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Edo state government on Friday ordered the immediate shutdown of Lagos Street, an epicentre of trade and commerce in Benin City metropolis, to check the ...
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Daily Archives: May 8, 2020
Covid-19: States running out of bed spaces as FG strengthens enforcement of restrictions
The Federal Government has lamented the Covid-19 situation in states, saying the latest reports suggest that their isolation and treatment centres are now running out ...
Read More »More of my time going forward is to ensure justice for all- Kalu
The Senate Chief Whip and former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has thanked the judiciary and Nigerians for standing by him at ...
Read More »COVID-19: CLEEN Foundation urges states to urgently beef up security at entry points
…urges compliance with preventive measures The CLEEN Foundation has called on State governments to as a matter of urgency beef up security at the entry ...
Read More »BREAKING: Supreme Court nullifies Kalu’s trial, orders fresh hearing
The Supreme Court on Friday nullified the trial of a former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, and others, who were in December convicted and ...
Read More »Nigeria reports highest single-day coronavirus cases
Nigeria has recorded its highest coronavirus cases of 381 in a single day, taking its total to 3,526 ...
Read More »Lagos sets coronavirus record, logs 183 new infections in single day
Lagos State has set a new Coronavirus record, as it ramped up 183 new infections on Thursday, the highest in a single day ...
Read More »NAFDAC meets researchers, herbalists over local cure for COVID-19
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Thursday indicated that Nigeria was making headway in getting local cures for COVID-19 ...
Read More »190,000 people may die of coronavirus in Nigeria, others – WHO
Eighty-three thousand to 190 000 people in Africa may die of COVID-19 and 29 to 44 million may get infected in the first year of the pandemic if containment measures fail, a new study by the World Health Organization ...
Read More »FG seeks improved security at isolation centres
The federal government has called on state governments to beef up security at isolation centres to prevent the escape of those placed under observations ...
Read More »Yobe probes rising mystery deaths
The Yobe Government said it has begun a probe of the reported rising mystery deaths in some parts of the state ...
Read More »Gov. Wike in showdown with Police for sabotaging lockdown order
Governor Nyesom Wike has lampooned the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command for sabotaging the lockdown order through the issuance illegal letters to companies ...
Read More »US finds another $319m Abacha loot in UK, France
United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced that another $319m (N121bn) Sani Abacha, former Nigeria military dictator, loot is in the United Kingdom and France
Read More »Buhari approves import duty, VAT waivers for medical equipment
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the waiver of import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) for critical medical equipment and supplies ....
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