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229 fresh cases of COVID-19 as Nigeria cases hits 8068, see details

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced another fresh case of Coronavirus in Nigeria as it records 229 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. The centre announced this on her twitter handle on Tuesday midnight with Lagos again topping the

COVID-19: El-Rufai gets N1.26b from donors for pandemic combat

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COVID-19: El-Rufai gets N1.26b for pandemic combat

The Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has announced a rise in the cash donation of the state as it has hits N1.2bn. The cash donation is for the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Speaking through

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Lawmaker calls for calm as motorists protest extortion by Police in Badagry

The lawmaker representing Badagry Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Babatunde Hunpe on Friday called for peace as commercial motorists protested Police extortion on Lagos Badagry expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the commercial motorists

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Rage as Honourable Samola frowns against burial of corpses in illegal spaces

PRESS RELEASE NO HIDING PLACE FOR DEFAULTERS :Rage as Honourable Samola frowns against burial of corpses in illegal spaces Friday May 22, 2020. “Whoever flouts the government’s directive forbidding the use of illegal buries such as burying the dead on

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Ikeja council boss dole out another sets of palliatives, Ikeja hails

The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Dr. Mojeed Alabi Balogun has provided another new set of food palliatives for Ikeja residents and community so as to cushioned the effect of the COVID19 pandemic. The council boss said that there

CORONAVIRUS: 15 staffs of same company test positive in Ibadan

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COVID-19: 15 staffs in same company test positive in Ibadan

The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Governor Seyi Makinde said that another 15 staffs of the same organization in Ibadan South West Local Government Area and this have added to the number of positive cases in the state. Making tweeted

#BiafraExit trends on twitter as Nnamadi Kanu speaks on Wednesday at 7pm

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Nnamdi Kanu speaks on Wednesday at 7pm, #BiafraExit trends on twitter

The agitation for the sovereign state of Biafra, although not new, is often in the news with the latest being a call for #BiafraExit ahead of Wednesday’s broadcast by the leader of the group, Nnamdi Kanu. In 1967, Igbo leaders declared a Biafran

Activities will begin to pick up again as the Nasarawa State Government has lifted ban placed on religious bodies and its activities in the state. This was made known during a media chat and journalist briefing at the statehouse in the state capital. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Lagos state government discharges 13, NCDC gives a nod The state commissioner for Information, Tourism and Culture, Comrade Dogo Shammah speaking at the Government House in Lafia at the end of the security and stakeholders meeting said the state had to lift the lockdown on all religious activities for a period of two weeks. It would be recalled that Governor Abdullahi Sule had banned religious gathering since March 2, as parts of measures to contain the spread of novel coronavirus pandemic. Although there had been an increase in the number of reported cases of the pandemic in the state between those periods of lockdown till date. Watch {VIDEO} NCDC is not truthful on COVID-19 – Edo Boy Comrade Dogo has further made it clear that the government will provide hand sanitizers and thermometer to the religious leader for them to use these facilities at their several places of worship. Including the churches and mosques that will be operating in the state with the two weeks of the lifted ban. Speaking on the conditions for the religious centres, the workshops centres are to ensure social distancing, compulsory use of face masks and frequent washing of hands with sanitizers by all their members. He further said that the state will review the level of compliance of the religious leaders and the people to the two weeks lifted ban in the state. This is also dependant on the level of compliance as that will only the condition for the lifted ban to last the said two weeks. "Upon two weeks, government the next line of action will be made known to the public", he said. Governor Abdullahi Sule has however lifted the ban on tricycle operators in the state to ease the transportation inconveniences encountered by the citizens and residence in Nasarawa state. The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the state spoke on behalf of religious leaders and hailed the governor. He expressed gratitude to the government for being considerate and promised to adhere to the government conditions. He, therefore, called on all religious leaders in the state to ensure that every member use face masks and they provide hand sanitisers and water in their respective worship centres.

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Nasarawa State approves religious activities, others for two weeks

Activities will begin to pick up again as the Nasarawa State Government has lifted ban placed on religious bodies and its activities in the state. This was made known during a media chat and journalist briefing at the statehouse in

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Plateau State sets up committee to search herbal remedy for COVID-19

Plateau State Governor, H.E Simon Lalong inaugurated a Special Committee for Research on Coronavirus and Other Infectious Diseases. The responsibility of the committee is to utilize all available resources in the state to find a solution to infectious diseases. While inaugurating

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Buhari needs no face mask to receive visitors – Presidency

The presidency has given reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari does not wear face masks when he receives visitors in his office. The use of face mask is key in this pandemic time but there is certain exception to its usage