The federal government has announced the closure of all land borders for four weeks as a measure to check the spread of coronavirus. The weekly federal executive council has also been suspended “until further notice”. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation and chairman of presidential task force on COVID-19, announced this on […]
The Federal Government has announced the cancellation of the meeting of heads of states and governments of the Chad Basin scheduled for next week. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced this at a media briefing in Abuja, on Monday. He said the cancellation was part of measures being taken by the government […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed the first coronavirus death in Nigeria. The NCDC via its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, on Monday, said, “The first #COVID19 death in Nigeria has been recorded. The case was a 67-year-old male who returned home following medical treatment in the United Kingdom. “He had underlying medical conditions- multiple […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has begun an indefinite strike on Monday. ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi, announced this at a press briefing in its National Secretariat in Abuja. ASUU had on Monday, March 9, 2020, declared a two-week warning strike because of the Federal Government’s inability to pay salaries of lecturers who are not […]
Germany has imposed a public gathering restriction of not more than two people on its citizens, marking yet another stringent step in the fight to stop the spread of coronavirus. Angela Merkel, the country’s chancellor, announced on Sunday no more than two people should henceforth be seen together in public. Authorities also said citizens should […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will on Monday arraign the immediate past Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, for N3 billion graft. She will be arraigned before Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja. The ex-HOS was sacked in September last year after about N600 million […]
Despite rising cases of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria, some night clubs in Lagos are still defying government’s advisory and remained open to their customers. PREMIUM TIMES visited eight night clubs across the nation’s commercial capital on Saturday evening and observed that six of them were bustling with revellers, despite warnings against mass gatherings as […]
Former Real Madrid president, Lorenzo Sanz, who was hospitalised with coronavirus, died on Saturday at the age of 76, his son announced. Sanz was in charge of the Spanish giants from 1995-2000, overseeing two Champions League titles. “My father has just passed away. He did not deserve this ending and in this way,” tweeted his […]
Three new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Lagos State on Sunday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced this on Sunday morning. “On the 22nd of March 2020, three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 25 cases have been confirmed, two cases have been discharged and there […]