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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 …

Commends state’s health workers Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Frank Okiye, has urged residents in the state to take the opportunity provided by the state government for screening and testing to check the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Okiye is among the seven patients who have fully recovered after testing negative twice for the virus. He …

Edo State Government is set to commence mobile COVID-19 screenings and active case search activities across the 12 wards in Oredo Local Government Area (LGA), as part of strategies to check the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the exercise will complement screening activities already …