COVID-19

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says the federal government needs legal backing to enforce its regulations to mitigate the spread of coronavirus. The lawyer said this in reaction to a comment made by Lai Mohammed, minister of…

Chairman of National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Bauchi state chapter, Ibrahim Maikudi, has called on the State government to provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for nurses in the state. …

The minister of state, labour and employment, Festus Keyamo, says God allowed coronavirus to afflict humans so they can retrace their steps back to Him. There are about 400,000 cases of COVID-19 around the world — with more than 16,000…

Babajide Okeowo In a bid to contain and curtail the spread of COVID 19 pandemic, domestic airlines in Nigeria have announced the suspension of their operations from Friday, March 27, 2020. The suspension of operations is coming on…

Katsina State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sanusi Buba, has directed the release on bail of all suspects with bailable offences as part of measures to curtail the spread of Coronavirus. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),…

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has directed the Advisory Committee on Community Policing to commence screening and recruitment of individual citizens to serve as Constabulary in the state. The governor gave the directive, on…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said that the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations  would go ahead as announced in spite of the outbreak of the Coronavirus. Football activities worldwide have been on hold as a result of the global…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there are confirmed 51 cases of the dreaded Coronavirus in Nigeria. This was as Rivers State may have recorded its first case of the pandemic. Director General of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe…

…Lagos not on lockdown, Governor insists …Drug shops, food sellers not affected by directive The Lagos State Government, on Tuesday, took more restrictive measures to break the cycle of transmission of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the…

The leadership of the National Assembly, on Wednesday, held a meeting with some Ministers and Heads of agencies from the Executive arm of Government to brainstorm on the impact of Coronavirus pandemic on the Nigerian economy. The…