As the country battles with a daily increase in the number of infections for COVID-19 amidst a second wave, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria has surpassed 100,000 on Sunday January, 10th 2021. In its latest update, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 1,024 new cases thereby bringing the total…
By Obinna Akukwe The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God RCCCG Pastor EA Adeboye had lambasted government witches and Christian Association of Nigeria CAN who conspired to cancel the 2020 Crossover Night Services. Speaking during a sermon at Ebute Meta RCCG on Sunday, Pastor Adeboye blamed CAN and Covid-19 officials for the crossover…
It has been clear for some weeks that Nigeria is experiencing the second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak. There has been a rapid and steady rise in the number of positive cases reported daily as well as a rise in the positivity rate. The positivity rate rose from an average of about 8% in November…
WO The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has asked Lagosians to take the COVID-19 pandemic more seriously so as to avoid another lockdown in the state. The governor in a message on his social handle on Tuesday said there was an urgent need for everyone in the state to be more circumspect in the way…
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat is currently in a sad mood as he lost his half-brother, Dr Haroun Hamzat on Tuesday, January 5. He was reported to have died from COVID-19 complications. His death was announced yesterday by the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). Dr Haroun…
The Kwara State Government has won $16.9m worth of achievements in the 2019/2020 World Bank-supported State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) programme for results —the highest ever achieved by the state since the initiative began in 2018. A statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning revealed that the awards came after…
As the Nigeria currently battles an increase in the number of daily cases of coronavirus amidst a second wave of the pandemic, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has revealed that 731 members of Batch B National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) have tested positive for COVID-19. Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha disclosed this…
The Lagos state government has reversed its earlier decision of shutting down schools indefinitely by announcing the reopening of all public and private schools in the state for the second term of 2020/21 academic session from Monday, January 18, 2021. The Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, who revealed this on Monday, stated that the…
Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, yesterday welcomed the first babies of the year in four state-owned health facilities, namely: Mushin General Hospital, Alimosho General Hospital, Orile Agege General Hospital and Ayinke House, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. Dr. Sanwo-Olu, who was at these hospitals to celebrate the arrival of the newborn babies,…
The Lagos State Government has denied claims that it plans to impose fines ranging from N20,000 to N500,000 on any religious organisation or individual that violates existing 12:00am to 4:00am curfew in the state. There is currently a curfew implemented by the federal government as part of measures to curb the increase of COVID-19 in…