The Federal Government has announced extension of the second phase of the eased lockdown for another four weeks. Read Also: I Find RevolutionNow Protest Exasperating , Says Adesina The extension is the third for the second phase. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 … Read more
Residents of a Guatemalan town set the city hall on fire after the government refused to relax coronavirus restrictions there, local media reported on Monday. The building was set alight late Sunday in San Lucas Toliman, in the south of the country, after President Alejandro Giammattei announced which municipalities could resume different levels of activities. … Read more
The Ekiti State Government on Wednesday announced the change in resumption of students in graduating classes at both public and private schools from July 20 to Aug. 3. The Commissioner for Education, Mr Foluso Daramola, gave this new date during a media chart in Ado-Ekiti. Daramola said that the South-West states held virtual meeting where … Read more
The Osun government has announced the ease of lockdown imposed on four local government areas in the state as measures to monitor the spread of the pandemic. The Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Wole Oyebamiji who made the news known in a statement in Osogbo on Monday, said the ease would take effect from … Read more
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Pauline Tallen, has frowned at the uprise in rape cases nationwide. She noted with worry that no fewer than 3, 600 cases of rape were recorded during the lockdown. She further said, “Reports that we received from commissioners of women affairs across the 36 states of … Read more
Two persons, who allegedly flouted the lockdown order in Ilesa, Osun, and assaulted two policemen, were on Monday brought before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court. The defendants, Babatunde Tosin and Saliu Rufiat, however, pleaded not guilty to a five-count charge preferred against them. The Prosecutor, Insp. Moses Adebayo, told the court that the defendants committed the … Read more
Dana Air has announced its flight services’ resumption on July 9, 2020, following the recent re-opening of the airports by the Federal Government. The Chief Operating Officer of Dana Air, Obi Mbanuzuo, disclosed this in Lagos’s statement to reporters on Wednesday. Mbanuzuo said that the airline would operate three daily flights from Lagos to Abuja … Read more
A 26- year – old man, Kelechi Nwakwo, has been remanded in Port Harcourt correctional centre for defiling an eight- year- old girl at Elele Local Government area of Rivers State. The plea of Kelechi who is facing a one count charge of defilement could not be taken since the court lacks jurisdiction to hear … Read more
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a “phased reopening” of the country, with the resumption of international flights from August 1 as well as the lifting of internal travel restrictions. The move comes as pressure mounts to kickstart the country’s ailing economy after nearly four months of coronavirus restrictions that have devastated key industries … Read more
The Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola has ordered a total lockdown in four local government areas in the state for one week. This was made known in a statement issued by the State’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode. According to Egbemode, the lockdown will affect Ilesa East, Ilesa West, Atakumosa East, … Read more
Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country, Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has called on politicians to stop playing games with the issue of Covid-19. He gave the warning on Thursday in a meeting with members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation. The members of the … Read more
The Governor of Kano State, Umar Ganduje, has lifted the lockdown imposed on the state as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abba Anwar revealed this in a press statement issued to journalists in the state. Read also: NLC Demands Reversal Of New Pump … Read more
Federal government on Tuesday said it might lock down eleven councils in Lagos following a surge in COVID-19 infections. The presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 announced this on Tuesday. It said the councils may be locked down down as part of efforts to curtail the pandemic spread. According to the PTF, The Lagos councils … Read more
Bishop Dan Obinegbo, General Oversee of Christian Victory Prayer Ministry, in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has been arrested alongside 10 others by the State COVID-19 Taskforce for violating restriction orders. Commissioner for Internal Security, Border Peace and Conflict Resolution, Mr. Stanley Emegha, ordered the arrest of Bishop Dan in Abakaliki. READ ALSO: Nollywood Actress Urges Nigerians … Read more
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Monday, said it would continue to keep tab of situation nationwide in order to take informed decisions by the end of June, on the second phase of the lockdown. Boss Mustapha, the chairman of PTF on COVID-19 and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), … Read more
Controversial self-acclaimed Journalist, Kemi Omololu Olunloyo has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari is considering a two-week total lockdown for Lagos State. In a tweet via her official Twitter handle on Saturday morning, Kemi who claimed to have a source at the presidency said Buhari might lock down Lagos State again following the rise in COVID-19 … Read more
The Federal Government has ruled out imposing another lockdown, despite the increase in COVID-19 cases in the country. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF), Boss Mustapha, stated this on Thursday, during the daily media briefing. Mustapha was asked if the government was looking to shut down the country again, in a bid to flatten … Read more
Teachers of private schools have appealed to the government to assist them with palliatives, saying the prolonged closure of schools as part of measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19 is subjecting them to starvation. In a statement signed by their spokesman, Abdul-Ganiyy Raji, and made available to the Tribune Education in Kaduna, the private … Read more
Many children who attended school before the closure of formal learning centres and suspension of educational activities due to the lockdown occassioned by the COVID-19 pandemic have not engaged in any learning/education activities. The government locked down the states as part of the measures put in place to check the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read more
