The Ondo State Government has disengaged some recently employed nurses, who embarked on a protest to request payment of their accumulated salary arrears. According to SaharaReporters, the six nurses, who worked at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital both in Akure and Ondo town, were laid off on February 14, 2020. It was gathered…
Month: March 2020
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate,” Makinde tweeted on Monday evening. “I have designated Prof Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the University College, Ibadan, as the Head of…
Messi Confirms 70% Pay Cut For Barcelona Players, Criticises Board
Lionel Messi confirmed on Monday that Barcelona’s players will take a 70 per cent pay cut and make financial contributions to ensure the club’s other employees are paid in full during the state of alarm in Spain. In a lengthy message posted on his Instagram account, Messi also took another swipe at the Barca board,…
LAMATA Lauds 3M Distributor for Coronavirus Support
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has commended Safety and Protection Management Solutions Limited, the authorised 3M distributor in Nigeria, for supporting the efforts to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the state. Speaking at the launch of the distribution of 3M nose masks to Lagos residents at the weekend, LAMATA Managing Director, Mrs Abimbola…
COVID-19: LASG Receives N1Billion Donation from UBA
Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has received a cheque for the sum of 1billion naira from the United Bank for Africa as part of the bank’s commitment to help curb the devastating effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the State. Presenting the cheque to Mr. Governor at the State House, Marina on Sunday…
Tinubu Debunks Media Report On Printing Of More Naira Notes
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has debunked news report on printing of new naira notes as his suggestions on the economic measures to be taken to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the APC Chief, such a suggestion is extremely far-fetched and has never been on…
Gov Sanwo-Olu Speaks After President Buhari Announced A 14-Day Lockdown In Lagos
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has spoken concerning the 14-Day lockdown announced by President Muhammadu Buhari which affects the State. The lockdown is part of Federal Government’s measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic which has over 95 cases reported in Nigeria. In his short messages to Lagosians, the Governor said: “As we enter an initial…
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Oyo Identifies 84 Suspected COVID-19 Cases, Imposes Curfew
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has ordered a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state following the confirmation of two new confirmed cases were confirmed and 84 new suspected infections discovered. He disclosed this known via a series of tweets on Saturday morning. This is coming a few hours after the Nigeria Centre for Disease…
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Ministers Donate 50% of March Salary To Support COVID-19 Efforts
At least 43 ministers have donated 50% of their March 2020 salaries to support the Federal Government’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. In a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, quoted the Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki, who coordinated…
COVID-19: Oyo Imposes Dusk To Dawn Curfew, Closes Markets
Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, announced stringent measures to halt the coronavirus spread in the state on Friday. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Oyo now has three confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. “As a result of this, I have directed that the following additional measures be put in place:…
Social Media Goes Wild As Davido’s Chioma Contacts Coronavirus
The social media has been on fire ever since it was announced that the fiancee of the popular Nigeria hip-hop singer, Davido tested positive for coronavirus. Davido, in a social media post, announced that Chioma, his fiance, has tested positive for coronavirus. However, he added that he, his baby and his crew are negative. According to…
Sanwo-Olu Rolls Out Economic Stimulus For Residents, Targets 200,000 Households In First Phase
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unveiled economic stimulus package for the indigent and the most vulnerable in the society. The stimulus, which comes in food packs, to be distributed to every local government in the State is aimed at cushioning the effect of the fourteen days stay-at-home directive. Speaking after an on-the-spot assessment of one of…
Breaking: Femi Otedola Donates N1Billion To Fight Coronavirus
Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola has donated 1 billion naira to fight the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Otedola made the announcement via his social media page some minutes ago. He wrote; “I will be donating 1 billion naira towards the eradication of COVID-19 across Nigeria.” “We must all do what we can to flatten the…
Boris Johnson Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said. Mr Johnson has mild symptoms and will self-isolate in Downing Street. “He was tested for coronavirus on the personal advice of England’s chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty,” a statement said. He will still be in charge of the government’s handling of…
Buhari Approves Immediate Release Of N10 Billion Grant To Lagos State
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved immediate release of a N10 billion grant to Lagos State and N5 billion special intervention fund to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) to equip, expand and provide personnel to its facilities and laboratories across the country. The president said this in a statement Garba Shehu, his spokesman, issued…
NCC Reveals How It’s Fighting Coronavirus
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has put in place measures to support initiatives by other stakeholders to curtail the scourge of coronavirus. The Commission, in conjunction with industry players and all other government agencies, has agreed to reduce the frequency of physical meetings all through the period of the coronavirus outbreak and considered…
LASG Sets-up Temporary Food Markets in Schools
The Ministry of Agriculture has set up sites for food and agricultural produce in selected schools across Local Governments in the State. Recall that some school grounds be used as temporary markets as part of measures to curb the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) The Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal disclosed this development, noting that…
Coronavirus: FG Considers Ban On Inter-State Travels, Closure of Motor Parks
The federal government is considering a ban on inter-state and inter-town travels, to curb the spread of Covid-19 across the country. Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, who made this known in Abuja on Thursday, said the federal government is also considering closing all motor parks and inter-state rail stations.