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COVID-19- Reps summon PTF, DG NCDC, Health Minister
The House of Representatives have summoned the Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19 to appear and brief it on May 5 on the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and its template for the intervention in all the states of the federation. Also to appear before the House were Director-General, National Centre for Disease…
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COVlD-19: Edo Govt. records 29 confirmed cases, 3 deaths – Commissioner
Edo Government says the state has recorded 29 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) with three deaths. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Benin on Tuesday. According to him, since the first outbreak of Coronavirus in the state, a total of 254 suspected cases has been tested as…
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FG declares May 1 public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Friday, May 1, 2020, as a public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement by signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Georgina Ehuriah. In the statement, Aregbesola…
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Breaking : IPDI accuses NNS Delta of killing , indiscriminate shooting in communities
It’s a lie to discredit our crusade against illegal bunkering – Navy WARRI: Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative , IPDI, has accused the Nigerian Navy of allegedly killing an Ijaw youth , Mr Danzu Michael when it invaded Benneth island in Warri south west local government area, Delta state in search of crude oil theives …
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[BREAKING] 2020 budget: Senate approves Buhari’s N850bn loan request
The Senate has approved the N850billion loan request of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, which was read at the plenary on Tuesday. The loan request is to finance projects in the 2020 budget. The President had asked the Senate to approve N850 billion loan for the Federal Government to enable his regime to fund the 2020 budget. The…
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COVID-19: Dellta lifts lockdown, face masks made compulsory
Delta State Government on Tuesday lifted the lockdown in the state while directing that social distancing should be maintained to curb the spread of COVID-19. The State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, in a statewide broadcast also directed the compulsory use of face masks in public places. The governor declared, “As we gradually relax the restriction…
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BREAKING: Buhari extends lockdown in Abuja, Lagos, FCT for 14 days
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the lockdown declared in Abuja as well as Lagos and Ogun States to prevent the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus for another 14 days. Buhari said this in a nationwide broadcast on Monday. He said the decision to extend the initial 14-day lockdown was taken “having carefully considered the briefings…
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My goals, my shortcomings as Borno’s governor
By Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum All praise be to Almighty for giving us good health and strength to preside over the governance of our dear state. I salute our courage and calmness in the face of the global pandemic called corona virus that is ravaging the whole world. We should continue to observe the simple…
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Coronavirus: FG urged to suspend NYSC camps now
By Steve Oni, Ilorin As a measure to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus currently ravaging the world, the federal government has been admonished to direct the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to temporarily close all NYSC camps in the country. A new set of youth corps members is billed to…
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Baraje calls for dialogue to solve Nigeria’s security challenges
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Former Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, has called for dialogue among various interest groups, individuals, governments and security agencies on how best to solve Nigeria’s seemingly intractable security challenges, lamenting that the unabated security problems and mass killings of innocent citizens are becoming…