The residents of some estates around Lokogoma area , Abuja have pleaded with the Federal government to stop its plans of burying COVID-19 victims en mass around their vicinity. The residents made this plea on Monday in a protest stating that the site which was initially designed for a cemetery
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that while there is no known vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), some trials have shown promising results in laboratory studies. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Sunday in Abuja that it takes time to obtain accurate results from such clinical
The Federal Capital Terrotery Abuja has confirmed the discharge of four COVID-19 patients, bringing the total number of discharged to eleven 11 in the FCT as at 12:30am, April 11th, 2020. Also the Lagos state government announced the death of another COVID-19 patient, making it the fourth COVID-19 related deaths recorded in the state. The […]
Ahmad Lawan Senate president, has felicitated with Christian faithful, as they join the rest of the world to celebrate Easter. Lawan in a statement he signed in Abuja on Friday, said that Easter marked the triumph of Jesus Christ over sin, adversity and death. “This occasion is relevant today more than ever before as mankind […]
The Minority caucus in the House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to adopt an even method of distributing palliative funds and other essential materials across all states to cushion the effect of COVID-19. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, the Minority Leader Rep. Ndudi Elumelu, said that there was need to cushion […]
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has cautioned security agencies against using the Coronavirus lock down to harass journalists as they go about their lawful duties. The council gave the warning in a statement by its Secretary, Mr Ochiaka Ugwu, on Tuesday in Abuja. It urged the security personnel to respect journalists as […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has paid tribute to all healthcare workers battling the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world. The UN’s health agency paid the tribute on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO to commemorate the World Health Day. The World Health Day is a global health awareness […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced six new cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria According to the NCDC the six new cases of #COVID19 were 2 in Kwara, 2 in Edo, 1 in Rivers and 1 in the FCT as at 09:30 pm 6th April there are 238 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported […]
Mr Hassan Zaggi, President of Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ), has advised the Federal Government against accepting medical team from China to fight Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Zaggi, who gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said that Nigerian health experts could handle COVID-19. The […]
As part of measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the nation’s capital, the Federal Capital Territory Administration has commenced the decontamination of the city. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, while flagging off the exercise at the popular Berger Roundabout in the nation’s capital used the occasion to call for […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed five new cases of Novel Coronavirus in the country. They are three in Bauchi State, and two in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 214. NCDC, through its verified Twitter account on Saturday, said that as at […]
…As FCT residents comply with lock down directives …markets, shops deserted The Presidential Task Force on coronavirus otherwise known as “Covid-19” has met with security chiefs in the country in order to review of the protocols for implementing the 14-day lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Speaking during a live
Abuja – The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has expressed support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s order to lock down Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States for an initial period of 14 days in the move to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The CUPP, an umbrella body of opposition parties, expressed its support in a statement […]
The Federal capital, Abuja, has recorded three cases of COVID-19, The PUNCH reported Reports gathered that the index case is an official of the Federal Inland Revenue Service and was one of the passengers on the British Airways’ flight that landed on March 13, 2020. READ ALSO :No confirmation Chloroquine destroys COVID-19, says medical doctor It was […]
The Court of Appeal, Abuja on Monday adjourned till March 12 to hear the appeal filed by Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, challenging the trial court decision that sacked him from the Senate. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court had nullified Ubah’s election after affirming its earlier decision of January 17, on the premise that he allegedly used a […]
The Rotary Club Abuja Metro has donated a 10- bed basic/type 11 primary healthcare centre valued at N22 million to support healthcare delivery system in the Federal Capital Territory. Speaking during the official inauguration and handing-over of the project, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, commended the Rotary Club for assisting the […]
Justice Edith Noelita Agbakoba of the National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered multi -billionaire businessman and publisher of National Mirror newspapers, Jimoh Ibrahim and his companies to pay N100, 000 as cost for filling their responses to the suit filed by the employees of the newspaper. Justice Agbakoba said the money should be paid before March […]
Abuja – The Taraba Government has dismissed calls for the impeachment of Gov. Darius Ishaku, who has stayed out of the state since December. According to a government statement, Ishaku’s continued stay in Abuja did not in any way constitute an impeachable offence. Bala Abu, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity […]
Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi has revealed that the total of un-accessed UBEC matching grants to state governments is now N73 billion. According to Bobboyi, Kwara state alone has about N7 billion un-accessed fund from 2014 to 2019; Anambra state (N4.2 billion); Enugu state (N4.3 billion); Abia state […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has placed status enquiry on the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) for failure to submit its audited account to the office of the auditor general of the federation on time. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Wole Oke (PDP/Osun) made the pronouncement at a public hearing on Monday […]