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Mr. Needam Gogorobari Needam  Gogorobari, Owner of Prodest Hotel that was demolished by the Rivers state government for violating the lockdown, has raised an alarm over threat to the life of his employee, Dr Bariledum Azoroh, who managed the hotel.  Azoroh was placed under a compulsory quarantine as ordered by a …

Nigeria has recorded 313 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 7839. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in a tweet on Sunday. The agency said, “313 new cases of ‪#COVID19‬; 148 in Lagos, 36 in FCT, 27 in Rivers, 19 …

The Nigerian Government has fined British aviation company, Flairjet, for illegally conducting commercial flight operations into Nigeria During the lockdown order put in place to curb the spread of Coronavirus.  Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, made the announcement on Sunday via his Twitter handle. He said, “Flairjet was found to …

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, has accused Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, of telling lies despite being an Islamic scholar.  SaharaReporters had reported how Dabiri-Erewa accused Pantami of chasing her and her staff out of a space offered to them …

APC vs PDP cartoon The Peoples Democratic Party has said it has proof that the 2019 Kogi State governorship election was rigged by Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress. Kola Ologbodiyan, spokesperson for the PDP, in a statement on Sunday said it would appeal the decision of the Election …

The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has said that it spends a cumulative of N4,500 to feed COVID-19 patients per day in the state in order to quell agitations.  Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Executive Chairman of the agency, made the disclosure while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on …

In violation of the social distancing guideline put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Bus Rapid Transit in Lagos has been carrying full passengers. The state government had on March 25, 2020, ordered that the BRT must not transport beyond 21 passengers per trip, adding that the …

COVID-19 volunteers for the Nigerian Government helping to tackle Coronavirus are yet to be paid their monthly allowances despite working for about three months. With limited healthcare workers to battle the outbreak of the virus, government turned to volunteers to help provide essential services at the various isolation centres in …

The Lagos State Government has said that it would enlist 600 patients to determine the efficacy of Chloroquine as a valid treatment for COVID-19.  The state’s Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotosho, made the disclosure. He said, “In summary, we will be looking at about 600 patients. The trial will go …

In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, some of Nigeria’s top billionaires made significant contributions in the fight against COVID-19. Aliko Dangote donated N2bn while Mike Adenuga donated N3bn. Femi Otedola, Folorunsho Alakija, Tony Elumelu, Jim Ovia and Oba Otudeko donated N1bn each. The CEOs of Access Bank and Guaranty Trust …