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The Federal Government has banned inter-state movement of Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in the country. Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, said this on Wednesday in Abuja, at the Presidential Taskforce (PTF), briefing on COVID-19. Ehanire said that all persons diagnosed with the virus would henceforth be treated in the state where their diagnosis was made to avoid further spread of …

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has been appointed Champion of the COVID-19 response by Presidents of West African countries under the aegis of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government.The appointment took place Thursday at the Extraordinary ECOWAS Summit on COVID-19 which was held via teleconferencing under the Chairmanship of His Excellency, Mahamadou Issoufou, President of the Republic of Niger.Mr. Femi …

The Nigeria Labour Congress has called on the Federal Government not to extend the lockdown order on COVID-19, warning that doing so might cause social unrest in the affected states and the Federal Capital Territory. In a letter addressed to the chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and dater April 14, 2020, which was signed by the NLC …

Edo State Government’s COVID-19 fundraising efforts received a big boost on Thursday when, the Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Mr. Osagie Okunbor and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Lilian Salami, threw their weight behind the initiative. They called on Edo sons and daughters to join in collectively combating the coronavirus pandemic …

Elizabeth Warren’s oldest brother died of the new coronavirus, the U.S. senator announced Thursday morning. Don Reed, 86, died in Oklahoma about three weeks after contracting the virus. Warren’s oldest brother was a 20-year Air Force veteran. “I’m grateful to the nurses and frontline staff who took care of him, but it’s hard to know that there was no family to …

•Canvasses special courts to try armed robbery, kidnapping, banditry cases Predident Muhammadu Buhari has called for urgent measures towards the speedy trial of cases and decongestion of custodial centres in the country, in view of COVID-19 pandemic. The President has also suggested to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, to consider setting up Special Courts in all states, including the FCT, …

As part of efforts to complement the Edo State Government’s fight against the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), more local government councils across the state have kicked off sensitisation and enlightenment campaigns on precautionary measures against the spread of the infectious disease. Chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria, (ALGON), Edo State and Chairman Oredo Local Government Area (LGA), Hon. Jenkins …

Kano, the state with the third highest number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria, has suspended testing for the disease, an official has said. The testing for the coronavirus was suspended at the Kano test centre following the dearth of materials. A member of Kano COVID-19 taskforce, Sadiq Isah, a professor, told BBC Hausa Service that the testing was suspended in …

…support govt with food items, others MEMBERS of the Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) have donated their one month salary to the Edo State Government to complement the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. Speaker of the House,Rt. Hon. Frank Okiye, disclosed this in Benin City, when he led other lawmakers to donate 200 bags of …

Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC) has joined Transparency International, Human Rights Watch and Global Witness in calling and appealing to the IMF, the World Bank, other development partners and the private sector to highlight the importance of transparency and integrity in their engagement with the Nigerian Government. Transparency International, Human Rights Watch and Global Witness had recently proposed key …