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Coronavirus: Atiku reveals what FG must do to defeat coronavirus
Nigeria’s government must be proactive and not resort to blame games if it is to contain the coronavirus, a former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has said. Mr Abubakar assured Nigerians that the coronavirus disease would be defeated, just as the country defeated Ebola, in 2014. Nigerians woke up to the news of the first recorded coronavirus (officially called COVID-19) case early...
Abia LG Election: ABSIEC Can’t Be Compromised Under Me, Prof. Mkpa Assures Contestants
The newly appointed chairman of Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC) Prof. Mkpa Agu Mkpa has assured political actors that the Commission under his watch will not be compromised even as the state prepares for local government election. Abia State House of Assembly had on Tuesday screened and confirmed the nomination of Prof Mkpa Agu Mkpa as Chairman, Abia State...
Lagos Explosion: People remain trapped in rubble as rescue efforts continue
More people remained trapped in buildings as rescue efforts continued for victims of the explosion that rocked Eroko Road, Abule Ado area of Lagos on Sunday morning. It was gathered that an excavator was finally brought to the scene at about 5.37 pm. So far, about 15 bodies have been recovered, including a family of four who was headed to church...
COVID-19: 67 Italian Priests Have Died So Far
3017A total of 67 Italian priests infected with the novel coronavirus have died since the pandemic reached the Mediterranean country last month, the Avvenire newspaper said Wednesday. The youngest of those listed by the Catholic Church-affiliated paper was 53. “Priests get sick and die like everybody else, maybe even more than the rest,” the Avvenire wrote. The paper said 22 of the...
Enyimba Star Dayo Ojo Regains Freedom From Kidnappers
Enyimba FC star, Dayo Ojo, and Abia Comet’s Benjamin Iluyomade have been released by their abductors after they were kidnapped on Sunday. Dayo and Benjamin were kidnapped while coming back from their teams camp on Sunday following the suspension of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) due to the outbreak of the COVID-19. They were abducted along the Benin-Owo Expressway but three days after,...
Cases more than what govt recorded – Nurses
Commenting on Nigeria’s testing capacity, the President of the NANNM, AbdulRauf Adeniji, in an interview with The PUNCH, said COVID-19 had brought to the fore problems in the country’s health sector. He stated, “The truth is that we are not well-equipped for the virus. "Before COVID-19 came to Nigeria, the minister (of health) said we were equipped, but it is clear...
NIMR Receive Potential COVID-19 Drug Samples From Herbal Practitioners
The Nigeria Institute for Medical Research says it received three ‘drug specimens’ for the novel coronavirus pandemic from some notable herbal practitioners in the country. The institute said this came in the wake of a claim by a professor of pharmacognosy, Prof. Maurice Iwu, that he had found a potential cure for the virus. Speaking Director-General of the institute, Prof. Babatunde...
COVID-19 N50bn Fund Disbursement Begins Tomorrow – CBN
The disbursement of the first tranche of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) N50bn targeted credit facility would begin tomorrow, Thursday, barring any last-minute changes. The fund, which is being managed by the NIRSAL Microfinance Bank, has received over 80,000 applications for the COVID-19 N50bn fund disbursement. The Managing Director, NIRSAL Microfinance Bank, Mr Abubakar Kure, confirmed the development in a...
Oyo Records Second COVID-19 Death
The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has confirmed the second COVID-19 death in the state. Chairman of the team, Governor Seyi Makinde, made this disclosure via his Twitter on Monday. He said the fatality came from one of the three new coronavirus patients announced earlier by the Task Force on Sunday. This brings the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the state to two, while...
Buhari Appoints Former IGP Suleiman Abba, Chairman Police Trust Fund
Pursuant to the Nigeria Police Trust Fund Establishment Act 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of retired Inspector-General of Police, Barrister Suleiman Abba, CFR, Mni, as Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund. The President also approved the appointments of the following as Executive Secretary and members of the Board respectively: Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto – Executive...
