After a day of rage across communities in Agege, Alimosho, Ejigbo and Oshodi areas of Lagos State yesterday, the president’s broadcast at 7:00 p.m. which extended the lockdown by two weeks, heightened tensions as robbery attacks spiked in the mainland communities of the state. As the effect of the lockdown continues to bite harder on […]
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to inflict high and rising human costs worldwide, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a contraction in the global economy by -3 per cent this year. The cumulative loss to global GDP over 2020 and 2021 from the crisis could be around $9 trillion, greater than the economies of […]
Osun State governor Gboyega Oyetola on Tuesday extended the state lockdown for another 14 days. “In order to ensure a total defeat of coronavirus in Osun, we shall extend lockdown by another 14 days,” Oyetola said in his statewide broadcast. “But to allow our people to re-stock to survive this lockdown period, the lockdown is […]
Lagos State Governor Banajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced a daily food kitchen programme to feed at least 100,000 youths in the state. “In the next couple of days we will commence what we call a daily food kitchen programme, which will be an attempt to feed 100,000 youths,” Sanwo-Olu said in a press briefing. “This […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday said it will start testing 3000 samples per day in Lagos State and Abuja. Both places are the hardest hit by coronavirus and have been under lockdown since the end of March. “To measure efficiency in #COVID19 testing, we set a target to test 2000 samples […]
A total lockdown has been imposed in Borno by the state government which shut its borders to non-essential movements in a bid to contain influx of COVID-19. The Deputy Governor of Borno, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Maiduguri. Kadafur said that the order would take effect from from Monday, […]
The World Health Organisation at the weekend warned against easing restrictions on social distancing too early. “WHO wants to see restrictions lifted as much as anyone. At the same time, lifting restrictions too quickly could lead to a deadly resurgence. The way down can be as dangerous as the way up, if not managed properly,” […]
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. […]