Author: Olabanji Ayoola

The House of Representatives o Tuesday asked the Federal Government to put in place emergency measures to protect Nigerians and the economy from the potential dire consequences of the widespread outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic among the people. The House resolved to direct the Federal Ministry of Education to  make available hostels in the now-vacated […]

The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Ekiti, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has implored his fellow Governors and all those who attended the Wednesday, March 18 NGF meetings to go for test. The Governor, who is currently on self-isolation and awaiting his COVID -19 test result, gave the advice in a statement […]

PDP asks Buhari to douse tension, address the nation Three aides of CoS, Bauchi gov test positive as Osinbajo self-isolates Presidency silent on the status of coronavirus in Aso Rock Reps okay Economic Stimulus Bill adjourns Jack Ma’s medical supplies arrive as airports shut down for four weeks The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, yesterday, exhibited its […]

Complain of no money, accuse Govt of withholding salaries Residents and workers in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, have started crying over the sudden shutdown imposed by the state government to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).They decried the shutdown in separate interviews on Wednesday in Ilorin. The respondents said shutdown took them unprepared […]

The leadership of the National Assembly is currently meeting with a delegation from the executive and other relevant stakeholders to discuss the state of the economy, the planned review of the 2020 budget and Federal Government’s plan to mitigate the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Present at the meeting is the Senate President, Ahmad […]

pledges N50m to fund Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Federal Government and state governments to set up a palliative fund to assist Nigerians as they observe stay-at-home orders occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, Atiku observed that much of the Nigerian population live on […]

Nigeria’s centre for disease control on Wednesday morning confirmed two new cases of the coronavirus in the country, bringing the total number to 46. The two cases are located in Lagos and Osun States. “Two new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 1 in Lagos and 1 in Osun,” NCDC tweeted. “Both cases […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has advised Nigerians against the use of chloroquine and its derivatives for the management of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. In a post on its official twitter handle, NCDC warned Nigerians against self-medication, stressing that the use of chloroquine is yet to be approved or validated. The tweet says, […]

Even as his test results for Coronavirus showed negative, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has continued to discharge his duties, while self-isolating and observing social distancing by deploying technology to hold meetings and discharge other responsibilities, both at home and in the office. The Vice President’s Spokesman had disclosed that Prof. Osinbajo on Tuesday, went into […]

World heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua has placed himself in self-isolation following a meeting with coronavirus victim Prince Charles. Charles, the eldest son and heir to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, is showing mild symptoms of coronavirus and is self-isolating in Scotland, officials said on Wednesday. It remains unclear when Charles caught the illness but on […]