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COVID-19 Positive Almajiri Kids Need Care Not Publicity – Ganduje
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has called on his counterparts in the north to avoid ‘making noise’ about COVID-19 positive Almajiri kids and rather give them necessary care. ABN TV reports that the governor who was speaking at a media briefing on Sunday said the fact that he is not making noise doesn’t mean all Almajiri brought back to Kano...
Fasting, Heat Killing People In Jigawa, Not COVID-19 – Jigawa Senator
Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, senator representing Jigawa north, says fasting, heat and ill health are responsible for some of the recent deaths in Jigawa, not COVID-19. There were reports on dozens of people who died mysteriously in Hadejia local government area of the state within four days, with some attributing the deaths to COVID-19. But in an interview with Vanguard, the senator said a committee...
Ayade Asks Buhari To Lift Ban On Domestic Flights
Ben Ayade, governor of Cross River state, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to lift the ban on domestic flights. Ayade said lifting the ban is necessary as the economic loss being incurred is be too much for the country to bear. On May 6, the federal government imposed an additional four-week ban on flight operations across the country as a measure...
BREAKING: Abia Markets To Open 3 Times Weekly — State Government
The Abia state government has announced an adjustment in the number of times markets in the state are to function every week as the gradual easing of lockdown commences on Monday, May 11, 2020. A release signed by the Secretary to State Government/Chairman, Inter-ministerial Committee on COVID-19, Barr. Chris Ezem said this adjustment came following further consultations with market leaders...
Relaxation Of Lockdown: Don’t Destroy Gains We’ve Made, Ikpeazu Cautions Abians
As the new regime of a phased relaxation of the lockdown in Abia commences on Monday, the state Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has appealed to the people of Abia State not to let down their guards and see the relaxation of the lockdown as an opportunity to destroy all the gains we have made over the weeks in the battle...
Wike Orders Auction Of Adamawa Trucks, Cattle For Breaching Lockdown
Governor Nyesom Wike has ordered the prosecution of 14 persons who moved cattle from Adamawa State into Port Harcourt in breach of Rivers State borders closure and lockdown of Port Harcourt and Obio Akpor Local Government Areas in the fight against Coronavirus. Wike also ordered auction of the cattle and the two trucks in which they were being conveyed after...
Security Agents Hindering Implementation Of Ban On Inter-State Movement – NGO
CLEEN Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, NGO says security agents are hindering the successful implementation of the ban on inter-state movement. At the sixth teleconference meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), the governors had agreed to ban movement between states for two weeks as part of efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. But in its report released on Friday, the organisation expressed concern...
Vehicles Impounded During Lockdown Will Be Auctioned – Wike Warns
The Rivers State government has said all vehicles impounded during the lockdown in the state will be auctioned to members of the public. The state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Paulinus Nsirim said the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice have been directed to auction all the vehicles impounded for violation of the lockdown order. Nsirim in a statement said members of...
Kano Evacuates 1,172 Almajiris To Five states – Chairman
The Kano State Government says it has so far evacuated 1,172 Almajiris to five states since the exercise began about two weeks ago. The state Commissioner of Education and Chairman of the Almajiris Evacuation Committee, Alhaji Sanusi Kiru disclosed this in an interview with The Punch in Kano on Wednesday. He said out of the total number of Almajiris that had...
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...
