As expected, the Nigerian government has extended the lockdown by 14 days in Lagos, FCT & Ogun. What we also expected was for the president to address the hunger & insecurity in the land, give more details on how the Read more
The European Union has given Nigeria a grant of €50 million to fight COVID-19. The grant was announced by the Head of EU delegation in Nigeria, Ambassador Ketil Karlsen, at a meeting with President Buhari in Abuja. The Special Adviser Read more
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE EXTENSION OF COVID- 19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA MONDAY, 13TH APRIL, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians 2. In my address on Sunday, 29th March, Read more
Former First Lady Patience Jonathan has struck a deal to release her 200-bed hotel as COVID-19 Isolation and treatment centre. The Abuja hotel, which is believed to be worth about N2 billion, is under interim forfeiture secured by the Economic Read more
Professor Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health in Lagos state, has announced the death of another COVID-19 patient in the state. He made the announcement via Twitter on Saturday morning. According to the commissioner, the patient died in a private facility. Read more
The outbreak of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and national response to it clearly exposed our ill preparedness for its possible spread to Nigeria. Response and management of the crisis also showed our poor strategy to emergency handling as a nation. Several Read more
A Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has sentenced 34 persons to one month community service for violating the social distancing directives of the Lagos State Government. The court convicted the defendants following their plea of guilty to a one-count charge Read more
The Lagos State Government has withdrawn charges against a musician, Azeez Fashola, alias Naira Marley, and a politician, Babatunde Gbadamosi. Naira Marley, Gbadamosi and his wife were charged before the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Ogba for attending a crowded Read more
A 66-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom has died of coronavirus in Lagos State. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known via Twitter handle on Wednesday. He also confirmed that cases of coronavirus had increased Read more
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the arrest of two helicopter pilots for allegedly violating the Executive Order issued by the state government to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state. They have also been remanded Read more