President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday asked state governors to step up enlightenment of their people on the seriousness of COVID-19 by ensuring they stay safe. The President said the ravaging infection is not a joke and urged the governors to work closely with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in order to make the measures targeted at containing the virus more effective The President made this call during a virtual meeting he had with the...

Taraba state government announced partial easing of the lockdown imposed on the state as part of measures to contain the global COVID-19 pandemic. Four northeast states comprise of Adamawa, Borno, Bauchi and Gombe state had earlier eased their lockdown with strict compliance to health protocols. The state deputy governor Haruna Manu who announced this at a state broadcast in Jalingo said that the state would be open for movement between 8 am and 6 pm...

ADAMAWA — Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has warned political office holders to desist from diverting palliatives meant for vulnerable in the society as the next batch of distribution will soon kick off in the state. The Governor gave the warning on Monday in the Government House, Yola during a meeting with Commissioners, members of the State Assembly, and chairmen local government councils who are among members of the state Distribution Committee of palliatives. Fintiri who...

Access Bank Coalition Against COVID-19 on Monday donated medical equipment to Adamawa state government to support the efforts in containing the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the state. The consignment includes 100 each of beds, mattresses, pillows, bedside tables, drawers, lockers, bedsheets, and three ventilators. Presenting the items at Specialist Hospital, Yola, the Manager of Access Bank, Yola branch, Malam Danjuma Mustafa said the items were meant to help the state in the fight against...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of movement restrictions in the country by two weeks. With this, the ban on interstate movement and dusk to dawn curfew will be extended by 14 days. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the daily Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing on Monday. The approved extension will be effective from 12 midnight today (May 18 to June 1). “Ladies and...