Coronavirus
COVID-19: Makinde distributes palliatives in Ibadan …says govt to support 10,000 farmers
Governor Makinde, who conducted a symbolic distribution to households in Oke Ado, Foko, Oja-Oba and Oranyan areas within the metropolis, noted that the government would continue to support the vulnerable.
Ogun extends lockdown by one week
The state announced the extension on Friday night upon the expiration of the seven days earlier declared by Governor Dapo Abiodun. This was disclosed on the state government’s official twitter handle. “Ogun Extends Lockdown By Another One Week As Relaxation Continues Mon, Wed And Fri Between The Hours Of 7am – 5Pm.” Ogun State Government …
Black People Four Times More Likely To Die From Coronavirus Than White People in England
The data cover England and Wales and were released on Thursday.
COVID-19: Online Journalists Are Also Frontline Workers, They Need To Be Part of Government Palliatives – Wole Arisekola
Online journalists are also frontline workers and as such must be included in whatever palliative package being rolled out by the Federal Government as well as other bodies. Mr. Wole Arisekola, President of the Association of Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria (AMPON) disclosed this while enlightening some journalists covering the daily brief at the office …
Coronavirus cases rise by 170 to 2558, 87 death In Nigeria
170 new Covid 19 cases recorded in Nigeria A total of 2,558 COVID-19 cases have now been confirmed in 34 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). 170 new Covid 19 cases recorded in Nigeria, Kano alone 29 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 170 new cases of COVID-19. The agency made …
COVID-19: FG/NCDC MUST ISSUE NEGATIVE TEST CERTIFICATE BEFORE GRANTING ACCESS TO PREMISES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS -Kayode Ajulo.
COVID-19: FG/NCDC MUST ISSUE NEGATIVE TEST CERTIFICATE BEFORE GRANTING ACCESS TO PREMISES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. By KAYODEAJULO In about few hours to the relaxation of the Lockdown pursuant to the Presidential Address of April 27th, 2020, the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and various state governments have issued various …
Lockdown Ease: Nigeria’s cases exceed 2000 as Dokpesi family, others tested positive for covid-19
Lockdown easing directive Nigeria has confirmed 238 new cases of coronavirus, raising the country’s total to 2,170. just as the country’s fiftth week of lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun is to be relaxed Monday. The guideline for the ease of lockdown, signed by the chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha, mandates anyone in public …
All Civil Servants On Grade Level 14 And Above To Resume Work From Monday – FG
“Offices are to open Three (3) times a week, namely Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The closing time shall be 2.00pm on each day.”
Coronavirus: What Buhari said about lockdown, testing, palliatives (FULL TEXT)
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has declared an overnight curfew from 8pm to 6am nationwide as part of efforts to curtail the spread of COVID-19. He has also ordered what he called “phased and gradual easing” of lockdown measures in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun States effective from Monday, 4th of May, 2020. …
Covid-19: Ooni donates motorised modular fumigators to Oyo, says homegrown efforts should be encouraged
“We have come to Oyo State to donate two modular fumigators to our forward-looking governor, who we are very pleased with. And we will continue from there.
“Coronavirus knows nobody. It is a leveller and we should all come together to fight it.
“From my business background before I became king, I had a fabricating yard and we came up with a technology of converting liquid to fog and it is very uncommon in Nigeria the way we fumigate. So, we decided to make it 100 per cent home-grown modular fumigator.
“It can be mounted at the back of any truck. We came up together with a lot of youths that are very agile to see how we can look at the opportunity from the disadvantage of the COVID-19 that is all over the world.”
Makinde Floats New Public Health Facilities At Secretariat, Orders Senior Civil Servants To Resume April 27th, Relaxes Curfew Period
Makinde Relaxes Curfew Period, Opens Secretariat For Senior Civil Servants To Resume April 27th. The State Secretariat will be reopened on Monday April 27th 2020. Only civil servants at level 13 and above with separate offices will resume. The following guidelines are in place to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 within the secretariat: …
UK Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 20,000 amidst A/E admission 50% Drop
The number of people to have died in UK hospitals after testing positive for Covid-19 is now 20,319, a rise of 813 from yesterday. This figure does not include deaths connected with the virus in the community, such as in care homes. The confirmed number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 is currently 148,377. The UK …
THE TRUTH ABOUT COVID 19 IN NIGERIA | By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa
URGENT SOS: THE TRUTH ABOUT COVID 19 IN NIGERIA Yesterday, a friend called me that he was having difficulty breathing, he’s been weak and has pains in the heart. I immediately told him to race to Landmark isolation Centre in Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos. He went there straight but was turned back, as he was …
COVID-19: Nigeria hits 1,095 as NCDC confirms 114 cases, 80 reported in Lagos
NCDC confirms 114 new COVID-19 cases, 80 reported in Lagos The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 114 new cases of COVID-19 in eight states and the federal capital territory. The agency announced this on its Twitter handle late Friday. According to the breakdown, 80 were recorded in Lagos, 21 in Gombe, five …
MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT: COVID-19: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LOCKDOWN MEASURE: A CLARION CALL FOR ALTERNATE AND DESPERATE MEASURES | By Kayode Ajulo
MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT: COVID-19: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LOCKDOWN MEASURE: A CLARION CALL FOR ALTERNATE AND DESPERATE MEASURES #KAYODEAJULO At no time has Nigeria been under such perilous uncertainty as this period. Despite measures commendable efforts to implement the lockdown measure in some states in the Federation, including the Federal Capital Territory, the daily …
