Lockdown hasn’t been lifted — avoid fake news
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, has debunked the rumour that the lockdown in the state has been lifted. President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered a lockdown in the federal capital territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun states in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus. Many states also banned large gatherings and restricted movement. However,…
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Peter Obi: It’s wrong to relax lockdown for religious reasons
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state, says it is wrong to relax lockdown because of religious worship. Speaking at a programme on Arise Television on Friday, Obi said the coronavirus pandemic is going out of hand and that the country does not have enough resources to manage it. He said states which have relaxed…
FG to Nigerians: No decision on free electricity yet
The ministry of power says no decision has been reached on whether Nigerians will get two months of free electricity. This comes after electricity distribution companies (DisCos) said the federal government would bear the financial responsibility of the exercise. In a tweet on Friday, the ministry of power said the government would officially communicate its decision…
Buhari, task force meet today over nationwide lockdown
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will today (Friday) meet with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 over the lockdown imposed on the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Ogun states. The PUNCH gathered that the task force would brief the President on the war against COVID-19 and the possibility of extending the two-week lockdown…
Enugu police on lockdown duty extorting money from us
Residents of Enugu State metropolis on Thursday accused men of the Nigerian police of extortion and intimidation in the guise of enforcing government’s order on lockdown. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi had on March 31 banned all forms of social gathering and close down markets across the 17 Local Government Areas of the state. The measures were…
FG begins COVID-19 mobile testing, treatment vehicles
The Federal Government on Thursday unveiled mobile testing and treatment vehicles that are to be deployed to combat the COVID -19 pandemic in the country’s rural communities. The mobile testing vehicles were conceptualised as part of the ‘Telemedicine Project for Rural Medical Services’ initiated by the National Space Research and Development Agency. NASRDA, an agency…
Consider deploying final year medical students
The Anap Foundation COVID-19 Think Tank has identified the seven items Nigeria needs urgently from the outside world and from all those who wish to help Nigeria at this time. According to the think tank led by Atedo Peterside, former chairman of Stanbic IBTC, Nigeria needs test kits, molecular laboratories and skilled personnel, surgical face…
Chinese doctors ready for consultations through video conference –CCECC
The 14 Chinese doctors who arrived in Abuja on Wednesday are being quarantined at a compound in the Idu area of Abuja. The facility is owned by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation which facilitated their trip to Nigeria. The isolation compound, it was gathered, was inspected and vetted by the Ministry of Health officials…
Feeding pupils during lockdown is a scam — PTA
The National Association of the Parent-Teacher Association has disagreed with the Federal Government over the attempt to feed pupils at home during the lockdown period. Recall that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, during his nationwide broadcast on March 29 said the school feeding programme would not be affected by the lockdown. Buhari said, “Although…