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The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has signed an executive bill repealing the law that created pension allowances and gratuities to former governors, deputy governors, speakers and deputy speakers. Speaking after accenting to the Bill at Sam Mbakwe Exco Chambers, Government House, Owerri, the governor noted that the law has become necessary as it runs contrary to the 1999 …

Anti-viral drug remdesivir cuts recovery times in coronavirus patients, according to the full results of a trial published Friday night, three weeks after America’s top infectious diseases expert said the study showed the medication has “clear-cut” benefits. Complete results from the research, which was carried out by US government agency the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), were …

As the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) rises in Edo State, the state government has revved up Active Case Search (ACS) activities in over 542 rural and urban communities across the state, testing 1,367 residents and contact tracing over 933 others. Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, reassured …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has felicitated with Muslim faithful on the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations, after the completion of the Ramadan fast amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement, the governor urged Muslims to promote a life of sacrifice, charity and love for one another. According to him, “On behalf of the Government and people of Edo State, I …

President Muhammadu Buhari will observe this year’s Eid prayers with his family at home, presidency said on Friday. The president has also cancelled the usual celebration with top government officials, political leaders, community heads, Muslim and Christian religious leaders and children, saying he would not receive any homage this year as part of efforts to contain coronavirus. Senior Special Assistant …

BENIN CITY – The crisis rocking Edo state All Progressives Congress (APC) continued on Friday as a group Concerned Edo Citizens Forum, (CECF) has cautioned political parties against the adoption of direct primary to select its candidate for the September governorship election citing the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic. A statement signed by Convener and Secretary of the group Comrade Roy Oribhabor …

BOSTON — The Massachusetts unemployment rate for April was 15.1 percent, up from 2.9 percent in March and 3.0 percent in April 2019, according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. By comparison, economic historians say the peak unemployment rate in Massachusetts during the Great Depression came in 1934, when it hit 25 percent. During …

…govt harps on screening, testing to contain pandemic Edo State has recorded one more death, bringing to a total of 6 coronavirus-related deaths in the state. At the same time the government has announced the discharge of four more coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, who have tested negative for the virus and cleared from the state’s isolation centres. The state also recorded 25 …

Cautions govs on lockdown relaxation339 new cases spike tally to 7,016 with 1,907 discharged, 211 dead The federal government Thursday kicked against large gathering during Sallah celebration holding saturday, saying it might put many people, particularly the aged, at risk of COVID-19 infection. Some governors in the northern part of the country had relaxed the lockdown, imposed on their states …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday approved a new policy framework known as Policy on Conducting Elections in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic. The commission, in a statement issued by Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said the policy document would be released on May 25. Mr Okoye said that the provisions would be …