The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said eight new cases of coronavirus have been recorded, bringing the total confirmed infections in the country to 89. The NCDC made this known via its Twitter handle on Saturday. It tweeted, “Eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria, seven in Lagos State and one
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The Nigerian Government on Monday issued stay at home order for Federal civil servants at grade levels one to 12 as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus in the country. A circular signed to the effect by the Head of the Civil Service if the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, said all non-essential public servants
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The Lagos State Government on Monday issued public transport guidelines to operators and passengers to curb further spread of the coronavirus in buses, cabs, motor parks and garages. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde said in a statement he signed that the measures were parts of
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The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, have announced the closure of the university until further notice. A release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, on Friday, said this was in compliance with directives from the Federal Government. The FG had on Thursday ordered all tertiary institutions and unity
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Adamawa Government has directed all schools to close down academic activities on Friday, March 27 as a preventive measure against the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to the state. The directive was contained in a statement by the state Commissioner for Education, Mrs Wilbina Jackson and made available to journalists on Thursday in Yola.
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As part of measures to contain the spread of the Coronavirus outbreak, the Lagos State Government has banned all religious gathering of over 50 people within the state. According to a statement on Wednesday, the decision was arrived at after a meeting of the Lagos State Government with religious bodies in the state, which included
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Following the first suspected case of Coronavirus in Katsina State, North-West Governors on Wednesday announced the closure of all schools in the zone. The governors, after a closed-door meeting held in Kaduna, said the closure was for 30 days, noting that it had become necessary in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic
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The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to “immediately” address the nation on the situation of the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. The red chamber said if the president addressed Nigerians, citizens and government agencies would be more serious in adhering to the preventive measures. It also asked the Federal Government to take more
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The Katsina State Government, on Wednesday, says a first suspected case of coronavirus has been recorded in the state. The Permanent Secretary, in the state Ministry of Health, Dr Kabir Mustapha, made this known to newsmen in Katsina. Mustapha said that the patient, who returned from Malaysia, developed some symptoms that warranted further investigations. According
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CNN Philippines stopped broadcasting on Wednesday after a coronavirus case was confirmed in the building where the televisions channel is based, forcing it off the air while the offices are disinfected. Viewers tuning in to the local franchise were met with the network’s red logo on a blank screen as it announced it would be
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The Nigerian Government has ordered the immediate closure of the ongoing National Youth Service Corps orientation camps nationwide over fear of coronavirus. The 2020 Batch A Stream One NYSC members arrived on camp on March 10 and were expected to leave three weeks after. But the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on
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