With global case currently put at 1.39 million and 101,000 deaths, Coronavirus is arguable the biggest challenge facing humanity today. In December 2019, a cluster of pneumonia cases from an unknown virus surfaced in Wuhan, China. Based on initial laboratory findings, the disease named Coronavirus disease 2019 (abbreviated as COVID-19), was described as an infectious […]

A Bill announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, with the intent of waiving the payment of electricity bill worth N104 billion for consumers for two months has become a source of confusion among stakeholders in the power sector. Though the Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have expressed backing for the move […]

The Presidential Task Force for the Control of Coronavirus (COVID-19), says it has successfully traced no fewer than 8,932 people of interest and is still monitoring 220 others. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, who is a member of the Task Force, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while giving an update […]

Lagos state government on Friday announced the discharge of seven coronavirus patients after making full recovery from the new coronavirus. “Today, seven more patients; three females and four males were discharged to reconnect with the community having recovered fully and tested negative twice consecutively,” Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said in a statement. This brings […]

Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa has announced the death of a coronavirus patient in the state. In a statement by his spokesman Olisa Ifeajika, the governor disclosed that the case, which was the second, after the first confirmed on Tuesday, was awaiting the outcome of the test conducted on it when the patient passed away. […]

The Lagos Government on Friday said it has not relaxed the lockdown in the state for the Easter celebrations. “Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has not relaxed any lockdown. The lockdown is still on and we enjoin Lagosians to continue to obey the directive; to continue to be responsible,” Lagos State information and strategy commissioner Gbenga Omotosho […]

Nigeria’s Health Minister Osagie Ehanire has said he is not aware if health workers treating the dreaded coronavirus patients are being paid hazard allowance. The minister made the disclosure during a meeting the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 and the leadership of the National Assembly on Thursday, a video published by Channels TV on YouTube shows. […]

Nigerian Government on Friday said it has not agreed to provide free electricity for two months. buhari“NO DECISION has been taken by the Federal Government to provide Nigerians with FREE ELECTRICITY for 2 months,” the Ministry of Power tweeted. There have been claims earlier this week that the Nigerian government and the electricity distribution companies […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has cautioned gas dealers against situating their plants in residential areas. The Commander Area C, Kafanchan, Efere Joseph, gave the warning on Thursday in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kafanchan. Joseph said that locating gas plants in residential areas was a recipe for […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has granted conditional emergency use approval of medical devices for COVID-19 antibody and antigen test kits, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to manufacturing Companies and importers of such devices. NAFDAC director-general Prof Mojisola Adeyeye in a statement said the antibody test kits (IgG/IgM) can be […]

Crackdown on lockdown violators begins as police arraign 78 offenders, impound 600 vehicles in Lagos. As some Lagos residents slowly attempt to return to their daily grind, about 78 violators have been arrested and were yesterday charged to court for violating the lockdown directive of the Federal Government. They were immediately sentenced to 30 days […]

The Federal Government was asked yesterday to launch an investigation into the fire incident which destroyed a section of the office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) in Abuja yesterday. The office is home to the records of revenue generation and disbursements among the three tiers of governments. It also archives the government’s […]