The Kano state Coordinator of the COVID-19 Taskforce, Dr Tijjani Hussain on Friday in Kano, said that the state government has embarked on aggressive contact tracing of over 259 out of the listed 300 contact persons in the state. Dr Hussain made this Known in an update chat with The Nation. According to him, “One of the hallmarks of this ... Read More »
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OYO GOVERNMENT PROVIDES EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT TO UCH, WARNS AGAINST FALSE REPORTS
COVID-19: How Oyo Facilitated set-up of Diagnostic Centre, supervised establishment of Lab At UCH Contrary to a recent report that Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde is yet to provide any financial support to the University College Hospital, (UCH), Ibadan in the fight against COVID-19, it is pertinent to let the people know the truth and clear the air. A source ... Read More »
LAGOS APPROVES E-LECTURE PORTALS FOR STATE-OWNED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved special e-portals that will allow Lagos State tertiary institutions commence online lectures as part of measures to reduce the impact of Coronavirus on education. The seven schools that will benefit from the initiative are: Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos State Polytechnic, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Lagos State University ... Read More »
COVID-19: OGUN MAKES WEARING OF FACE MASKS COMPULSORY, VIOLATORS TO SPEND 14 DAYS IN ISOLATION CENTRES
The Ogun State Government says the compulsory wearing of face masks in public will commence in the State on Friday, 1st May, warning that violators will spend 14 days in any of the State’s Isolation Centres and made to perform community service. The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun who stated this during a press briefing held at his Iperu ... Read More »
AbdulRazaq greets Muslims at Ramadan
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday congratulated the Muslim community on the dawn of another Ramadan, the ninth Islamic month in which fasting is prescribed for healthy Muslims. “I felicitate with the Muslim ummah on the coming of another Ramadan, a month in which God’s mercies are exceptionally abundant and His forgiveness far-reaching. I wish the Muslim ummah a ... Read More »
Kwara Gov congratulates ex-Minister Bio on birthday anniversary
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has felicitated with the former Transport Minister and leading APC chieftain Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Bio on the occasion of his birthday. “The Governor joins family, friends and well-wishers to congratulate Rt. Hon. Bio, a leading light in Kwara APC and critical stakeholder from the North, on his birthday. The Governor commends the former minister and ... Read More »
Burning of ancestral palace in Ugbo land is blatant falsehood – Oba Akinruntan
Olugbo of Ugbo kingdom, His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Frederick Obateru Akinruntan has dissociated himself from the attack at Ode Ugbo area of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. It is a far fetched imagination that he will sponsor attacks in his own kingdom. The Olugbo, Oba Akinruntan made this clarification in a statement on his behalf made available ... Read More »
Obasa’s Daily Breakfast Bread Ends As Ramadan Begins.
Speaker Commends Donors The Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa , has announced the end of his ‘breakfast bread’ programme to residents of some parts of the state. The decision to end the house-to-house palliative programme that started when a lockdown was announced in the state follows the commencement of Ramadan, the Islamic fasting ... Read More »
COVID-19: OGUN PROTECTIVE GLASS BOX NOW IN USE FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION
The protective glass box recently unveiled by the Ogun State Government is now in use by health workers in the State to collect samples for forward testing at the Ogun State Walk-in & Drive-through Testing Centre at the Ijamido Town Hall, Opposite Ansar-u-Deen Comprehensive College in Ota. This was disclosed during an inspection visit by the Deputy Governor, Engr Noimot ... Read More »
Isolating Adelakun from academic Covid-19 by Louis Odion, FNGE
On a good day, Abimbola Adelakun is a compelling read. But writers do have dry days, when the muse fails the quill abysmally. Such must have been the misfortune of the columnist in her April 23 outing. The tragedy was however not her failure to deliver; the real catastrophe was actually the pedestrian intellection unwittingly exposed within a spell of ... Read More »