The National Orientation Agency (NOA) says it has begun door-to-door and street-to-street sensitisation in 19 states in the country. The exercise is part measures to further stem the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The Director-General of NOA, Mr Garba Abari, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at a news conference on the agency’s observation, […]

CLEEN Foundation has called for disciplinary action against security personnel violating government ban on inter-state movement by extorting citizens to allow movement in and out of states, thereby promoting the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country.This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Executive Director, CLEEN Foundation, Mr. Benson Olugbuo, […]

Zamfara Government on Tuesday said the figure of 10 new COVID-19 cases in the state announced on Monday by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) was wrong, as the state had only recorded two new cases. Alhaji Yahaya Kanoma, the state Commissioner of Health told newsmen in Gusau that the state government had alerted […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recorded 3,947 road crashes and 1,758 deaths in the first quarter of 2020. The Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja. According to NAN, Mr Kazeem said that the recorded deaths occurred between January and March 2020, adding that FRSC […]

House of Representatives has urged Federal Ministry of Education to develop a national policy and framework for online education for schools at all levels. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the resolution was sequel to the unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Aniekan Umanah (PDP-Cross River) at the plenary on Tuesday. Moving […]

Mr Michael Yigao, Managing Director, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) Nigeria Ltd, says the 15 Chinese medical experts that arrived in the country on April 8 are in the company’s care. Yigao made the disclosure on in Abuja while reacting to questions raised by the media and opposition parties on May 14, as to […]