Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 1. Tension Mounts as Coronavirus Cases in Nigeria Peaks 131 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced the confirmation of 20 new Coronavirus cases in Nigeria READ MORE 2. Lagos: Coronavirus Survivor ‘Oluwaseun Osowobi’ Shares Her Ordeal For … Read more
Men of the Ogun State Police Command on Sunday arrested a masquerader for allegedly going against the federal and state governments’ directives on social distancing and public gatherings in order to stop the spread of coronavirus in the state. The masquerader was taken into custody after he allegedly confronted some policemen on duty and threatened … Read more
As part of plans to effectively lock down the Lagos metropolis, the police have blocked the inbound and outbound sections of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. This move follows the recent order by President Muhammadu Buhari, in line with local and global best practices for curbing the spread of COVID-19. In his nationwide broadcast on Sunday, President … Read more
Johnson & Johnson on Monday revealed it made a $1bn deal with the United States government to create enough manufacturing capacity for more than 1 billion doses of a vaccine it is testing to fight the new coronavirus that has killed more than 34,000 people around the world. The drug maker said it had selected … Read more
Alcohol Won’t Protect You Against COVID-19, WHO Warn The World Health Organization (WHO) Nigeria has warned that taking alcohol does not protect against coronavirus. This warning came from a tweet on WHO’s Nigeria official handle on Monday where it explained that it can, in fact, be dangerous to drink alcohol. According to WHO, taking alcohol … Read more
Medical Doctors in Nigeria have lamented the high cost of medical consumables in the country, following the outbreak of the novel COVID-19, global pandemic. The Doctors who spoke under the aegis of the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (GPMPN), on Monday, appealed to governments at all levels to come to their … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced the confirmation of 20 new Coronavirus cases in Nigeria. Thirteen of the cases were uncovered in Lagos, with Four in the FCT, two in Kaduna and One in Oyo State. Read Also: COVID-19: Buhari Lauds Tinubu, Others For Contributions Recall that this news platform on Sunday … Read more
In Ogun state, Governor Dapo Abiodun, said the lockdown of the state has been shifted to Friday. Abiodun said the state government made a request to President Buhari, to shift the lockdown which was supposed to take place on Monday night to Friday, April 3, 2020, and it has been granted. He said the request … Read more
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has urged residents to comply with directives aimed at curbing the deadly coronavirus in the state. This is following his status as a carrier of the virus. Ekohotblog recalls that the governor made the announcement on Monday afternoon via his Twitter page. “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. … Read more
Recall that Ondo state recorded its first case of Covid-19 on the 23rd of March. In a new event, a suspected case of Covid-19 was tested in Agadagba-Obon, Ese-Odo council area of Ondo State, the result came back negative. The results was announced during the meeting between the State Governor, Rotimi Odunayo Akeredolu and the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sincerely shown appreciation to individuals, groups, and organisations that had so far contributed funds and materials in support of Nigeria’s fight against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic The President categorically mentioned the contributions by the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Dr. Mike Adenuga, … Read more
The Federal Government has filed charges against four supermarkets and their proprietors in Abuja for alleged arbitrary hike of prices of sanitisers, handwash liquids, disinfectants, and other anti-bacterial hygiene products. Court documents made available to newsmen by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council (FCCPC) named the four supermarkets, which also include their pharmacies as … Read more
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Monday explained the importance of the curfew imposed on Abuja, Lagos, Ogun States by the President. Speaking about the address by President Muhammadu Buhari on coronavirus (COVID-19) in an interview monitored by EKOHOTBLOG, Ihekweazu admitted that it was a tough decision … Read more
In furtherance of the President’s lockdown directive on Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja, Banks in these states have started sending messages to the customers that they will extend their closing hour till 6pm on Monday and open back on 13th April 2020. Recall that President Buhari in his address on Sunday evening, ordered the restriction of … Read more
There was panic in the Abakaliki student of the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, drowned in the swimming pool of a popular hotel in the city. The victim, who was identified simply as Christian, reportedly drowned at the Sandiego Hotel, located on old Enugu Road, Abakaliki. The deceased was said to be … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered the lockdown of movement for two weeks in the largest city Lagos, Ogun State and the capital Abuja to stop the spread of coronavirus. “All citizens in these areas are to stay in their homes” starting from 11pm on Monday, Buhari announced in a televised address to the nation. … Read more
As efforts intensify in the search for a vaccine cure for Covid-19 , the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has ordered the manufacturing of Chloroquine for an emergency stock for possible clinical trial treatment of Coronavirus in the country. In a statement to this effect, Director-General of the agency, Prof. … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to immediately reduce the pump price of premium motor spirit popularly called petrol from N125 per litre to a maximum of N90 per litre. Recall the Federal Government through the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Silva, had announced the reduction of … Read more
After confirming its first three positive cases of coronavirus, Western Michigan University, America has lost one of its student to the deadly disease on Saturday, March 28th. The 25-year-old Nigerian student identified as Bassey Offiong was expected to graduate with a chemical engineering degree in a few weeks. Prior to his death, Bassey who lived … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Monday, March 30th, 2020 1. Nigeria’s Coronavirus Cases Rise Above 100 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported fourteen new cases of coronavirus in the country, taking the total number of infections to 111. READ MORE 2. Alert: Coronavirus ‘Confirmed’ To Be … Read more