Presidency releases guidelines for gradual reopening of economy

Says all passenger flights remain banned The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF) Wednesday unveiled sector-specific guidelines for the gradual reopening of the economy which will span a total of six weeks broken into three tranches of t weeks each. The phased strategy is designed to reduce the pains of socio-economic disruptions while strengthening public […]

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Why Buhari ‘appointed’ dead person – Presidency

The Presidency has reacted to the discovery that a dead man was included in the list of names sent to the Senate for approval into the board of some federal government agencies by President Muhammadu Buhari. The President had on Tuesday, forwarded a list of 38 persons for approval to the Senate. The letter was read […]

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We’ll proffer local cure for coronavirus soon – Ooni of Ife

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi on Wednesday said a local cure would be proffered soon to end coronavirus. He spoke at Oke – Mosan Governor’s Office, Abeokuta, Ogun State, while handing over two motorised modular fumigators to Governor Dapo Abiodun as his donation to the Ogun State Government in support of its […]

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Ooni of Ife says hunger kills faster than Coronavirus

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has said that ‘hunger virus’ could kill faster than Coronavirus. He, however, warned that care must be taken to avoid losing one’s life in the process of searching for what to eat. The royal father stated this on Wednesday while donating Motorised Fumigators to Governor Dapo Abiodun […]

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Ooni tells Federal Government: Support efforts on herbal remedies to crush Coronavirus

Says Obafemi Awolowo University has developed disinfectant that kills COVID-19 He’s working with traditional medicine practitioners on local remedies Donates motorised modular fumigators to Ogun The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi on Wednesday disclosed that many people were wondering that he wears face mask in public with some of them taking to the […]

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University teachers say directive to resume by online teaching unworkable

University teachers have criticised as unworkable the directive by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, that Nigerian tertiary institutions should resume their academic activities, which were truncated by the coronavirus pandemic, with online teaching. They faulted the directive in a leaflet issued by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, University of Ibadan, Publicity Committee, […]

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Ooni donates motorised fumigators, drone sprinkler to Lagos

Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Tuesday presented three locally made motorised modular fumigators to Lagos State Government as his contribution in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic. The royal father also handed over a large size drone sprinkler to the state Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The drone sprinkler-fumigator is meant for the […]

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Adegboruwa faults Buhari’s new measures, Agbakoba commends

Two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), Dr Olisa Agbakoba and Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa have disagreed on Monday’s broadcast of President Muhammadu Buhari on the way forward towards curtailing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. While Dr Agbakoba, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), lauded Buhari over new regulations, particularly on relaxing the lockdown, […]

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