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Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that Sixty percent of coronavirus cases recorded in the state are from oil workers returning from rigs. Governor Wike disclosed this on Wednesday when the Management Team of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Port Harcourt. He stated that it is for this … Read more
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has relaxed the total lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas for six days, with effect from Thursday, 21st May 2020. Ekohotblog understands that Governor Wike stated this in a broadcast on Wednesday evening. “Residents and visitors of these local government areas can, therefore, go out of their … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of South Korean students returned to school on Wednesday as educational establishments started reopening after a coronavirus delay of more than two months. Students lined up for temperature checks and were given sanitisers to wash their hands as they entered school premises while teachers greeted them with smiles and occasional elbow bumps. … Read more
Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior, has disclosed the mission of the 15 Chinese experts who came into the country in April. While speaking at the daily press briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 today May 19, Arebesola said the experts are in Nigeria on the bill of China Civil Engineering Construction … Read more
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has pardoned 400 prisoners in order to stem the spread of coronavirus, his office said Tuesday. Among those released was preacher Bandiougou Doumbia who was jailed for two years in March for comments notably praising jihadist leaders Iyad Ag Ghali and Amadou Koufa. READ ALSO: Coronavirus In Nigeria: Jumia, Mastercard … Read more
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal government to set up a strategic N15billion Coronavirus Emergency Fund for Nigerian Universities and Tertiary Institutions as part of its response to the impact of the pandemic on academic, research and administrative operations. The House made the call as part of its resolutions at plenary on … Read more
The House of Representatives has called for the reinstatement of over 300 casual staff of the Warri Refining And Petro-Chemical Company (WRPC). The leadership made this known at plenary on Tuesday, as part of its resolutions after a member, Hon. Thomas Eveyitomi moved a motion that the sack of the over 300 workers be looked … Read more
Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy has embarked on advocacy to different locations across the metropolis to sensitise residents on the importance of facemask usage as part of efforts to curb the community transmission of the COVID-19 in the State. Speaking during the exercise, tagged “Mask-Up-Lagos”, an Assistant Director and leader of the team, … Read more
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Tuesday, said a study carried out by a research institution in the Federal Ministry of Health revealed that not all sanitisers in circulation are standard. Ehanire said this while briefing journalists at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja. He also gave an advisory on … Read more
Nigeria government on Monday said citizens in foreign countries who are desirous of returning to the country amid the COVID-19 scourge will no longer have to worry about footing the bills of their two-week quarantine. Speaking during the Presidential Taskforce daily briefing in Abuja, Minister of Foreign Affairs Geofrey Onyeama, said the cost of the … Read more
Syria Authorities on Monday announced the country will not hold public prayers during Eid al-Fitr holidays at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, mirroring restrictions in Egypt and Algeria. Inviting the faithful to pray at home with family, Damascus announced “the suspension of collective prayer in mosques for Eid,” state news agency … Read more
President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprising revelation that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own government experts say is not suitable for fighting the novel coronavirus. Trump, noting that he has tested negative for the virus and shows no symptoms, said he’d been taking the drug “for about a week … Read more
The Federal government on Monday extended the lockdown in Kano State by two weeks as the northern state continues to be one of the major hotspots for new infections. The announcement was made by the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary-General of the Federation, Boss Mustapha while briefing journalists in … Read more
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday announced that the country has confirmed two hundred sixteen new cases of COVID-19. The agency made the announcement in its daily situation report of COVID-19 on its official twitter page. According to the agency, of the 216 cases, 74 are confirmed in Lagos, 33 in Kastina, 19 … Read more
Burundians will vote Wednesday in a tense general election, despite a largely-ignored outbreak of coronavirus which is set to be the first major challenge for the new president. President Pierre Nkurunziza, who has been in power since 2005, shocked observers by deciding to step aside, five years after a controversial third-term run plunged his country … Read more
Nigeria has witnessed a spike in its number of active COVID-19 cases after relaxing the five weeks lockdown. According to data from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the country recorded more than half of its total confirmed COVID-19 cases within two weeks of relaxing the lockdown President Muhammadu Buhari had, In March, declared a … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed delight at how the nation is tackling the COVID-19 pandemic despite the health challenges bedevilling the country. The President expressed his satisfaction with how the pandemic has been handled when he met with members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in the State House, Abuja. The delegation was led … Read more
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has eased the restriction on Worship places and social gatherings earlier imposed on the state following the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic. Churches, Mosques and the international Cattle Markets under lockdown can now reopen, but must ensure social distancing with no more than 50 people at a time. Other measures include … Read more
The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has said that the COVID-19 lockdown imposed on the country will continue to hold and will be revisited every two weeks. According to the president, the World Health Organisation has categorized the transmission of the disease in Zimbabwe as “sporadic, with one or more cases imported or locally detected. … Read more
Madagascar on Sunday reported the first death of a patient suffering from novel coronavirus nearly two months after it was first detected in the country, official statistics showed. The Indian ocean island which has reported 304 cases has hit the headlines over a home-grown herbal concoction that President Andry Rajoelina claims can cure people infected … Read more