Lockdown violation: FCTA Convicts 20, Begins Clampdown on ‘Joggers’

CoronavirusCrime & SecurityNigeriaLockdown violation: FCTA Convicts 20, Begins Clampdown on ‘Joggers’

Chris UlasiApril 16, 2020

The five mobile courts reactivated to try violators of the lockdown order in the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday convicted no fewer than 20 violators. Mr. Ikharo Attah, Chairman, FCT Movement Restrictions Enforcement Team, announced this in Abuja while giving an update on the level of compliance with the regulations put in place to control the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. Attah explained that the convicts were fined between N1,000 and N5,000, adding that those...

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COVID-19: Active Cases Now 277 as Total Number Hits 442

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Active Cases Now 277 as Total Number Hits 442

Chris UlasiApril 16, 2020

Novel  Coronavirus active cases in Nigeria are now 277, with the majority in stable conditions, as the total number of cases rises to 442. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) gave the figure on Thursday night through its verified Twitter account. It said that by 10:20 p.m. on April 16, there were 35 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in four states  – 19 in Lagos, nine in FCT, five in Kano State and two in Oyo...

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Lockdown: Lawyers Urge Security Operatives to Fish Out Personnel Involved in Alleged Extrajudicial Killings

CoronavirusCrime & SecurityNigeriaLockdown: Lawyers Urge Security Operatives to Fish Out Personnel Involved in Alleged Extrajudicial Killings

Chris UlasiApril 16, 2020

The Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers and Advocates (COPA) has urged security operatives to fish out personnel involved in alleged extrajudicial killings during the March 30 to April 13 COVID-19 lockdown in the country. A statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Mr. Pelumi Olajengbesi, National Coordinator of COPA, stated that the alleged extra-judicial killings by security agents had continued to rise more than the COVID-19 death. Olajengbesi stated that reports by the National Human Rights Commission...

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COVID-19: Worshipers in Jigawa to Use Facemasks for Friday Prayers

CoronavirusNigeriaRegionsCOVID-19: Worshipers in Jigawa to Use Facemasks for Friday Prayers

Chris UlasiApril 16, 2020

The Jigawa Government says worshipers for Friday congressional prayers in the state must wear facemasks and ensure the two-metre gap between one another to avoid the spread of Coronavirus. Gov. Muhammad Badaru said this on Thursday while speaking with newsmen shortly after a meeting with traditional leaders and members of the state Council of Ulama in Dutse. Badaru said the meeting was held following the emergence of the COVID-19 in neighbouring Kano State. “Seeing what...

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Covid-19: Nigeria Gets Fresh Vital Supplies, Equipment From UN

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCovid-19: Nigeria Gets Fresh Vital Supplies, Equipment From UN

Chris UlasiApril 16, 2020

The United Nations on Thursday delivered a fresh batch of medical equipment and other vital supplies to the Nigerian government to further aid its fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, UN’s Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, said that the supplies were funded by APM terminals. According to him, the supply is made up of 10,000 test kits, 15 oxygen concentrators, various personal protective equipment (PPE), vaccines, IEHK/PEP...

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Africa Records 60 Percent Increase in COVID-19 Deaths – WHO

AfricaCoronavirusAfrica Records 60 Percent Increase in COVID-19 Deaths – WHO

Chris UlasiApril 16, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has increased by 60 percent. WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo gave the update in a “COVID-19 Situation Report” posted on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Thursday. “Over the past week, there has been a 51 percent increase in the number of cases and a 60 percent increase in the number of deaths reported in the WHO African...

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COVID-19: All 74 Cases in Ebonyi Test Negative – Health Commissioner

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: All 74 Cases in Ebonyi Test Negative – Health Commissioner

PilotnewsApril 16, 2020

The Ebonyi Commissioner for Health, Dr. Daniel Umezurike, on Thursday, said that all the 74 suspected cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) from the state tested negative. Umezurike stated this while briefing newsmen on the state government’s response to the pandemic, stating that there was no reported case of the disease yet in the state. The commissioner, however, said that the state had tested over 50 samples from other states but did not report their results. “A...

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Lockdown: Northern traders Decry Non-Provision of Palliative by FG, state Govt

CoronavirusNigeriaPoliticsLockdown: Northern traders Decry Non-Provision of Palliative by FG, state Govt

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 16, 2020

Amidst economic bites, northern traders have decried the federal and state governments’ failure to extend any form of palliative to them in view of the lockdown order imposed on many northern states to tame the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The Deputy National President of Traders Association of Nigeria in charge of 19 northern states, Mohammed Ibrahim 86, said the situation has subjected many northern traders into unfathomable hardship. Ibrahim 86 said, 70 percent of our...

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Covid-19: Nigerian Businesses Concerned About Safety of Staff and Liquidity – PwC

BusinessCoronavirusNigeriaCovid-19: Nigerian Businesses Concerned About Safety of Staff and Liquidity – PwC

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 16, 2020

Businesses in Nigeria have expressed worry about the safety of their staff and liquidity as they confront the realities of the pandemic, a survey by PwC reveals. The survey which sampled the opinion of about 3000 respondents — many of them CEOs, managers, and business owners – found that 22.5% were worried about liquidity – the availability of immediate cash to pay bills especially the following disruption to business activities. As COVID-19 ravages several countries,...

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JUST IN: COVID-19: D-8 Strengthens Cooperation and Solidarity to Tackle Pandemic in Africa

CoronavirusWorld NewsJUST IN: COVID-19: D-8 Strengthens Cooperation and Solidarity to Tackle Pandemic in Africa

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 16, 2020

As countries of the world battle the COVID-19 pandemic and its huge disruption to livelihood, economy and health systems, the Developing 8 Organizations for Economic Cooperation has moved for solidarity among member states. The D-8 today announced a commitment to strengthen solidarity among member countries in efforts to enhance cooperation, identify constraints and bottlenecks in tackling the COVID-19pandemic as well as support countries to build post-pandemic resilient health systems. The Secretary-General of the D-8, Ambassador...

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