COVID19: Rivers Govt Closes Borders With Other States in Proactive Measure
The River State Government has announced that air, sea and land routes into the state will be closed to traffic, beginning from 6am, Thursday, March 26, 2020. This is a move to check the spread of coronavirus to Rivers State,…
VP Osinbajo Tests Negative for Coronavirus
Vice President (VP) Yemi Osinbajo has reportedly tested negative to coronavirus, according to his media aide, Laolu Akande. According to him, an official statement about the development will be issued by the Vice President’s Office soon. The Street Reporters Newspaper…
Part of Ogbete Main Market Shut As Enugu Council Relocates Traders
By Chris Ugwuja, Nsukka The Enugu North Local Government Council of Enugu State has shut down the tomato section of Akwatta in Ogbete Main Market, Enugu, until further notice. Shutting down the market, the Chairman of the Council, Hon. Emeka…
Governor Ugwuanyi Speaks to Ndi Enugu on COVID-19 Pandemic, Orders Institutions Closed
By Chris Ugwuja, Nsukka The Enugu State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has addressed residents of the state on the COVID-19 pandemic, issuing orders as part of measures aimed at containing the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus disease ravaging the…
COVID-19: Conservative Lawyer Sues China for $20bn over Mass Murder Allegation
….As Group Says Coronavirus Bioweapon Developed in China A $20 trillion lawsuit has been filed against Chinese authorities in the US over coronavirus outbreak. American lawyer Larry Klayman and his advocacy group Freedom Watch along with Texas company Buzz Photos…
Coronavirus: Wike Closes All Borders, Bans Open Worship, Weddings And Burials
In a move to check the spread of coronavirus to Rivers State, the State Government on Wednesday announced that air, sea and land routes into the state will be closed to traffic, beginning 6pm, Thursday, March 26, 2020. Rivers State…
COVID-19: Mr LA Urges Intensified Prayers, Caution
A Peoples Democratic Party chieftain and senatorial candidate for Kaduna Central, Lawal Adamu Usman, popularly known as Mr LA, has urged the intensification of prayers as a way of checking the escalation of the global Coronavirus pandemic otherwise referred to…
COVID-19: Gombe Governor Inaugurates Taskforce to Review, Monitor Pandemic
…Shuts down schools, advises on distancing, limit on congregations, social gatherings …as state Executive Council holds emergency session over convid-19 Gombe state Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state has inaugurated a 21-member state Taskforce to review and monitor…
COVID-19: Delta Acquires Ventilators, Bans Public Gatherings
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, on Tuesday, said the state government had acquired 19 Ventilators, monitors and other critical equipment for the management of COVID-19 cases if it occurred in the state. Okowa disclosed this in radio and television broadcast…
COVID-19: National Park Service Suspends Group Visits, Overnight Stay
The National Park Service says it is suspending some of its activities, including group visits and overnight stay at the seven parks across the nation. Dr Ibrahim Goni, the Conservator General, National Park Service said this in a statement issued…
CBN Retains MPR At 13.5%
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 13.5 per cent. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) after the two-day meeting which held at the apex bank’s…