The Nigeria Government on Thursday granted amnesty to no fewer than 2,600 inmates as part of measures to decongest prison facilities in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nigeria’s interior minister Rauf Aregbesola made the disclosure at an ongoing press conference at the headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Abuja. Details later.

Dr Osagie EhanireThe Nigerian Government Thursday said the 15-man team of medical experts from China that arrived the country on Wednesday has begun isolation for 14 days and will be tested for COVID-19 in line with global best practices and government advisory. The government said the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control […]

A 15-MAN medical team from China yesterday arrived in Nigeria aboard an Air Peace chartered flight earlier designated for that purpose by the Federal Government. The team that came with medical supplies was received by the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, to complement the efforts of the government to contain the coronavirus in Nigeria. […]

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has lifted the social distancing order imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on religious congregations in mosques and churches across the state. Bello, in a statement issued in Lokoja on Thursday, said that the lifting of the ban was to enable religious bodies to resume […]

The Federal Government has said that conducting mass testing for Coronavirus in Nigeria would not be feasible now given the nation’s over 200 million population. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen after the arrival of the Chinese experts and some equipment in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that the […]

In line with its corporate strategy of giving back to Nigerians, Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria (SHIN) Limited has secured the first batch of 5,000 COVID-19 test kits from the South Korea Government to help the Nigerian government tackle and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world. The Republic of Korea has become […]

Nigeria’s cental bank has raised alarm over activities of fraudsters trying to defraud citizens during the coronavirus lock-down. The CBN noted that some of the cyber-criminal activities using the COVID-19 pandemic include phishing campaigns, relief packages, and impersonation. “The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) wishes to alert the general public that cyber-criminals are taking advantage […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed worries over the implications of the lockdown, due to Coronavirus pandemic, on jobs security in the country. The Lagos State Chapter Chairman, Mrs Agnes Sessi, raised the concern in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. According to her, many people have […]

While results of the two suspected cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Taraba State are still being awaited, Governor Darius Ishaku has said that “no positive case of the virus” has been recorded in the state. Samples of the two suspects were earlier taken to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for investigation. […]

wikeRivers State governor Nyesom Wike has accused Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari of politicising the N10b support fund approved to support the Lagos State Government’s fight against coronavirus. “It is quite unfortunate that the containment of coronavirus has been politicized by the Federal Government,” Wike tweeted. “While Lagos State received a grant of N10billion as a […]

The move by the Federal Government to bring Chinese medical experts to help it check the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria has drawn the ire of local stakeholders. Health Minister Osagie Ehanire had announced last Friday that an “18-man team of Chinese medical experts including doctors, nurses and other medical advisers” would assist Nigeria in its […]

buhariPresident Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Army to join the Police in flushing out bandits from forests around the country, particularly in areas that witnessed recent attacks. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said the president gave the directive in response to […]