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Nigerians cry of hunger as FG extends lockdown

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2020 0

.Stay-at-home order to be sustained as long as necessary-FG .Stakeholders identify loopholes in coordination of relief items Nigerians have protested the meagre palliatives provided to them by the Federal Government to cushion their hardship amidst the stay-at-home order across the federation.

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Easter: Be strong, resilient, Wase urges Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 12 April 2020 0

As Christians mark the Easter celebration, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase has charged Nigerians to remain strong and resilient in spite of the prevailing global COVID-19 pandemic. The deputy speaker in a congratulatory message to the Christians on the feast of Easter issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Umar Puma, […]

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COVID-19: NCDC urges Nigerians to stay home as they celebrate Easter

Ihesiulo Grace 12 April 2020 0

Abuja – Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has urged Nigerians to continue to comply with Federal Govervenment directive by staying at home as they celebrate Easter. Ihekweazu said that staying at home was necessary to contain Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country, while giving an update on COVID-19, in Abuja

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Your sacrifices in the interest of our country, Buhari tells Nigerians at Easter

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the sacrifices Nigerians are making as Christians celebrate this year’s Easter amid Covid-19 lockdown are in the interest of everybody and it is ‘to save our country from calamity.’ The President in a massage to Nigians enjoined Christian ‘to rekindle their faith in Christ who overcame persecution, sufferings and

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President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2020 Easter message to Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2020 0

I rejoice with our Christian brothers and sisters as well as all Nigerians on the occasion of the celebration of this year’s Easter. This year’s commemoration of Easter comes amid the grip with which Covid-19 has held the entire world. Unprecedented in living memory, majority of Christians have found themselves marking Easter in a subdued […]

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Enang assures Nigerians of adequate petrol products, says no need for panic buying

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2020 0

Abuja – Sen. Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, has called on Nigerians to support Federal Government’s effort toward ensuring availability of petroleum products in the country. Enang made the call when he featured on Thursday in Abuja. “The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Petroleum Products Marketing

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COVID-19: FG releases 70, 000 metric tonnes of grains, garri to vulnerable Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2020 0

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has released 70, 000 metric tonnes of grains and garri to vulnerable Nigerians as part of measures to relieve the hardship caused by the 2 weeks lockdown. The move is in line with an order by President Muhammadu Buhari, as the Federal Government moves to contain the […]

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Nigerians need psychological support to cope with COVID-19, says Psychologist

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2020 0

Awka – The Nigerian Psychological Association (NPA) says Nigerians need strong psychological adjustment to cope with the realities of Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country. Prof. Michael Ezenwa, National President of NPA,  said on Sunday in Awka, Anambra, that there was need to include Psychologists as members of the management and containment teams at all

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JJC Skillz’s birthday party: Nigerians call for arrest of Funke Akindele

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2020 0

Many Nigerians have called for the arrest of Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele and her husband for celebrating her husband, JJC Skillz’s birthday on Saturday COVID-19: No mass infection in our estate – NNPC See the Crowd at Funke Akindele’s Party with Naira Marley in attendance, Eniola Badmus and people who just barely returned from the […]

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Lockdown: FG appreciates Nigerians for compliance, sacrifices

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2020 0

Abuja – Four days into the lockdown order in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun States as part of measures to contain the dreaded coronavirus, the Federal Government has appreciated Nigerians for their compliance, sacrifices and urged them to keep up the pace. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while assessing the situation […]

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COVID-19 Lockdown: Shehu Sani urges military to treat Nigerians in a more civil way

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2020 0

Former member of the nation’s upper legislative House, the Senate, representing Kaduna State, Senator Shehu Sani has condemned a viral video alleged to be that of the Nigerian Military harassing Nigerians while implementing the COVID-19 stay at home order. Sani appealed to security agents to stop harassing poor people on the streets while enforcing lockdown […]

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FG working hard to develop additional measures to alleviate challenges faced by Nigerians – Osinbajo

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2020 0

Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is need for more public enlightenment and sensitisation on the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic. The vice president urged governments at all levels to intensify efforts so that more Nigerians would become aware of the compelling and critical dimensions of the situation. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in […]

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COVID-19: NACCIMA tasks Nigerians on safety measures

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2020 0

The Nigerian Association of Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has urged Nigerians to adhere to the safety measures advised by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Nigerian health authorities. NACCIMA President, Hajiya Saratu Aliyu, made the appeal in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. Aliyu stated that the […]

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Don’t not be despair by Buhari’s failure to make himself available, PDP tells Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2020 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians not to despair over President Muhammadu Buhari’s failure to make himself available in personally leading in the search for solution and regularly addressing the nation on the developments on issues related to the pandemic, like other world leaders. The PDP in a statement on Friday by, Kola […]

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COVID-19: President Buhari writes Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2020 0

Over the last few days I have received extensive briefings on the state of the nation as it relates to the Covid-19 pandemic, from the relevant Federal Government agencies as well as the Lagos State Government. Accordingly, I approved the following: The immediate release of a 10 billion Naira grant to Lagos State, which remains […]

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Why Nigerians are turning to prayers

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2020 0

Watching Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunimbe Mamora on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics early this week amply told of why many Nigerians have resorted to God over this ravaging Coronavirus. Mr. Mamora struggled to convince his interviewer, Seun Okinbaloye and I imagine, millions of Nigerians watching the programme as to the preparedness of the […]

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Group advocates end to stigmatization against tuberculosis patients

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2020 0

A non-governmental organisation based in the nation’s capital, Helpline Foundation for the Needy has called on Nigerians not to stigmatise patients with tuberculosis as the disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries.   The group also tasked relevant authorities to step up efforts to end the global tuberculosis epidemic and

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Unemployment: FG urges Nigerians to focus attention on agriculture

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

Abuja – Alhaji Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development has urged Nigerians to focus more on agriculture being the largest employer of labour to reduce poverty and ensure food security. Nanono, who gave the advice in Abuja, added that “the sector has enormous opportunities’’. According to him, the only way the nation […]

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Nigerians have to embrace skills acquisition – Osinbajo

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2020 0

Vice President Yemi Osibanjo has said that Nigerians need to embrace skills acquisition as a sustainable alternative to white-collar jobs, adding that about 20 million youths are not employed and yet technicians are imported into the country. Represented by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, Osinbajo stressed that Nigeria’s labour workforces

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If Nigerians elect a female president

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2020 0

The last few years have erupted several debates on the subject of gender equality with emphasis on the need for feminine participation and inclusion in core economic sectors of the country. These debates are often accompanied by cohesive agitations from feminine stakeholders, feminists, and a proportion of the masculine gender who are at the climax […]