2020

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed on Saturday met with the leadership of the National Assembly to intimate it with an Executive proposal to establish a N500 billion COVID-19 Crisis Intervention Fund.…

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted six persons in Bukpe community of Wako ward in Kwali Area Council of the FCT. A resident of the community simply identified as Elisha, gave the names of the victims as, Ruben Ibrahim,…

The culture secretary is to order social media companies to be more aggressive in their response to conspiracy theories linking 5G networks to the coronavirus pandemic. Oliver Dowden plans to hold virtual meetings with representatives from…

GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT LOCKDOWN INCLUDES ALL MARKETS STOP TRADING OR RISK ARREST The Ministry of Trade and Investment is worried that traders in various relief and rural markets have continued to trade despite the huge risk of…

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has commended the contributions and donations made by individuals as well as Corporate Organisations to help wedge the war against the Covid-19 pandemic. Ikpeazu, who made the commendation in…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Funke Akindele for hosting a party in contravention of the lockdown order in Lagos State. The Lagos State Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said that the actress had been taken to the State…

Press Release Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has warned that any Transition Council Chairman that allows vehicles and people not exempted from the ongoing lockdown to enter into the state through their jurisdiction will face…

The Abia State Covid-19 Joint Taskforce, Sunday embarked on enforcement of the lockdown directive of the State Government as churches complied with the total lockdown order. The team was led by the Special Adviser to the Governor on…

The Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Anthony Ugochukwu, is dead. He died Friday night at the Memfy’s Hospital, Enugu, after a protracted illness. Ugochukwu had taken ill shortly after assuming office and was rushed abroad but…

Abia State Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, has described as commendable the compliant level of Abians to the sit at home order of the State Government. Sir Oko Chukwu however, commended the Abia State Joint Taskforce on Covid-19 for…