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COVID-19: LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT DID NOT CLOSE ANY SCHOOL

Ayomide Oyewole 07/07/2021

Lagos State Government and its agencies did not order the closure of any school due to Covid-19, contrary to a media report. The reported closure of two private schools in Lekki did not follow a directive from the Government, as speculated in the media. Preliminary finding by the Lagos State Ministry of Education, according to […]Read More

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COVID-19: Nigeria’s Consulate in New York Embarks On Vaccination Drive

Tolani Giwa 21/06/2021

The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York has embarked on a vaccination programme to vaccinate Nigerians within its jurisdiction against COVID-19. The Consul-General, Lot Egopija, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that the aim was to keep Nigerians within its jurisdiction safe from COVID-19. “The vaccination programme is one of our reach-out […]Read More

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FEC Approves 895.84 Billion Naira Supplementary Budget For Covid-19, Military

Ayomide Oyewole 10/06/2021

THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, Wednesday approved the draft 2021 supplementary budget of N895,842,462,917. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja. The Minister explained that the […]Read More

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COVID-19: $1.5m clinical trial, vaccine choice delay supplementary budget

Ayomide Oyewole 04/06/2021

THE Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday, said the supplementary budget for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines was being delayed due to several factors, including the choice of vaccine to settle for and the cost, among others. Ehanire disclosed this while speaking at the Presidential Ministerial press briefing organised by the Presidential Communications […]Read More

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WHO Approves China’s Sinovac Covid-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use

Ayomide Oyewole 02/06/2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved China’s Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use. The WHO said it prevented symptomatic disease in 51% of those vaccinated and prevented severe symptoms and hospitalisation in 100% of samples. Some evidence and data gaps are still lacking though, according to WHO experts. It is the second Chinese vaccine […]Read More

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IPOB Threat: Ohanaeze Ndigbo Asks Sanwo-Olu To Ignore Rumoured Attacks

Ayomide Oyewole 14/05/2021

Says It’s Ploy to Distract LASG, Sanwo-Olu Ndigbo Are Not Agents of Destruction We’ll Continue on The Path of Progress, Security – Sanwo-Olu The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has advised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to ignore the rumour that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are plotting to attack Lagos, noting that it is a ploy to […]Read More

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FG Shuts Bars, Night Clubs, Recreational Centres Indefinitely.

Ayomide Oyewole 11/05/2021

The Federal Government has shut down bars, night clubs and recreational centres in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. The government also reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The Head of Technical Secretariat of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Dr Mukhtar Mohammed, said […]Read More

Buhari Mourns Victims of Insecurity, Condemns Nationwide Bloodletting

Ayomide Oyewole 10/05/2021

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday bemoaned the killings in the country that have worsened the nation’s security challenges. The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, condoled with the relatives of those who lost their lives in what he called madness going on nationwide. The killings continued at the weekend as bandits […]Read More

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Press Statement On Covid-19 Third Wave Prevention Protocols.

Ayomide Oyewole 04/05/2021

HIGHLIGHTS Lagos To Enforce Isolation and Testing Guidelines For Travelers To Closely Monitor Positive Cases to Detect Variants LAGOS State is set to take steps to prevent another wave of COVID-19, following the flattening of the second wave. We are seeing a significant dip in the number of positive cases and deaths – […]Read More

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Uncertainty As Stiffer Foreign Travel Protocols Begin Today

Tolani Giwa 03/05/2021

Stakeholders query travel ban from India, Brazil, Turkey over COVID-19 spike • Airlines face $3,500 fine per defaulting passenger • Decision hasty, not based on data, says Tomori • Experts rally govt to rapid testings at Lagos, Abuja airports Chaotic scenes are expected at the check-in counters of Nigeria-bound airlines as a new set of […]Read More