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, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »RCCG Dominion Cathedral, New Jersey, US celebrates 23rd Anniversary online
The world celebrates Psalm Sunday – Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem
Trump talks with U.S. pro sports leaders to discuss virus
Washington DC, April 5, 2020 (AP/NAN) President Donald Trump has talked to many U.S. pro sports leaders about the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, saying he is looking forward to the resumption of competitions “as soon as we can”. “I want fans back in the arenas,” Trump said later …
Read More »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 …
Read More »When Lagos State Government self-destructs… By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Before COVID-19 broke, the apprehension in Lagos surrounded the prediction that most of Year 2020 would witness heavy rains – and that they would be really, really heavy. What it automatically means is that Lagos, ever prone to flooding, would experience the “Mother of all flooding” – …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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, …
Read More »WHO inaugurates online training for COVID-19 responders
Cecilia Ologunagba Abuja, April 4, 2020 The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has inaugurated online training for Coronavirus (COVID-19) responders amid increasing lockdowns in Africa. The UN’s health agency made this known on its regional official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Saturday. “WHO launches online …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »COVID-19: Intelligences we want in our leaders By Segun Dipe
Sometimes it takes crisis to reveal gaps and discontinuities. The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, currently ravaging the world has revealed how leadership can be challenged by the unexpected and the need to innovate “ahead of the curve.” The crisis also heightens the need for followers to re-evaluate prevailing models …
Read More »Enugu Health Commissioner dies of Chronic Kidney Disease, says family
The family of the late Commissioner for Health, Enugu State, Prof. Anthony Ugochukwu, has formally announced his death. A statement signed on behalf of the family by Dr. Kingsley C. Ugochukwu, stated that the late Commissioner, whose sad event took place on the 3rd of April, 2020, died “after a …
Read More »COVID-19: FG seeks NASS approval for N500bn intervention fund
By Kingsley Okoye Abuja, April 4, 2020 The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Saturday met with the leadership of the National Assembly to intimate it on an Executive proposal to establish a N500 billion COVID-19 Crisis Intervention Fund. Ola Awoniyi, the Special Adviser to the …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Covid-19:Abia commences production of masks, protective medical kits – Hart
By Ijendu Iheaka Aba (Abia) April 4, 2020 Abia Government said it has started production of certified quality standard protective medical kits and masks to carter for the needs of Nigerians and bridge the scarcity of imported ones. Mr Sam Hart, the Director-General, Abia State Marketing and Quality Management Agency, …
Read More »Coronavirus and the President’s 10-year plan to take 100 million Nigerians out of poverty By Chief Newton Jibunoh
I was very elated and proud when Mr. President made the speech during the 2020 annual budget submission to the National Assembly. Months ago, I wrote an article in my weekly column titled; ‘A hungry man is an angry man’. In it, I requested the office of the President or …
Read More »Americans should wear non-medical masks according to new guidelines
Washington, April 3,/2020 The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising Americans to wear “non-medical cloth face coverings” as an added public heath measure, President Donald Trump said. Trump emphasised that the guidelines are not an order but a recommendation. “This is voluntary, I don’t think I’m …
Read More »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’ …
Read More »Bauchi state government reviews lockdown order
From: Ruth Yarnap Bauchi The Bauchi State Government has reviewed the lockdown order to allow citizens survive during the restriction period without hardship even as it has shut its borders with other states to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus disease. The State’s Deputy Governor and Chairman, Rapid Response Committee …
Read More »Pastor Adeboye says today’s RCCG Holy Ghost Service (online) will be Special
The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, will hold its first online Holy Ghost Service today, Friday, April 3, 2020, as a result of the global pandemic, coronavirus. Also called COVID-19, the pandemic has necessitated lockdowns of cities in nations across the world, including Lagos and Ogun states in Nigeria …
Read More »Trump says he again tested negative for new coronavirus
Washington, April 3, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his second test for the novel coronavirus came back negative. Trump said he took the test “really out of curiosity to see how quickly it worked,” adding that the test took around 15 minutes. Trump was previously tested …
Read More »Gov. Uzodinma inaugurates Interim Management Committee Chairmen of LGAs
By Ikechukwu Iweajunwa Owerri, April 2, 2020 Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has inaugurated Interim Management Committee (IMC) Chairmen for the 27 Local Government Areas of the state. Uzodinma, while performing the inauguration on Thursday in Owerri, said that the appointments followed a directive from the Imo Assembly, urging him …
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