FORMER Minister for Power, Prof Chinedu Nebo has blamed the world body for embarking on panic measures at the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, instead of using a scientific approach to tackle the disease at its very beginning. He said…
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Union Bank Staff dies of Covid-19 in Lagos
A staff of Union Bank, on Monday, died of COVID-19 in Lagos. The management of Union Bank on Monday confirmed the death in an internal memo by its Chief Executive Officer, Emeka Emuwa which was made public on Monday. The…
UPDATED: Lagos, Borno, Kano top as Nigeria’s COVID-19 deaths hit 93
No fewer than six patients died of coronavirus – related complications in Nigeria within the last 24 hours, The insidesources magazine reports . The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed this on its website on Monday while giving COVID –…
$311.7m Abacha loot from US, Jersey: We’ll ensure transparent use of cash on key projects – Malami
The federal government yesterday recovered $311.7 million Abacha loot from the United States of America and the Bailiwick of Jersey. The cash drawdown, which was confirmed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, forms…
COVID-19: Evacuation of Nigerians from U.S. begins May 10
Evacuation of Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the novel coronavirus will begin on May 10 , the Consulate of Nigeria in New York has announced . It said 700 Nigerians have registered with the missions in the…
50 passengers found inside trailer loaded with fruits in Kwara
Fifty persons from Zamfara state hidden inside Lorry loads of fruits were on Sunday intercepted in Ilorin by officers of Kwara state police command. Vanguard reliably gathered that they were intercepted at the Oyun area close to Kulende junction around…
COVID-19, cause of mysterious deaths in Kano — PTF c’ttee leader
Leader of the Presidential Task Force Committee on COVID-19, Dr. Nasiru Sani Gwarzo, said yesterday, that coronavirus pandemic was responsible for the spate of deaths recorded in Kano in the last three weeks. He said the committee’s report was based…
Stay at home, Sanwo-Olu tells Lagos civil servants
THE Lagos State Government has asked all its civil servants not to resume for work immediately, as the five-week lockdown imposed by the Federal Government on Lagos and two other states to combat coronavirus disease will be eased today. Governor…
Easing of Lockdown: FCTA urges workers residing outside Abuja to remain at home
Lockdown: The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has directed federal workers residing outside Abuja to remain in their respective states of residence pending the lifting of ban on interstate travel. The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, said this a statement…
Zamfara emir dies while awaiting result of COVID-19 test
The Emir of Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara State, Mohammed Ahmad Asha, is dead. He died while waiting for his result of COVID-19 test. The monarch’s death is coming less than 24-hours after the Emir of Rano, Dr. Tafida Abubakar Ila II,…