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The Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Barau Jibrin (APC - Kano North), has urged the Federal Government to assist Kano State financially to enable it to control the rising spread of COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, Jibrin stressed the need for the federal government to assist Kano state government with funds, equipment, and additional testing facilities. [ 245 more words ]

Rescue Kano from coronavirus - Senator appeals to Buhari | Our Community The Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Barau Jibrin (APC - Kano North), has urged the Federal Government to assist Kano State financially to enable it to control the rising spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

The Chairman, Igando-Ikotun Local Council Development Area, Hon. Morenike Adesina Williams has vowed to distribute 10,000 free face masks as part of its contributions to the people in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Head Media & Publicity Secretary of the council, Comrade A.S. Oseni disclosed this in a Wednesday statement. According to the statement, the council boss said the process of getting the supply of 10,000 face masks from the manufacturer is ongoing. [ 126 more words ]

Igando-Ikotun boss to distribute 10,000 free face masks | Our Community The Chairman, Igando-Ikotun Local Council Development Area, Hon. Morenike Adesina Williams has vowed to distribute 10,000 free face masks as part of its contributions to the people in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NEWS FLASH: The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 117 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria, bringing the total to 782. 59 of the new cases are in Lagos alone.

Two new COVID-19-related deaths have been confirmed in Lagos, bringing total number of fatalities to 16. Commissioner for Health in the state, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed this in a series of tweets on Tuesday morning. He said that although no new case of infection was recorded on Monday, April 20, two new deaths were recorded. Abayomi identified the first victim as a 45-year-old man that returned from India in January 2020. [ 167 more words ]

JUST IN: Lagos records 2 new COVID-19 deaths, total now 16 | Our Community Two new COVID-19-related deaths have been confirmed in Lagos, bringing total number of fatalities to 16.

Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele-Bello has urged Nigerians to collaborate with the Federal and state governments in the fight against the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Recall that Akindele was arrested and prosecuted by the Lagos State government for violating the social distancing rule, when she hosted a birthday party for her husband, Abdulrasheed Bello, aka JJC Skills. Akindele-Bello, popularly known as Jenifa, and her husband were sentenced to 14-day community service and fined N100,000 each. [ 236 more words ]

COVID-19: Funke Akindele urges Nigerians to collaborate with govt | Our Community Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele-Bello has urged Nigerians to collaborate with the Federal and state governments in the fight against the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

NEWS FLASH: 70 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Lagos as of Sunday, bringing total confirmed to 379 in the state

Nigeria has recorded 86 fresh cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the country’s largest number in a single day, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The latest figure brings the total number of confirmed cases to 627. NCDC, through its verified Twitter account on Sunday, disclosed that the 86 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from seven states, 70 in Lagos, seven in FCT, three each in Katsina and Akwa Ibom, one each in Jigawa, Bauchi and Borno States. [ 158 more words ]

COVID-19: Nigeria records 86 fresh cases, total now 627 | Our Community Nigeria has recorded 86 fresh cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the country’s largest number in a single day, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said.

NEWS FLASH: 23 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Lagos as of Saturday, April 18. Total confirmed cases stands as 309. 4 more patients have equally been discharged, bringing total number of discharged to 94.

A Singapore-based Nigerian medical practitioner, Dr. Jonathan Obaje, has recommended regular indoor exercise for people amid the coronavirus lockdown to enable them to maintain both physical and mental health. Obaje, who is the Vice President, Nigerians in the Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), Singapore Chapter, gave the advice on Saturday. He said that exercise had become important for people as it would help them cope in the course of the global lockdown occasioned by the outbreak of the coronavirus. [ 196 more words ]

Singapore-based Nigerian doctor speaks on managing COVID-19 lockdown | Our Community A Singapore-based Nigerian medical practitioner, Dr. Jonathan Obaje, has recommended regular indoor exercise for people amid the coronavirus lockdown to enable them to maintain both physical and mental health.

Mallam Abba Kyari, who died on 17th April, 2020, at the age of 67 from complications caused by the Coronavirus, was a true Nigerian patriot. My loyal friend and compatriot for the last 42 years - and latterly my Chief-of-Staff - he never wavered in his commitment to the betterment of every one of us. He was only in his twenties when we first met. [ 367 more words ]

To My Friend, Mallam Abba Kyari – By Muhammadu Buhari | Our Community Mallam Abba Kyari, who died on 17th April, 2020, at the age of 67 from complications caused by the Coronavirus, was a true Nigerian patriot.

Since his appointment as the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari in August 2015, Abba Kyari was a major player in Nigeria’s central government till he died on Friday, April 17. He was among the first key officers to be reappointed for a second stint when Buhari was re-elected as President in 2019. In March, he tested positive to the coronavirus and was reported to have travelled to Lagos for treatment. [ 262 more words ]

Abba Kyari: Gone At 82 | Our Community Since his appointment as the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari in August 2015, Abba Kyari was a major player in Nigeria’s central government till he died on Friday, April 17.

NEWS FLASH: Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, has died after battling COVID-19