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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has hailed health workers on the frontlines of efforts to manage the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state, noting that their commitment, resilience and sacrifices are enviable and commendable. The governor said this in commemoration of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work marked every year by the United Nations (UN) …

Edo State Government has received 350,000 facemasks, 10,000 pairs of medical gloves, 18,000 pieces of testing kits, 200 cartons of disinfectant, 40 pieces of decontamination equipment, all valued at over N120 million, from the management of Yongxing Steel Company. The company operates at Utesi, in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo State. Receiving the items at the Government House, …

…completes contact tracing for 502 suspected persons as cases rise to 30 Edo State Government has ramped up Active Case Search (ACS) activities for coronavirus (COVID-19) across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state, visiting over 228 communities and contact tracing 502 suspected cases in the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, who disclosed this to journalists in …

Communication experts on Tuesday said that fake news majorly circulated via social media platforms have complicated the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in African countries. The experts drew the conclusion during a Webinar monitored in Abuja and hosted by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in collaboration with WHO, UN Women and UN Information Centre (UNIC). News …

Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), said it had sent some key officials on mandatory leave, pending the conclusion and outcome of the ongoing forensic audit of the commission. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2019, ordered forensic audit of NDDC finances, which took full effect on April 22. This information was contained in …

Nigeria has announced its highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases yet, with the figure for Tuesday at 195. The announcement was made by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via Twitter early Wednesday. The figure brings the total tally for the country to 1532, the agency said. The total number of those discharged is 255 and deaths 44. Lagos leads in …

Edo State has recorded 29 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) with three deaths, the state’s Commissioner for Health, Patrick Okundia, has said. Mr Okundia spoke to journalists in Benin on Tuesday. According to him, since the first outbreak of Coronavirus in the state, a total of 254 suspected cases have been tested as of April 27. “And in all of these, …

The Senate has approved the N850billion loan request of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), which was read at the plenary on Tuesday. The loan request is to finance projects in the 2020 budget. The President had asked the Senate to approve N850 billion loan for the Federal Government to enable his regime to fund the 2020 budget. The Senate President, …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says it remains focused on the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. The agency said on Monday in Abuja that it would increase testing for the virus across the country as a strategy to succeed. Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, gave the reassurance at the daily briefing by the Presidential Task …

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 …