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COVID-19 Testing: Many Factors Hindering Our Target, Says NCDC
Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says the agency’s goal to test more people is being impeded by bottlenecks. In April, the director-general said the NCDC is targeting two million tests in the next three months. According to the agency’s situation report for May 17, 2020, Nigeria has tested 35,345 samples since recording the index case on February...
COVID-19: ABHA Members Distribute Substantial Palliatives, Ready To Offer More Assistance — Rt. Hon. Orji
The Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji has said members of the legislature in the state have distributed substantial palliatives to their constituents in an effort to help the people of the State to not to feel the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown. He also expressed the willingness of the Assembly to offer more humanitarian sacrifices...
Abia Polytechnic Produces Semi Automated Hand-washing Machines, Others, Donates To State Govt
The Abia state Polytechnic Aba has fabricated 20 pieces of specialized semi automated hand washing machines, hundreds of bottles of hand sanitizers and 1000 face masks and donated same to the COVID-19 Inter-Ministerial Committee in the state. Receiving the items, the Chairman, Inter Ministerial Committee on COVID-19, Barrister Chris Ezem challenged the Management of the institution to take the lead...
Man Seals Wife’s Private Part With Super Glue
A manhunt has been launched for a man who sexually assaulted his wife after accusing her of infidelity on Saturday, May 16. The police in Tharaka South Sub-County in Kenya said the suspect first persuaded his wife to move from their Marimanti township home, fearing that he would be arrested after having travelled from Nairobi where there is a lockdown. On...
Ohanaeze Berates Northern Leaders Over Alleged Abuse Of Almajiri Institution
The Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has advised Northern leaders not to resurrect the Almajiri institution even after COVID-19. Ohanaeze claimed that the institution was thoroughly abused by some northern power brokers, urging leaders of Northern extraction to rehabilitate the Almajiris rather than encourage them to flee to the South. This is as security operatives attached to the COVID-19 lockdown enforcement...
Three Of Five New COVID-19 Cases In Abia Came From Lagos — Ikpeazu
Despite the interstate travel ban in Abia State, three out of the five new cases of COVID-19 came from Lagos, says the state governor, Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu. Announcing this on Monday, Governor Ikpeazu said the other two cases are asymptomatic, bringing the total number of active cases in the state to six. "Abia has five new confirmed cases of COVID-19,...
No NYSC Mobilisation Soon – Director-General, Shuaibu
Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC Ibrahim Shuaibu, has said that there are no plans to mobilise recent graduates in the country for the compulsory scheme due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Shuaibu in an interview with Economic Confidential said only NYSC Batch A, Stream 1, who were asked to leave camp due to COVID-19 would be asked to...
BREAKING: ABN Radio Commences Transmission Of FRCN Network News
As part of efforts to bring news to the doorstep of our audiences, a leading online medium, ABN Radio will this week commence the transmission Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) 4 pm network news. This is after a memorandum of understanding was reached between ABN Radio and the largest radio network in Africa. The Director, ABN TV, Mr. Ifeanyi Okali...
FG Impounds British Aircraft For Conducting Commercial Flights
The Federal Government has impounded an aircraft owned by a British company for conducting commercial flights operation into Nigeria amid COVID-19 lockdown. This was announced on Sunday by Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, via official Twitter handle @hadisirika. The Minister said the company, Flair Aviation, was given the approval to conduct humanitarian flights but was caught operating commercial flights. According to Sirika’s...
Stop Sabotaging My Efforts Or Lose The Premises, Ikpeazu Warns School Road Market Traders
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has warned traders who do business along School Road Aba that his administration will shut down the market permanently if they do not improve the sanitary conditions of the area. The Governor made this known on Sunday when he received a report of the ongoing desilting of the major drainage channel that passes through the area. In a...
