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…Advises residents with symptoms to turn up for screening Edo State Government said today that it has provided Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) and private hospitals with more computers, Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), infrared thermometers and other equipment to facilitate the ongoing massive screening in the state. Official said the move is in line with the vision of the Governor Godwin …

…UBTH testing center ready, as Edo sets for 1000 tests daily Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew effective from tomorrow, April 20, 2020, prohibiting the movement of people throughout the state from 7pm to 6am, as part of measures to halt the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state.  Obaseki, who disclosed this in a …

People who took part in the funeral of the chief of staff to President Buhari, Abba Kyari, will be isolated, the federal capital territory authorities have said. The acting secretary of the FCT health secretariat, Mohammed Kawu, said workers at the cemetery had been identified and will be isolated and tested for coronavirus. This comes amidst outrage over the disregard for …

• On the 18th of April 2020, 48 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria• Till date, 541 cases have been confirmed, 166 cases have been discharged and nineteen deaths have been recorded in Nigeria• The 48 new cases are reported from six states- Lagos (23), FCT (12),Kano (10), Ogun (2), Oyo (1).• A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has mourned the death of Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari. In a statement, the governor said he received the news of the passing of Abba Kyari with sadness, stating that his passing was a personal loss and that he would be greatly missed. According to him, “Having associated with …

Following the sad exit on Friday April 17, 2020, of his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, Nigeria’s President, General Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday gave a tribute in “recognition of the enormous sacrifices and contributions made by the deceased to the success of his politics and administration and to the overall development of the nation.” The issuance of a tribute, …

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has sent a message of condolence to President Muhammadu Buhari on the death of his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari’s. In the statement released in Abuja today by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Osinbajo said: “Dolapo and I express our sympathies to …

The remains of the late Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, arrived in Abuja Saturday morning from Lagos, and have been buried at Gudu cemetery after funeral prayers at his residence, Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) said today in a press statement. As advised by the protocols put in place by …

* Highest Profile death from Coronavirus outbreak The coronavirus has killed 1,000 people across Africa since the pandemic emerged late last year, and the continent has recorded nearly 17,000 infection, according to Johns Hopkins university data. Algeria has the highest number of deaths at 364, followed by Egypt with 205, Morocco 135 and South Africa 50, according to the figures …

The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, Mallam Abba Kyari died on Friday, following diagnosis with and treatment for the deadly coronavirus. Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) announced Aba Kyari’s passing in a press statement on Friday. The statement reads: The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of …