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The Federal Government has lifted the ban placed on interstate travels with effect from July 1, provided such journeys are made outside curfew hours. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the daily briefing of the task force in Abuja on Monday. Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the …

The Federal Government has approved the safe resumption of domestic flights in the country. It has also lifted the ban placed on interstate travels with effect from July 1, provided such journeys are made outside curfew hours. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the ongoing daily briefing of the task force in …

The Federal Government has retained the nationwide curfew declared to curtail further spread of COVID-19 in the country. The National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, disclosed this at a briefing of the task force in Abuja on Monday. The curfew will remain in force between 10pm and 4am. Aliyu also disclosed that the government has approved restriction …

…asks graduating pupils to resume The Federal Government has approved what it called “safe reopening” of schools nationwide in the next phase of the gradual easing of lockdown ordered to curtail further spread of COVID-19. However, only graduating students will resume. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the daily briefing of the …

•As Sirika, Lai Muhammed, others assess readiness •FAAN conducts simulation exercises in Abuja, Lagos The federal government on Saturday hinted that airports in the country were about 90% ready to restart operation, going by measures already in place. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, disclosed this during flight simulations organised to test the preparedness of the airports. The airports had …

Says, greatest happiness was taking over Kwara ‘I accept my fate in good faith’ Immediate-past National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole said he has accepted the decision of the National Executive Committee NEC to dissolve the National Working Committee NWC which he chaired until Thursday. At a news conference Saturday in Abuja, the former …

…Says fence-mending too little too late …Plays down 2023 bid Efforts to find peace in the All Progressives Congress (APC) continued yesterday after the sack of its National Working Committee (NWC) by the National Executive Committee (NEC) on Thursday. The Caretaker/Extraordinary National Working Committee, which replaced the NWC and headed by Gov.  Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, is scheduled …

Benin City: Amb. Osaro Louis has emerged as the flagbearer of the All progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the forthcoming Edo governorship election bid for September 19, 2020. Speaking after the election, Amb. Louis thanked the committee for a job well done. He also thanked the National Party Chairman, Barr. Mic Adams for his tenacity, fairness and transparency. “This is …

Members of the Edo State House of Assembly and the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Edo State Chapter, have congratulated the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on his emergence as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s flagbearer in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state, scheduled to hold on September 19, 2020. In separate congratulatory messages, they reaffirmed …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has hailed health workers in the state for their sacrifice, resilience and commitment in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, reassuring his administration’s support towards the protection and welfare of the state’s health workforce. Governor Obaseki also announced the recovery and discharge of 14 more COVID-19 patients who have now tested negative for the …