The second wave of COVID -19 has forced Anambra Government to shift resumption of schools to January 26 from 18. The government also threatened to shut down markets if they are found violating COVID-19 protocols after one week. Governor Willie Obiano stated this in Awka on Tuesday during a broadcast…
Germany is unlikely to lift its coronavirus lockdown early next year, a top aide to Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday, signalling Europe’s biggest economy will have to contend with the crippling restrictions well into the winter months. Merkel and German state leaders agreed to shut most stores from Wednesday…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-opening of schools across the country. This approval is only for students in graduating classes, which are those in Primary 6, JSS3 and SSS3, to allow them to prepare for examinations. The re-opening of schools for graduating students by President Muhammadu Buhari according to…
The federal government on Monday lifted the ban on interstate movement effective from July 1, 2020. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and chairman Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed the news on the lifting of interstate movement, during the daily media briefing. National coordinator…
Russia is said to have reopened its borders for its nationals needing to work, study or care for relatives abroad. The government reportedly said nationals are allowed to resume international travel for the first time since late March, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Monday, announcing some coronavirus restrictions would…
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, joined the State House Juma’at congregational service at the State House Mosque. This was the sequel to the reopening of the State House mosque which has been closed for some time, in line with the Federal Capital City protocols on the reopening of worship centres….
The governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu says worship centres in the state will be allowed to reopen from June 19 2020. The governor said worship centres such as mosques are to reopen from June 19 while churches are to begin services from June 21. The governor gave this announcement…
The Lagos state government has stated that worship centres in the state remain closed, even after the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 announced a relaxation on the nationwide COVID-19 curfew, and easing of lockdown, even on worship centres. The Federal Government had on Monday lifted the ban on worship centres,…
Federal Ministry of Education has outlined measures for the re-opening of schools in the country when given approval by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. The Minister of State for Education Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba announced the measures at the daily briefing by the PTF in Abuja. Mr. Nwajiuba said some…
Kaduna State government has extended the lockdown order in the state by two more weeks. The two more weeks lockdown would start as from June 1st, 2020, according to the Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, who made the announcement in a broadcast to residents on Tuesday in Kaduna. Dr Hadiza…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that the State Security Council takes all decisions in the prosecution of the COVID-19 pandemic in the State. In a statement released on Tuesday 26th May 2020, by the Rivers State Commissioner of Information, Paulinus Nsirim, said Governor Wike stated this…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) has reported 288 new cases of the coronavirus, as the total number of infected persons so far confirmed across some states at 5445. The 288 new cases reported by NCDC on their official social media page on Friday 15th May 2020, shows the following…
Total Exploration and Production Limited (Total E & P) has commended Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for his proactive approach towards tackling the coronavirus pandemic, saying that the nation would have reduced cases if everyone acted like Governor Wike. In a statement released by the Special Assisstant to…
Governor Wike of Rivers state, has accused the owner of one of the two hotels demolished in Rivers State, for unleashing thugs allegedly led by a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Youth Leader in Eleme Local Government on the State COVID-19 task-force members for caring out their lawful duties. Governor Wike…
The Governor of Lagos State, Governor Sanwo-Olu has threatened to bring the entire state under lockdown, if Lagosians continue to flout the social distancing orders and other laws put in place by the state to slow down the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during Saturday’s briefing on situation of…
Kaduna state government has said that the majority of COVID-19 cases in the state have travel history and that such illegal inter-state travel is widening the spread of the virus in the state. A statement issued from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House said that this illegal Inter-State travel has increased the…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has commended Rivers, people, for complying with the lockdown declared by the State Government to check the spread of coronavirus. He also blasts the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) for attempting to sabotage the lockdown in the state. In an interview after monitoring the…
The newly constituted Kano state lockdown mobile courts established to enforce compliance during the state’s stay at home order have revealed that 135 violators have been so far been convicted as of Wednesday 29th April. This was disclosed by the Kano State Judiciary, Public Relations Officer, Baba Jibo during a…
The Nigerian Police Rapid Response Squad under the Lagos Police Command II, has arrested suspected gang of handbag, and phones snatchers at the popular Alaba International market Lagos, where they also allegedly looted some shops in the market. According to the statement released on Tuesday 28th April 2020, on the…
Kano state government has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the streamlined response aimed at combating the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic in the state and the country at large. This statement comes after the COVID-19 lockdown orders imposed on the state by the President. The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba…