Category: Update on coronavirus

In support of the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) menace sweeping across the country, Aliko Dangote and Herbert Wigwe are spearheading a coalition of Organised Private Sector, OPS. This gesture is in addition to the N200 million earlier pledged by the Aliko Dangote Foundation, ADF, to help curb its spread. The initiative, which is called Coalition Against Coronavirus, COCAVID, will involve the erection of fully-equipped medical tents to house patients and serve as training, testing, isolation and treatment centres, with an additional facility also provided in…

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The 2020 National Common Entrance Examination into the 104 Federal Unity schools nationwide has been postponed indefinitely by the National Examinations Council due to the spreading coronavirus epidemic in the country. The council said on Tuesday that the postponement was in line with the various measures being put in place by the federal and state governments to curtail the potential spread of the coronavirus. The council in a release urged candidates, guardians and relevant stakeholders who were preparing for the examination earlier scheduled for March 28, to wait for a…

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The Ogun State Government has confirmed that a 62-year-old man who recently returned from the United Kingdom had tested positive for COVID -19. The state Commissioner for Health,  Dr Tomi Coker, disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing journalists  on the coronavirus in the state. Coker, at the briefing attended  by the Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Public Communications, Remmy Hazzan, said 32 contacts had been isolated. Coker said the case was a resident of Sagamu and that he recently  arrived in the country from the United Kingdom on March 17 before he  started showing symptoms…

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As part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday ordered the closure of all markets in the state except food markets and those selling essential commodities. Sanwo-Olu, at a press conference, said the closure of the markets would take effect from Thursday and would last for seven days in the first instance. He noted that there had been an increase in the total number of confirmed cases nationwide, with Lagos recording  the highest number. Explaining more measures to check COVID-19…

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The Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, and the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, have both tested positive for COVID-19. There is panic among governors and ministers due to the fact that Kyari after his return from foreign trips a few days ago attended the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, while Mohammed was at the National Executive Council meeting on Thursday. Kyari, after Nigeria recorded the first coronavirus case on February 27 visited Germany and Egypt. In Germany, he and the Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, on…

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The Federal Government on Monday ordered the closure of all land borders for four weeks and the suspension of Federal Executive Council (FEC) meetings indefinitely to contain the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. This was disclosed by Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation and chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19. He said the council of state meeting earlier scheduled for Thursday has also been postponed. Share on: WhatsApp

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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has directed zonal Assistant inspectors-general of police and state police commissioners to strictly enforce the directives of restricting social gathering in their respective jurisdiction. Adamu in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, by the force spokesman, Frank Mba, enjoined Nigerians to voluntarily adhere to the orders. The IG asked the senior officers not to condone cases of unnecessary arrests and detention of suspects. The statement said, “Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 global health threat and the subsequent social restriction orders imposed by governments…

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The  Lagos State Government, as part of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus, on Sunday directed civil servants from grade level one to 12 to work from home starting from today (Monday). The state  Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at a press conference,  said the stay-at-home order would last for an initial period of 14 days. He commended Lagosians, who abided by the state government’s directive that banned a gathering of over 50 people, but warned those who flouted the order. He stated,  “In addition to this directive, I am…

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