The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF) has named Kogi, Zamfara, Yobe, Jigawa and Kebbi as ‘absolute high risk’ states for Nigerians to go as the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic continues. According to the PTF, the states are high risks because no adequate data is coming from them to determine the level of the
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PTF: Schools resume Jan 18 except…
Schools across the nation will resume on January 18 except the Ministry of Education announces otherwise, the Federal Government stated on Tuesday. National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, said this during a television programme. Aliyu said: “As regards schools, I just want to make a clarification, what the minister
Read moreCOVID-19: FG approves establishment of life-support oxygen plants in the 36 states —PTF
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of at least one oxygen plant in each of the 36 states which will help provide life support for coronavirus patients. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, on
Read moreFG released N50bn to States for the fight against Covid-19 —PTF Director
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19, on Tuesday said 34 states across the country had received N50 billion each from the federal government to support the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, explaining that the federal government has laid out procedures on how such funds should be spent., The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task
Read moreBREAKING: FG to reopen schools, worship centres, businesses soon, says PTF
There are indications that the Federal Government of Nigeria will open schools, worship Centres, tourism sector, hotels and all other business places in a fortnight. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, Mr Boss Mustapha, gave the explanation, during Tuesday’s
Read moreCOVID 19: Nigeria not yet ready for full lockdown easing – PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID 19 on Monday said Nigeria was not yet ready for full opening of the economy, insisting that tough decisions had to be taken for the good of the greater majority. The PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha who stated this
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