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…
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Turkey to track patients with smartphone application
Turkey will introduce a smartphone application to track coronavirus patients and those they have been in contact with to ensure they remain at home in self-isolation, the presidency said Thursday. The app, named the “Pandemic Isolation Tracking Project”, is being developed by the health ministry to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. If an…
Lagos begins house-to-house search for COVID-19 patients
Lagos State Government has commenced house-to-house case identification to detect possible cases of COVID 19 in the State. This was contained in a statement from the Lagos Ministry of Health on Thursday. The statement quoted that the Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, as saying this during a joint Ministerial Press briefing on COVID19 intervention…
No agreement to pay anyone a dime from $300m Abacha Loot
The federal government says it did not engage any third party in the repatriation of about $300 million public funds looted by Sani Abacha, the late dictator. Abubakar Malami, minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation, said the government did not enter into any agreement to pay any amount from the money to any…