COVID-19: Buhari approves withdrawal of $150m from Sovereign Wealth Fund
The President, Major-General Muhamadu Buhari (retd.), has given approval for the withdrawal of $150m from the Sovereign Wealth Fund for distribution to the three tiers of government. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this on Monday, in Abuja during a media briefing on the fiscal policy measures to…
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Lockdown: I will practice what I preach, says Funke Akindele
The PUNCH had reported that the actress was arrested by the officers of the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Command, for hosting a house party that contravened the lockdown order of the government. She was taken from her residence in Amen Estate off the Lekki-Epe Expressway to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba. …
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[BREAKING] Lockdown: Police take Funke Akindele, husband to court
The Lagos State Police Command has taken Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, and her husband, Abdulrasheed Bello popularly called JJC Skillz, to court for flouting the lockdown order in Lagos State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, confirmed to The PUNCH that the actress, popularly called ‘Jenifa’, had been taken to a Chief Magistrates’ Court in…
COVID-19: NGF talking with World Bank to support states, says Fayemi
The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said the forum is discussing with World Bank to mobilise support for states in order to mitigate the economic and social costs of the coronavirus pandemic. This was contained in a statement on Monday by the forum’s Head, Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazaque…
[BREAKING] Coronavirus: Police arrest Funke Akindele over house party
The Lagos State police command has arrested Funke Akindele for hosting a party in contravention of the government-ordered locked down, The PUNCH can confirm. The Lagos State Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, told The PUNCH that the actress had been taken to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba. He told The PUNCH, “Yes, we have Funke Akindele and…
COVID-19: Doctors, nurse who treated dead patient isolated in Lagos
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, says it has placed three of its health workers on isolation after having contact with a patient who died of COVID-19. The Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee of LASUTH, Dr Ibrahim Mustafa, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos. Mustafa said that two doctors and…
Coronavirus: Fear grips health workers as two Edo doctors test positive
There has been panic among medical workers at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, after two doctors tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, Sunday PUNCH can report. It was gathered that the two affected doctors worked at the facility’s Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology departments. A senior medical officer at the hospital, who spoke with one…
CORONAVIRUS: Foreigners are leaving Nigeria to make use of their health facilities – Minister
Foreign citizens are being evacuated from Nigeria because they are more familiar with the health systems in their countries, says Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama. The PUNCH reports that countries including the US, the UK, Israel and member States of the European Union have started evacuating their nationals from Nigeria amid the coronavirus pandemic. Although the…
CORONAVIRUS: UN donates medical equipment to Nigeria
The United Nations has donated €80,000 (N32.5m) worth of medical equipment and supplies to Nigeria to assist in the fight against coronavirus. The materials include diagnostic machines and kits, reagents and laboratory consumables, biosafety supplies, such as personal protection equipment and laboratory cabinets, amongst others. Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, who made this disclosure on…
COVID-19 support fund: World Bank excludes Nigeria from first batch of beneficiaries
Nigeria has been excluded from the first set of beneficiaries of the World Bank’s COVID-19 Emergency Health Support programme, which is aimed at strengthening developing countries’ response to the pandemic. The first operations of the COVID-19 support programme was launched on Thursday, following approval by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors. Nigeria was conspicuously…