NEED TO ENFORCE PRESIDENTIAL ORDER BANNING INTERSTATE MOVEMENT Senator Ike Ekweremadu (PDP, Enugu)

The Senate: Alarmed at the spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country, which currently stands at 4,641 cases and 150 deaths; Also alarmed that confirmed daily cases…

COVID-19: Senate Moves To LEGALIZE Virtual Court Proceedings

Amidst the deadly scourge, COVID-19 which has endangered courtroom proceedings, a Bill seeking legislation of virtual court proceedings through alteration of the Constitution passed first reading in the Senate on…

House of Representatives approves Buhari’s N850bn loan

The House of Representatives has approved the request by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to borrow N850bn to fund the 2020 budget. The Senate had earlier okayed the…

GAPS IN NIGERIA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE FUELING TRANSMISSION OF CASES

Nigeria’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak since the confirmation of its index case has been received with mixed feelings. In the early stages of the declaration of COVID-19 as a…

BUHARI APPOINTS PROF. IBRAHIM GAMBARI AS NEW CHIEF OF STAFF

A former Under Secretary General of the United Nations, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari has been appointed the new Chief of Staff to the President. Gambari, from Kwara State was the Minister…

2 CORONA VIRUS PATIENTS RETURNED TO ISOLATION CENTRE IN KADUNA AFTER FLEEING

he Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed Baloni has said that security agencies have successfully tracked down two Covid-19 positive persons who fled their homes shortly after they…

MADAGASCAR SENDS CORONA VIRUS CURE TO NIGERIA

Madagascar’s breakthrough on coronavirus is expected to land in Nigeria soon. The drug named ‘COVID Organics’ is for the prevention and cure of the disease. It was gathered that the…

CHINESE CITY WUHAN, RECORDS NEW COVID-19 CASES AFTER EASING LOCKDOWN

Wuhan, a city in China’s Hubei Province, where the coronavirus outbreak began, has reported new clusters of the virus after easing its lockdown. The outbreak was first reported in the…

LAGOS DISCHARGES 21 RECOVERED COVID-19 PATIENTS

Twenty-one recovered COVID-19 patients have been discharged by the Lagos State Government on Sunday. According to a tweet on the verified handle of the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the…

COVID-19: RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT DEMOLISHES TWO HOTELS FOR FLOUTING EXECUTIVE ORDER 6

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Sunday monitored the demolition of Prudent Hotel, Alode, Eleme, in line with Rivers State Government Executive Order 6, which banned the operation of…