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Wednesday, 22 April 2020 05:51

Nigeria records highest single day jump of 117 in coronavirus cases

Nigeria, on Tuesday, recorded its highest daily figure since its first COVID-19 case in February as 117 cases were reported by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). With the latest update, the total tally of infected people in the country rose to 782 from 665 reported on Monday evening. The public health agency in a tweet Tuesday night said that new cases were reported in eight states. These are Lagos, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kano, Katsina,Ogun, Rivers, Bauchi and Borno states. All the cases were reported in states with existing cases. Also, Lagos State reported the highest daily figure for…

Wednesday, 22 April 2020 05:50

Coronavirus: Northern govs to ‘deport’ almajiris to states of origin

Governors across northern states have agreed to ban the almajiri system as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. This formed part of the discussion at a meeting convened via teleconference by Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau state and chairman of Northern Governors’ Forum, on Tuesday. The meeting had 17 governors in attendance. Makut Simon Macham, director of press and public affairs to the Plateau governor, disclosed details of the meeting in a press statement issued on Tuesday night. “On border control and lockdown measures, the Northern Governors retained their earlier decision for the States to individually decide…

Wednesday, 22 April 2020 05:49

Buhari directs payment of two months salary arrears to varsity lecturers

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved immediate payments of the two months withheld salaries of University lecturers that refused to enroll on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS. The President’s approval came after he had a meeting with Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr Chris Ngige yesterday in Abuja. Federal Government and leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, have been on loggerheads over the refusal of the university teachers to join in the IPPIS payment platform. Even the other three university-based unions, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, and…

Wednesday, 22 April 2020 05:48

Lagos grants 400 percent increase in hazard allowance for health workers

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved increment of hazard allowance for all health workers in the state public service for this month from N5,000 to N25,000, an increase of 400 percent. Mr Sanwo-Olu had on Monday, while giving update on the pandemic coronavirus at the State House, Marina, Lagos, promised to increase the allowance of the health workers, whether in the frontline of the COVID-19 duty or not. In a circular No. 045, dated Tuesday and released by the Head of Service (HoS), Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, the governor appreciated the dedication of the workers, particularly their fight against the…

Wednesday, 22 April 2020 05:46

Trump immigration ban targets ‘green card’ applicants

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his new U.S. immigration ban would last 60 days and apply to those seeking ‘green cards’ for permanent residency in an effort to protect Americans seeking to regain jobs lost because of the coronavirus. Trump plans to institute the ban through an executive order, which he said he was likely to sign on Wednesday. He said it would not apply to individuals entering the United States on a temporary basis and would be re-evaluated once the 60-day period had passed. Trump said that pausing immigration would put “unemployed Americans first in line for jobs”…

Wednesday, 22 April 2020 05:45

Ex-Attorney-Generarl of the Federation Akinjide dies at 88

Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Richard Akinjide, is dead. Akinjide passed on at the age of 88 in his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. It was gathered that the legal icon died around 1am following complications in his protracted illness. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria had been sick for three years, according to family sources. Akinjide was born in Ibadan in early 1930s to an influential family of warriors. He attended Oduduwa College, Ile-Ife in Osun State and passed out with a distinction (Aggregate 6). The legal luminary left for the United Kingdom in…

Wednesday, 22 April 2020 05:44

Buhari loses another aide

PRESS RELEASE After three years of struggling with diabetes, one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s bodyguards, Mr Lawal Mato, a Warrant Officer, on Tuesday passed away. The President described the officer, who had been working with him for many years before he won the 2015 elections, as “very thorough, trustworthy and dependable soldier who carried out his duty with diligence and focus.’’ Mr Buhari prayed that Allah will ease his passage to paradise and grant his family, government and people of Jigawa State, the fortitude to bear the loss. Mato was part of a team that former President Umaru Musa Yar’adua…

Wednesday, 22 April 2020 05:41

New study suggests air conditioning could spread coronavirus

Air conditioning was the reason why coronavirus spread from one infected diner to nine others in a Chinese restaurant, a study has claimed. However, none of the other 81 people inside came down with the virus, according to findings. The paper, set to be published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, a journal produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, investigates an incident at an eatery in Guangzhou in January, where a family had arrived from Wuhan - the city where the Covid-19 pandemic began. Researchers say one member of that family had an asymptomatic case, and barely two weeks…

Tuesday, 21 April 2020 05:51

FG apologises to Nigerians over breach of social distance rules during Kyari’s burial

Members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 yesterday expressed regret that Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) protocol was breached during the burial of Mr Abba Kyari, late chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying lessons had been learnt. Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the agency, Mr Boss Mustapha said: “The PTF recognises, regrettably, the unintentional violation of the principles and protocols that form the core of our messaging to Nigerians, at the funeral of the late Chief of Staff,” he said. “These principles for emphasis, include the guidance provided on mass gatherings;…

Tuesday, 21 April 2020 05:50

Coronavirus corpses not infectious, FG says contradicting earlier guidelines

Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday said bodies of persons, who died of coronavirus, were not infectious. National Coordinator of the task force, Mr Sani Aliyu, stated this at a media briefing of the PTF in Abuja. He stated that NCDC guidelines for COVID-19 were reflective of the World Health Organisation’s guidelines. Aliyu said, “I would like to further clarify the issue of COVID-19 and burial processes. Contrary to what is on social media, the late chief of staff’s body was properly prepared for burial, according to NCDC guidelines and the Islamic faith. “The bodies of persons with COVID-19,…

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Tuesday, 21 April 2020 05:49

Airports to remain shut for another two weeks - FG

Federal Government of Nigeria has extended the closure of airports in the country by two weeks as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Minister of Aviation, Mr Hadi Sirika, disclosed this in a post on his Twitter handle on Monday. The government had shut all international airports in the country on Monday, March 23 for one month. Subsequently, President Muhammadu Buhari had extended the closure to all local airports in the country while announcing 14-day lockdown in Abuja; Lagos and Ogun States on March 29. Buhari, on April 13, extended the lockdown in the three cities by two weeks as…

Tuesday, 21 April 2020 05:48

Sultan warns against gatherings in mosques for prayers, lectures during Ramadan

Sultan of Sokoto and President General of Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Mr Sa’ad Abubakar lll, on Monday asked Muslims in the country to avoid congregational prayers during the coming Ramadan fast. He asked the faithful to pray at homes during the period. The Sultan, who spoke through Secretary General of the JNI, Mr Khalid Abubakar-Aliyu, in a statement in Kaduna on Monday, also advised Muslims against going for this year’s lesser Hajj in the Holy land because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement read, “It should be made known that all Salawatun-nawafil (optional and non-obligatory prayers), including Taraweeh, are originally preferred…

Tuesday, 21 April 2020 05:47

Kano residents in panic over increased burials

Some residents of Kano city, Kano State capital, were on Monday concerned about the increased burials at cemeteries in the town. The residents, particularly people living near cemeteries, in separate interviews with news correspondents, said there had been increased activities in the cemeteries as more corpses were brought there for burial. They feared that this might not be unconnected with the spread of COVID-19 to the state, which had 36 cases of the virus as of Sunday. A resident of the Farm Centre told one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity that he witnessed about 26 burials at the…

Tuesday, 21 April 2020 05:44

Trump to sign executive order suspending immigration to United States

President Donald Trump said Monday that he will sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States” because of the coronavirus. “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!” Trump tweeted. He offered no details as to what immigration programs might be affected by the order. The White House did not immediately elaborate on Trump’s tweeted announcement. Trump has taken credit for his restrictions on travel to…

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