Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Commission has been in touch with the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on combating COVID-19 on areas it can assist the effort to tackle what is clearly a national emergency that requires the support of all national institutions. The PTF has requested for about 100 pick up vans from the Commission’s fleet ... Read More »
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No confirmed COVID-19 case in Kwara: Govt
· Explains UITH incident, samples taken · Govt begins distribution of N154m worth of palliatives Kwara State Government on Friday denied that the state has recorded a case of coronavirus (COVID-19), adding however that all the six samples of suspected cases so far tested in the state have been negative. “The Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19 wishes ... Read More »
COVID-19: FG gives guidelines for evacuation of Nigerian nationals
Sequel to requests by Nigerians stranded abroad in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has directed all its missions abroad to compile lists of willing nationals who wanted to come back home. According to Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), the interested Nigerians are advised to inform the missions in the various ... Read More »
COVID-19; STIMULUS PACKAGE: GROUP DEMANDS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
As the spate of the spread of the deadly pandemic Coronavirus (COVID-19) pummels, a Non-Government Organization, the Incorporated Trustees of the Egalitarian Mission for Africa has demanded for observance of due process and accountability from the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development in its distribution of stimulus packages to the indigent and vulnerable citizens in ... Read More »
Covid-19: Lagos Island East Agog as Jandor Food Bank distributes Free packs.
The Jandor Food Bank Initiative have arrived the Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area amidst cheers, joy and excitement. The Jandor Food Bank, an initiative of Team Jandor continued its tour across the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas of Lagos State. Currently Lagos is the worst hit by the covid-19 pandemic with 98 cases; FCT- ... Read More »
SANWO-OLU, WIFE TEST NEGATIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS
The Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu have tested negative for the coronavirus. The state’s commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi announced this on his official Twitter account under his #COVID19Lagos Update tweets in the early hours of Friday. Abayomi also revealed that personal aides of the Governor and the First Lady who got ... Read More »
Kwara Gov mourns Ekiti LG Speaker
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the opposition PDP and the people of Ekiti local government council of the state over the death of one of the suspended councillors Hon. Adeniyi Kayode Emmanuel. Emmanuel was Speaker of the Ekiti Local Government Legislative Council. He died on Thursday. “This is one death too many, particularly because the deceased left ... Read More »
OPINION WOMEN WHO LOVE PMB BY ADESINA
They are patriots who love their country dearly, and also love its President. Very dearly. To use the local parlance, dem love President Muhammadu Buhari scatter. Through thick and thin, they have been with him, and I don’t ever see them falling away, as we have seen with some fair weather supporters. Those ones run with the hares and hunt ... Read More »
COVID-19 Lockdown: Buhari Orders Finance Ministry To Pay Salaries
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning to pay March salaries following his movement restriction in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja. The President gave the directive while meeting the COVID-19 Impact Assessment Committee on Thursday to review the effect of the outbreak on the economy. He urged the ministry to ensure that critical infrastructures are ... Read More »
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu writes Lagosians about the recovery of 11 patients of Coronavirus
Today, I have some good news for you concerning our desperate battle against Coronavirus, the lethal disease that has changed our world and tested to the limit our resilience as a people. Even as this battle continues, amid so much anxiety all over the world, I am happy to break to you, my good people of Lagos, the news of ... Read More »