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COVID-19: Abia Gov. commends Gregory University Uturu Chancellor, Prof. Ibe for partnership

The Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has commended the Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu, Nigeria, Prof Gregory Ibe, for partnering government in the fight against COVID-19. Speaking through the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Barr Chris Ezem, while receiving the first batch of COVID-19 donations by the Chancellor, …

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NIMASA appoints new Spokesman

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has appointed Mr. Philip Kyanet as the Agency’s spokesman and Head of Public Relations. The appointment, according to a statement by Osagie Edward, Chief Public Relations Officer, NIMASA, is part of the ongoing restructuring of the Agency by the newly appointed Executive Management of NIMASA led …

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COVID-19: Dr. Anya, two others die in US, says Consul General in New York; Counsels nationals; Releases emergency telephone numbers

Nigeria’s Consul General in New York, United States of America, US, Hon. Benaoyagha Okoyen, has tasked Nigerians in the US to remain calm, prayerful and supportive of one another as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic otherwise known as COVID-19. In a message to the Nigerian community in the US, particularly those …

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Adhere strictly to all precautionary measures by WHO, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 – Okewulonu counsels

A prominent Imo State, Nigeria politician,  Chief Emmanuel Okewulonu, has called on the people of Okigwe zone and Imo state in general to religiously remain focused on the containment and prevention of the COVID-19 pandemic by strictly adhering to every precautionary measures released by the World Health Organisation, WHO, and Presidential …

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COVID 19: NNPC speaks on reported case in Corporation’s Estate, Abuja … As NCDC team disinfects affected apartment

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has explained the circumstances of the reported COVID-19 infected individual at an apartment in the NNPC Estate in the Garki Area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). NNPC, in a statement by Dr. Kennie Obateru, its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, …

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Sylva hands over ambulances to Sec. to Government of Federation … NNPC announces additional N10billion Petroleum Industry donation to fight pandemic

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has handed over five ambulances to Secretary to Government of the Federation, cum Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce for the Control of Coronavirus (Covid-19), Boss Mustapha. A release Saturday in Abuja by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group General …

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COVID-19: Fayemi names Afe Babalola, Adebayo, Fayose, Oni, 43 others in Resource Mobilisation Committee  

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has set up a 47-member panel of eminent citizens of the state, including three former governors, to help mobilise resources to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Panel which is officially known as Ekiti State COVID-19 Response Resource Mobilisation Committee has the former …

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COVID-19: PDP directs members to scale up personal interventions …Restates case for the poor, unemployed, others.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its members across the country to intensify their efforts in providing assistance to vulnerable Nigerians in their neighborhoods to further mitigate the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 lockdown directives. The PDP, in a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, also calls …

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COVID-19: Psychologist cautions men against anxiety over statistics; Physiotherapist tasks on moderate exercise; Pharmacists explain hike in drug cost  

By Joan Odafe/ Kemi Akintokun/Felicia Imohimi Lagos, April 4, 2020 By Joan Odafe Dr Akin Gabriel, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba (FNPHY), Lagos, Nigeria, on Saturday cautioned men against the anxiety of COVID-19 statistics that showed them to be more vulnerable. Gabriel gave the advice in an interview …

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COVID-19 Lockdown: NNPC commends Tanker Drivers for hitch-free distribution of products

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commended Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) for their sacrifice ferrying petroleum products across the nooks and cranny of the Country, a release by the corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, has said. The release stated that the tanker drivers’ …

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