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COVID-19: Buhari, Aviation Minister meet over airports’ closure

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

THE Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika and President Muhammadu Buhari today discussed  the measures put in place for the enforcement of the  banning of flights and citizens from high risk countries from entering Nigeria. Sirika speaking with correspondents after meeting with the

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No COVID-19 case in Zamfara, says commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

The Zamfara state Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Yahaya Kanoma, has described as fake news an online report that the state has recorded its first case of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Kanoma dismissed the report in an interview on Friday in Gusau. He said: “Our attention has been drawn to an online report that the state has […]

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Ghana appoints former WHO official as coordinator for COVID-19 response programme

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

 Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Anarfi Asamoa-Baah, former Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), as the presidential coordinator for the government’s coronavirus response programme. Asamoa-Baah will be president’s point man for the response effort and will be responsible for pulling together and coordinating all aspects of

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Twitter blocks accounts of Venezuelan vice-president who deals with combating covid-19

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, on Friday said Twitter blocked the accounts of Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez, who heads the country’s presidential commission on the fight against the spread of COVID-19. “Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez leads the presidential commission against COVID-19. READ ALSO: Covid-19: Niger joins other African countries to confirm case

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AGN mulls cancellation of movie productions over COVID 19

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

Abuja – The Actor Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has said it was considering cancellation of movie productions in some locations across the country sequel to COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Emeka Rollas, the President of AGN, on Friday in Abuja. He said that though AGN was not responsible for movie production and it was the exclusive preserved […]

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Covid-19: Niger joins other African countries to confirm case

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

A man working for a transport company has become the first patient in the West African country of Niger with COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus. The man travelled to the Nigerien capital of Niamey from the Ghanaian capital Accra, passing through Abidjan in Ivory Coast and Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, the […]

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COVID-19: NCAA puts on hold all foreign training

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

…urges returnee officers to isolate themselves The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has put on hold all foreign training, pending inspections, and various exchange programmes involving foreign trips due to the covid19 outbreak. This is just as the Authority urges for officers of the Authority who have recently travelled abroad to self-isolate for 14 days […]

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COVID-19: AMAC shuts council for two weeks

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Abdullahi Candido, has directed all council’s workers, except those on essential services to remain at home for two weeks as part of the council’s measure to curtain the spread of the deadly disease called Coronavirus. According to a statement by the council’s Divisional Head Information/Public

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COVID-19: Enugu directs closure of primary, secondary schools

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

The Enugu state government has directed all primary and secondary schools in the state to close for the term on or before March 27. Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze disclosed this on Thursday in Enugu. Eze said that the directive is part of measures to ensure that the coronavirus does not spread in the […]

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U.S approves chloroquine for treatment of COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

The United States on Thursday approved a malaria drug, chloroquine for the treatment of the coronavirus (COVID-19). President Donald Trump said at a coronavirus task force news conference that the drug canhelp with symptoms of COVID-19. According to him, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is fast-tracking approval of using the drug chloroquine to treat […]

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COVID-19: NCAA puts on hold all foreign trainings

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has put on hold all foreign trainings, pending inspections and various exchange programmes involving foreign trips due to the COVID-19 outbreak. This is just as the authority is urging officers of the authority who recently travelled abroad to self-isolate for 14 days among sundry other measures upon their return […]

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COVID -19: Unilorin screens 4 returning international students

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

The University of Ilorin says it has screened four returning international students to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the institution. Chairperson of the Unilorin Coronavirus Prevention Committee, Dr. Idayat Adurotoye, confirmed this on Thursday in Ilorin. Adurotoye said that three of the students were Ghanaians while one was a Chadian. She said this […]

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COVID-19: NGF constitutes sub-committee, pledges functional isolation centres

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) sets up a seven-member sub-committee to review the trend of the coronavirus and global slide of petroleum prices as well advice state governments on required measures to address the challenges on the economy. Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state, disclosed this while […]

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COVID-19: Viewing centre operators bemoan low patronage in Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

Operators of viewing centres in Kano have decried the low patronage sequel to the suspension of the various European leagues occasioned by the coronavirus crisis. A cross -section of the viewing centre operators, who spoke on Thursday in Kano, said the pandemic has negatively affected the trade and exposed them to losses. A viewing centre […]

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COVID-19: Lagos confirms 4 new cases, begins contact tracing of 1,300 people

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

The Lagos State Government has confirmed four new cases of COVID-19, saying the total number of positive cases in the state  now stands at 11. Prof. Akin Abayomi, the State Commissioner for Health, who made this known during the COVID-19 update on Thursday in Lagos, said the state government had immediately commenced contact tracing of […]

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Covid-19:Plateau first lady urges women to observe health tips

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

Wife of Plateau Governor, Mrs Regina Lalong, has urged women in the state to adhere to the health tips being given by medical personnel as precautionary measures against the spread of the Coronavirus disease. Mrs Lalong made the call on Thursday in Jos during the presentation of cash tokens to indigent women in the state as […]

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Egypt partially shuts restaurants, shopping centres over coronavirus fears

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has confirmed four new cases of the COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos, bringing the total number of cases confirmed in the country to 12. The Health Commissioner confirmed the new case at a news briefing on Thursday. READ ALSO: COVID-19:Senate suspends public hearings This comes barely one day after […]

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Covid-19: Stop eating raw, under-cooked meats – Veterinary Doctor

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

 A Veterinary Doctor, Dr Mutiu Oladele-Bukola, has urged Nigerians to avoid eating raw, undercooked meats and animal organs to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. READ ALSO: Coronavirus: Family Members Of 3rd Case Test NegativeOladele-Bukola, of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of

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Coronavirus: Ogun state bans gathering of 50 or more people

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

Governor Dapo Abiodun has announced that he has given a directive to ban the gathering of 50 or more people in Ogun State. In a statement issued, the governor revealed that he took the decision as a means to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the state. READ ALSO: Coronavirus: RCCG adheres to Lagos state […]

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COVID-19: FG reduces 2020 budget by N1.5trn, suspends recruitment

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

Abuja – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved reduction in the size of the 2020 budget by about N1.5 trillion, as part of measures to address the impacts of Coronavirus disease on Nigerian economy. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, made this known when she addressed State House […]