March 2020

Presidency Begins Fumigation Of Buhari’s Offices, Others

Presidency Begins Fumigation Of Buhari’s Offices, Others

March 26, 2020 9:40 am

Intensive fumigation of the State House has begun. Fumigation experts arrived at the Villa about 9.30 am to commence the exercise, which a source said would cover all the offices at the Presidential Villa.

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Findings indicated that as of 11.15 am, the experts were already in the main building housing the office of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), the floors, corridors, and major pathways.

“These people are not from Villa. They came from outside of the town (Abuja city). They are dressed in complete white overalls, masked and wear …

Enugu Govt Approves Assurance Package For Doctors

Enugu Govt Approves Assurance Package For Doctors

March 26, 2020 9:40 am

In furtherance of his resolve to strengthen the state’s response to Coronavirus Disease pandemic, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has approved the immediate provision of Group Life/Group Personal Accident Assurance Policy for all medical doctors in the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu.

In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, the assurance package is also extended to all doctors in the State Ministry of Health and all other health workers.

Other beneficiaries, according to the statement, include fire fighters, staff of Enugu State Emergency Management

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Union Leaders Order Tanker Drivers To Stay At Home

Union Leaders Order Tanker Drivers To Stay At Home

March 26, 2020 9:39 am

The National Leadership of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), has directed tanker drivers to leave depots due to rising cases of coronavirus in Nigeria.

NARTO is the umbrella organisation of all commercial transport owners in Nigeria.

The union told drivers to stay at home with effect from Friday, March 27.

This announcement was contained in a statement by NARTO president, Yusuf Othma, on Wednesday.

He explained that the decision was in line with government’s effort to control the spread of the global pandemic.

Othma expressed worry about the safety and health of all its employees “who are

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Bala Mohammed’s Double Headache As Brother Is Kidnapped

Bala Mohammed’s Double Headache As Brother Is Kidnapped

March 26, 2020 9:39 am

Governor Bala Mohammed’s elder brother has been kidnapped.

According to reports, gunmen kidnapped Adamu Mohammed Duguri at about 7:30 pm on Wednesday.

The gunmen kidnapped him at Anguwar Jaki in Bauchi metropolis.

Channels TV confirmed the news from the Senior Special Assistant to the governor. .

Read Also: Bala Mohammed’s Coronavirus Status Shocks Bauchi People

The news of the abduction came barely 24 hours after Governor Bala Mohammed tested positive to the coronavirus.

He and his family are now in quarantine, supervised by officers of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

 

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Why Nigeria Will No Longer Have A President Soon – Kanu

Why Nigeria Will No Longer Have A President Soon – Kanu

March 26, 2020 6:49 am

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to the Coronavirus status of Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.

Africa Daily News reported on Tuesday that the Chief of Staff to the President, who recently returned from Germany, has tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus.

Nnamdi Kanu said that very soon Nigeria will be without a President, because, according to him, COVID-19 “presents the corrupt criminal Fulani cabal in Abuja and their accomplices in the Lagos media with an opportunity to package and send Jubril Al-Sudani back to his country

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U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 1,000

U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 1,000

March 26, 2020 6:49 am

The U.S. coronavirus death toll surpassed 1,000 on Wednesday. Statistics showed that 247 people died in 24 hours and 13,355 new cases recorded.

Recovery rate remains poor: 384 out of 68,211 cases.

With U.S. tailing Italy’s 74,386 cases of coronavirus, there are fears that the world’s biggest economy may soon become the new epicentre of the virus in the entire world.

There are fears that the U.S. could also surpass Italy and China’s 81,218 case records.

Read Also: White House, Senate Agree On $2tn Coronavirus Rescue Plan

New York remains the most hit state with 30,000 confirmed cases, almost 50

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We Don’t Have Protective Equipment – Health Workers

We Don’t Have Protective Equipment – Health Workers

March 26, 2020 6:48 am

Health workers under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), have complained of lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

PPE include goggles and protective clothing designed to protect the wearer’s body from infection.

Chairman of the Bauchi State chapter, Ibrahim Maikudi, told the press on Wednesday that nurses needed to protect themselves in the course of their duties.

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Already, Governor Bala Mohammed has tested positive to the deadly coronavirus.

Maikudi said his members could not afford to take risk in view of the disease …

Akon Blasts Govts, Politicians, Making ‘Fake’ Promises

Akon Blasts Govts, Politicians, Making ‘Fake’ Promises

March 26, 2020 6:47 am
As cases of COVID-19 continue to increase, Popular Singer, Akon on Thursday took a swipe at politicians and governments.

Akon called out politicians for making promises to help those out of work and families in need without fulfilling them.

According to him, no one has got any money from those that promised.

He wrote: “Politicians and governments around the world are promising billions and even trillions to help people out of work, families in need.

“No one has seen a dime yet.”

Most leaders of countries affected by Coronavirus had in one way or the other promised to help those

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‘God Allowed Coronavirus On Man Because Of Sin' – Keyamo

‘God Allowed Coronavirus On Man Because Of Sin’ – Keyamo

March 26, 2020 6:47 am
The Minister of State, Labour and Productivity, Festus Keyamo, has said God allowed Coronavirus to afflict humanity so they can retrace their steps back to him.

Keyamo urged Nigerians to ask God for forgiveness and follow the directives of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Read Also: White House, Senate Agree On $2tn Coronavirus Rescue Plan

In a tweet, Keyamo wrote: “God has allowed COVID-19 to afflict the human race only to redirect our steps back to Him.

“We have so distorted God’s Word to suit our own human weaknesses and satisfy our greed, even in supposed Holy Places.

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Salihu Ex-NNPC Depot Staff Fined ₦1m For ₦6Bn Theft

Salihu Ex-NNPC Depot Staff Fined ₦1m For ₦6Bn Theft

March 26, 2020 6:47 am

Abdulkadir Mohammed Salihu, a former sales assistant of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Kaduna Depot on Wednesday got a kid-glove treatment from a Nigerian court.

Justice Z. B Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Kaduna gave Salihu a N1 million fine or a three-year jail term after a proven theft of over N6billion from the NNPC.

After the assets seized from him were added, it did not appear Salihu got a full measure of retribution for his offence.

The EFCC arrested Salihu on 29 October last year. Before his arrest, he was in charge of loading manifest at …

Facebook Revenue Slips As Usage Leaps During Pandemic

Facebook Revenue Slips As Usage Leaps During Pandemic

March 25, 2020 5:51 pm

Facebook on Tuesday said the coronavirus pandemic has users flocking to its services while it undermines ad revenue on which the world’s biggest social network depends.

Online voice and video calls at Facebook-owned Messenger and WhatsApp have more than doubled in places hit hard by the new coronavirus, according to a post by vice president of analytics Alex Schultz and Jay Parikh, vice president of engineering.

“As the pandemic expands and more people practice physically distancing themselves from one another, this has also meant that many more people are using our apps,” Parikh and Schultz said.

Much of the increased …

Joshua In Self-Isolation After Meeting Prince Charles

Joshua In Self-Isolation After Meeting Prince Charles

March 25, 2020 5:51 pm

World heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has placed himself in self-isolation following a meeting with coronavirus victim Prince Charles.

Chales, 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 March 9, he spent the day with the Queen, prime minister Boris Johnson and stars of sport and entertainment — including Joshua — at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey.

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