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Katsina records first suspected coronavirus case

Katsina State Ministry of Health has recorded a first suspected case of coronavirus, the permanent secretary Dr Kabir Musptapha has said. Briefing news men this morning, Mustapha said the patient, who is presently in self isolation, returned from Malaysia and developed symptoms that warrant further investigations. “Already, his samples have been taken and results being expected tomorrow. The contact tracing ... Read More »

LAND FOR DIASPORA MEDICAL CITY EARMARKED- FCT MINISTER

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has given assurance that before the end of the present administration, the sizeable land earmarked for Diaspora Medical City will be developed. The Minister stated this when he received the Management of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM, led by the Chairman/CEO, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa. The Minister believes that to ... Read More »

FASHOLA TO PROFESSIONAL BUILDERS : INTERVENE DURING CONSTRUCTION TO AVOID BUILDING COLLAPSE

Condoles with Governor, Government and People of Lagos over Sunday’s explosion in the State As Nigerian Institute of Building confers Honorary Fellowship on Minister Debunks recent misrepresentation in the media over unoccupied houses across the country Underscores need to build knowledge and values as he describes building as “a very ennobling undertaking” The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde ... Read More »

SANWO-OLU PAYS UNSCHEDULED VISIT TO THE LAGOS AIRPORT, ASSESSES TRAVELLERS’ SCREENING

…All VIP’s Must Undergo COVID-19 Checks, Governor Tells Airport Officials Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, made a surprise appearance at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) to personally assess how the response team stationed at the Lagos air border are screening inbound passengers for the coronavirus. At 3:30pm, the Governor arrived at the airport in company of ... Read More »

Dangote fertilizer contractor staff quarantined

The attention of the management of Dangote Industries Limited has been drawn to a flash report of a suspected case of personnel currently being kept in isolation at the Mainland hospital, Yaba, Lagos. We will like to state that an Indian national who is a staff of Onshore Construction Company-a mechanical, electrical and instrumentation contracting firm that specializes in fertilizer ... Read More »

Coronavirus: Stop putting our lives at risk, shut down Nigeria -AIED urges Buhari

  The Advocacy for Integrity and Economic Development (AIED) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to preserve the wellbeing of Nigerians and shut down the country against travellers from countries infected with the Coronavirus. In a press release on Tuesday, the organization’s Director of Media and Publicity, Comrade O’Seun John, described the refusal of the President to initiate the shutdown ... Read More »

There Is No Crisis In Lagos Assembly, Obasa Insists

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashir Ajayi Obasa on Monday 16, 2020 has reiterated his earlier statement that there is no crisis or whatsoever at the assembly. Obasa made the statement at the plenary session where a vote of confidence was passed on him by the 35 lawmakers present at the session. “There is no ... Read More »

Don’t do shoddy jobs, Kwara Must Change urges local contractors

  Advised contractors association to set up monitoring task force A leading pro democracy group in Kwara State, Kwara Must Change has called on local contractors handling road projects across the state to live up to public expectations. The group also said that, the local contractors association should pay close attention to jobs being done by their members to ensure ... Read More »

CSO wants firm restrictions on connovirsus by FG

Civil Society groups in Nigeria are deeply worried that Nigeria continues to be exposed to both visitors and returning Nigerians traveling from areas heavily exposed to corona virus. The recent announcement that a third case has been diagnosed in Lagos calls for a more stringent measure in protecting our borders and managing movement in and out of Nigeria. We cannot ... Read More »