2020

Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has directed the state inter-ministerial committee on COVID-19 pandemic to commence distribution of palliative materials to citizens, including food, sanitizers and protective face masks, to all the…

In a bid to cushion the negative effects of lockdown policy against the spread of Coronavirus, a Commissioner in Abia State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ASOPADEC), Chief Uzo Ihuka has distributed 100 bags of rice, 200 cartons…

Safe worship during lockdown To ameliorate the effects of the current COVID-19 induced lockdown on religious worship in Abia State, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has approved free 30 minutes airtime radio worship via BCA 88.1 FM Umuahia for…

Nigeria has recorded 20 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 210. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed this in a tweet on Friday, hours after it confirmed six…

Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has revealed that the index case of coronavirus in the state is a military officer, who returned from India. The governor revealed this on his verified Twitter handle, @RotimiAkeredolu,…

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has explained why foreign nationals are leaving Nigeria in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He made the clarification while responding to questions at the Presidential Task…

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has ordered accelerated investigation into the alleged battering of a beauty queen, Elizabeth Oyeniyi, by the state Commissioner for Water Resources, Abdumumini Danga. Oyeniyi had accused the…

Olufemi Atoyebi,  Tobi Aworinde,  Daud Olatunji and  Wale Oyewale (PUNCH) The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Friday, said that Chinese doctors, nurses and medical experts would arrive in Nigeria in a few days to assist in the…

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said families of coronavirus victims would not be allowed to claim their remains for burial. In a forum on Thursday in Abuja, the minister said such corpses are properties of the…

Several vehicles were today impounded by the Abia State Joint Taskforce on COVID-19 monitoring compliance to the lockdown order declared by the Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu. The team, lead by the Special Adviser to the Governor on…