The Positive and Negative Sides of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria – Intersociety
…Many of Nigeria’s 17,500 Public Officers & their Families may be Presently Living with Coronavirus infection. …17,500 Nigerian Public Officers have Been Forced back to Nigeria to Stay at Home since Past 22 Years As dreaded, terrifying, devastating and menacing…
World Meteorological Day: NiMet DG Harps on Need to Address Water Challenge Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Sani Abubakar Mashi has restated the urgent need to tackle water shortage challenges by improving forecasting, monitoring and management of water supplies and tackling the problem of “too much, too little…
COVID-19: Okowa Lauds FG for Halting International Flights
Delta Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has commended the Federal Government for halting international flights into the country as part of measures to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic. He said the stoppage of international flights and closure of land borders would ill…
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…
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: 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…
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…
Coronavirus: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo In Self-Isolation
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently in self-isolation amid the spread of COVID-19 in the country, the Vice President’s spokesman , Laolu Akande said in a tweet on Tuesday. Akande noted that the Vice President has been “conducting his meetings…
