Banji Ayoola Almost one week after testing positive for coronavirus, and going into isolation with his whereabouts unknown, Abba Kyari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has finally broken his silence on his health status, declaring jubilantly that he now feels well enough to resume work soon. He did this in a press statement […]

 Fellow Nigerians,  From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures in the event the disease hits Nigeria.  The whole instruments of government are now mobilized to confront what has now become both a […]

By Banji Ayoola President Muhammadu Buhari roared like a wounded lion Sunday evening, and declared an all out aggressive war against the rampaging Coronavirus, which is making a dangerous inroad into the country to replicate the massive damage it has caused in other countries. He slammed a curfew on Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State, which […]

All entries into Ogun State including those from neighbouring states and the international border with the Republic of Benin, have been ordered shut for the next two weeks. Effective from 12 midnight Sunday, March 29, the closure aims to retrict movement into and out of the state as a further measure to contain the corona […]

To further contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Ekiti State, Governor Kayode Fayemi has ordered complete lockdown of the state and closure of all borders. The governor, made this disclosure in a statewide broadcast to residents of the state on Sunday, in which he also announced a dusk- to-dawn curfew on the state […]

At last, President Muhammadu Buhari would make a nationwide broadcast by 7pm this evening, according to the State House. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said: “President Muhammadu Buhari will broadcast to the nation Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 7pm. “Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are […]

World’s richest black person and philanthropist, Aliko Dangote, has tested negative for the rampaging coronavirus. The business magnate, who, according to the Forbes 2019 ranking of world’s billionaires, had a net worth of $10.9 billion, announced this via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday. Already, he has donated four ambulances and at least N200 million […]

President Muhammadu Buhari receiving briefing from Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire (left); and Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu in his residence at the State House, Abuja…yesterday. President Buhari has urged Nigerians to heed advice constantly given by the Ministry of Health and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), […]

• Online Sales Is Best Option—Daramola• Farmers Must Have Designated Pick-up Point On The Farm—Adesola• It’ll Reduce Human Traffic In Markets—Oyekoya With the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, the country is gradually heading towards a lockdown, as markets, farmers’ marts and superstores are gradually closing operations. Customers’ education is high and they are conscious of health, security and safety […]