABN TV on Thursday in...
BREAKING: Four New Cases Of COVID-19 Confirmed In Lagos
Four New Cases Of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Lagos State, Channels Television reports. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, revealed this in an ongoing press conference. Details shortly…
COVID-19: RCCG Follows Govt Orders, Issues New Guideline For Sunday Worship
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has modified its mode of services in parishes in Lagos and Ogun States. Lagos and Ogun States on Wednesday announced total ban on religious gathering of over 50 worshippers as part of measures to prevent spread of coronavirus pandemic. RCCG’s Assistant General Overseer, Pastor Johnson Odesola, in a statement on Wednesday evening, entitled ‘Slight...
Female Corps Member Dies In Her Sleep
A member of the National Youths Service Corps deployed to Akwa Ibom State, Mrs Queen Eziuche, died on Sunday morning at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Ikot Itie Udung in the Nsit Antai Local Government Area of the state. Eziuche, who was a Batch B member with the call-up number: NYSC/ISU/2020/0562, reportedly died in her sleep after the normal morning...
COVID-19: US Cancels All Visa Appointments In Nigeria
After the Federal Government of Nigeria introduced a travel ban on the US and 12 other countries, the United States have now cancelled all VISA appointments in the country. A statement from the US Embassy in Nigeria on Wednesday said it had stopped all visa appointments. It explained that the information was for visa applicants. It reads: “As of March 18, 2020,...
Coronavirus: Lagos Announces Closure Of Schools
The Lagos State Government has announced the closing down of all public and private schools from Monday, March 23, 2020. The move is part of the preventive measures against the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. According to a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo, the move became necessary to prevent children and their teachers from getting more...
