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The Federal Government has declared Friday, May 1, 2020, as a public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement by signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Georgina Ehuriah. In the statement, Aregbesola commended Nigerian workers “for their …

“There will be a ban on non-essential inter-state passenger travel until further notice. “Partial and controlled interstate movement of goods and services will be allowed for the movement of goods and services from producers to consumers; and “We will strictly ensure the mandatory use of face masks or coverings in public in addition to maintaining physical distancing and personal hygiene. …

ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJAMONDAY, 27th APRIL, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians 2. I will start by commending you all for the resilience and patriotism that you have …

Mohammed Atiku-Abubakar, a son of Nigeria’s former vice-president, has now tested negative for coronavirus. “I have just received my second consecutive negative result,” Mr Mohammed Atiku-Abubakar said Monday afternoon. “My discharge is currently being processed, and I hope to be home this evening.” The Nigerian disease control office does not comment on individual cases. Mr Mohammed Atiku was first confirmed …

*In the span of a month, Nigeria’s coronavirus cases rose from 42 to 1,273. The health minister, Osagie Ehanire, and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control chief, Chikwe Ihekweazu, met President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors on Sunday, to brief the president on the latest development on coronavirus and the reported deaths in Kano State. With the 14-day extension to …

The Kano State coordinator of technical response team on COVID-19, Tijjani Hussaini, said three persons who tested positive of COVID-19 in the state have run away. Mr Hussaini said on Monday that the patients fled their known addresses and switched off their phones. He said his team is working with security agencies to trace the patients and move them to …

The Edo State Government has said the rise in the number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Edo state in the past few days is as a result of the state’s ramped-up testing capacity, which is aimed at providing ample insights to properly calibrate its prevention, treatment and control measures. Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and …

The House Representatives will resume plenary on Tuesday after about five weeks COVID-19 enforced recess. The Clerk of the House, Patrick Giwa, who disclosed this in a statement, said the guidelines to avoid the spread of COVID-19 would be given to members upon resumption. The House had in March adjourned for two weeks in a bid to check the spread …

Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has alleged that COVID-19 is responsible for the deaths of senior citizens in the state. He said this in a letter written to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), a copy of which was obtained via his Twitter handle. A copy of the letter was also shared by the Personal Assistant to the …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will address Nigerians at 8 pm today (Monday). Personal Assistant on New Media to the President, Bashir Ahmad, made this known via a tweet. He tweeted, “Buhari will address the nation later today, at 8:00 pm. Television, radio, and other electronic media stations are enjoined to hook up to the network services of …