The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja extended the work-from-home directive for civil servants from GL 12 and below until the end of March. Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), made the announcement in a statement issued by Mr Abdulganiyu Aminu, Director Press and Public Relations, office of the HOCSF….
A survey has found infection rates of COVID-19 to be higher among males than females in the country. Findings from the survey published on Monday also show higher infection rates among urban residents than rural residents. The household seroprevalence survey was conducted by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Nigeria Institute for Medical…
The federal government has again imposed a travel restriction on 100 travelers for violating the COVID-19 protocol. The affected persons were said to have failed to comply with the mandatory seven days post-arrival COVID-19 test. The passport numbers of the affected persons were published on Twitter on Tuesday February 9 and it was learnt that the…
Lagos state’s single-day count of COVID-19 infections has exceeded 1,000 — with 1,040 cases reported on Saturday. This is the highest daily count recorded by the state where the first COVID-19 case in the country was confirmed on Feb 27, 2020. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in its update for January 30, reported…
The vice-president of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Adejo Arome, says a significant percentage of doctors at the pediatric department of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo state, have contracted COVID-19. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television, he expressed concern about the rising number of health workers who have contracted the coronavirus….
Daniel Olukoya, the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, has called on Nigerians to take COVID-19 seriously. Olukoya urged Nigerians to adhere strictly to the COVID-19 protocols laid down by the Federal Government because the virus is real. The MFM General Overseer made the appeal yesterday after inaugurating a remodelled…
We also note that most of the efforts to discover and produce vaccines for the virus have been concentrated in Europe and America, China and Russia, and that virtually all the proposed doses of Covid-19 vaccines have already been bought by wealthy countries, leaving little hope for Africa and other developing countries to access these…
The World Bank has approved Nigeria’s request for a $1.5 billion loan The bank said the facility was prepared jointly with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). “This country partnership framework will guide our engagement for the next five years in supporting the government of Nigeria’s strategic priorities by…
Grade level 1 to 12, who had been working remotely for over five months due to the Coronavirus outbreak has been directed to appear at work physically. The directed civil servants are to resume at their duty posts today Monday 05/10/20. Head of Service in the state, Oludare Aragbaye, gave the directive for the resumption…
The Federal Government has ordered the reopening of all schools in Nigeria. This was made known by the minister of , Adamu, during a press briefing in Abuja. The federal government ordered the closure of schools for about six months ago in other to cub and prevente the spread of Covid-19. Adamu however advised all…
