Edo State Government Imposes Dusk to Dawn Curfew: lessons to begin at home
Governor Godwin Obaseki’s COVID 19 address of April 19, 2020 My dear good people of Edo State, I am pleased to speak to you once again, and to intimate you on actions and steps which have been taken to tackle the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Coronavirus: Thirty-five New Cases—Tally Now 442
As at 10:20pm Thursday, 15th April, 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced thirty-five new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in Nigeria with nineteen cases in Lagos, nine cases in the Federal Capital Territory, five cases in Kano,…
Coronavirus: 119 Suspected Cases—Lagos State Govt.
In a brief with journalists, the commissioner for Health of Lagos State, Professor Akin Abayomi reported that in the last two days officials who embarked on the active case search have identified 119 possible cases of persons infected with Coronavirus…
Coronavirus: Thirty New Cases—Tally Now 373
As at 11:00pm Tuesday, 14th April, 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced thirty new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in Nigeria with twenty-five cases in Lagos, two cases in Federal Capital Territory, a case in Kano, a case in…
15 YEAR OLD MURDERED IN BAUCHI
As recounted by @DrOlufunmilayo on twitter, Abubakar Sahid, a 15 year old boy was abducted and murdered by Kidnappers in Bauchi state eleven days ago. His father Dr Rilwanu Sadiq, a medical doctor working at the Abubakar Tafawa University Teaching…
President Buhari addresses the Nation a Second Time: Extends Lock down in Lagos, Ogun and FCT
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE EXTENSION OF COVID- 19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA MONDAY, 13TH APRIL, 2020 Fellow Nigerians In my address on Sunday, 29th March, 2020, I asked the…
PATIENCE JONATHAN: HOTEL TO BE USED AS ISOLATION CENTRE
As contribution to the fight against the novel Coronavirus pandemic, the present First Lady Aisha Buhari and the former First Lady Patience Jonathan, in a meeting at the Presidential Villa, reached an agreement to release the Abuja Hotel to be used as an…
EDO GOVT Plans to test over 500,000 persons; distributes relief materials
Oselumhense Anetor. April 12, 2020. 6:45pm. 2 minute read Governor Obaseki, through his official Facebook account, has assured members of the state that medical personnel have been trained to man 50 testing centers, especially in the local government…
Coronavirus: Seventeen New Cases—Two New States Affected
As at 9:30pm Friday, 10th April, 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported seventeen new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in Nigeria with eight cases in Lagos, three in Katsina, two in the Federal Capital Territory, one in Niger, one…
Coronavirus: Fourteen New Cases—Tally Now 288
As at 9:30pm Thursday, 9th April, 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported fourteen new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in Nigeria with thirteen cases in Lagos State and a case in Delta State. As at the time of this report, the…