Fire Guts INEC Office In Abuja; Days After The Fire Outbreak At The Accountant General’s And Corporate Affairs

Another fire outbreak occurred in Abuja today at a section of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) complex. This incidence is happening after the Corporate Affairs Commission headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, was razed to flames couple of days ago. It is barely 2 weeks that the Accountant General’s office was also on fire. Today, the Media Centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission also in Abuja is gutted by fire. The incident is said to have impacted the office of INEC’s Director of Voter Registry, Emmanuel Akem. โ€œThe fire started…

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Lab Testing Capacity Is Not Our Challenge, The Limiting Factor Is Getting the Right Samples Into The Lab

-YOMMY AYILARA COVID-19: Lab testing capacity is not our challenge but getting the right samples in โ€“ NCDC DG   The Director-General of the Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said that the major limiting factor in the agencyโ€™s fight against the COVID-19 is the capacity to efficiently get the right samples into the labs for testing. He said that the challenge is no longer the laboratory testing capacity because all the resources have been put in place by the government of the country. In his words-…

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FIRE RAVAGES THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION

FIRE RAVAGES THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION The Treasury House, which is the headquarters of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation was gutted by a serious fire at about 10am on 8 April, 2020 -AYOBAMI ELIAS Sources report that, men of the Federal Fire Service were alerted to assist in putting out the fire and they were later joined by officials of the National Emergency Management Agency, the Nigeria Police Force and the Abuja Environmental Protection Board. So far, the fire has been well contained…

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COVID 19: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SEEK FREE ELECTRICITY FOR NIGERIANS

Reps Seek 2-Month Free Power Supply To Nigerians -YOMMY AYILARA. The House of Representatives is to consider a fresh Stimulus Bill that will ensure that Nigerians get free electricity supply for two months to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Speaker Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said. The Speaker said the proposed Bill is to help in boosting the economy through the informal sector as the country prepares for the aftermath of the coronavirus. The proposed Bill, which will be the second Stimulus Bill by the Green Chamber, is to…

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AIR PEACE LOCAL FLIGHT: CAPTAIN UNABLE TO DISEMBARK AT KANO AIRPORT ON SUSPICION OF A SUSPECTED COVID-19 CASE

According to our translator: There is someone aboard the flight from Lagos to Kano suspected to have been infected by the Coronavirus Virus. The officers on ground have refused to open the aircraft to allow passengers disembarkย  -Folakemi Odeyemi. Their reason is that Kano is free of the virus and if it is brought in, the spread will be massive. They are insisting the flight beenย  returned to Lagos or Abuja where there is governmentt quarantine facilities. The captain is trying his best unsuccesfully to no avail. Looking objectively at…

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ATIKU’S SON TESTED POSITIVE TO COVID-19

Atiku Abubakar GCON, is the 11th Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 and the Presidential flag-bearer of the People’s Democratic Party in the 2019 election. At 22.32 Nigerian time on Saturday 22 March 2020, the former Vice President revealed on his Twitter account that one of his sons had tested positive to COVID-19. He stated; “My son has tested positive to coronavirus. @NCDCGov has been duly informed, and he has been moved to Gwagwalada Specialist Teaching Hospital in Abuja for treatment and management. I…

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COVID-19 NIGERIA: NIGERIA CONFIRMS 5 NEW CASES; 0 Death, 27 Cases Altogether

In a Twitter post by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) at 11am on Sunday 22nd March 2020, a total number of 27 infected persons was confirmed in Nigeria. This includes 3 new cases confirmed in Lagos State and a new case each in Oyo State and FCTย  respectively. The breakdown down of cases are as follows: TOTAL: 27 DISCHARGED: 2 LAGOS: 19 FCT: 4 OGUN: 2 EKITI: 1 OYO: 1 DEATH: 0 This is following the post shared by the Governor of Oyo State, H.E Seyi Makinde at…

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COVID-19 Nigeria: Federal Government Lockdown International Airports

Following the 10 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria today, the Federal Government have decided to lockdown the international airports to further combat the fight against the pandemic.   The airport in question are: Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; and the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. This is effective from Monday, 23rd March 2020 to Thursday 23rd April 2020. This statement was signed by the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Musa Nuhu. The lockdown also complement those of 3 other international airports in Kano, Enugu and Port…

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