Category: Update on coronavirus

According to reports, Friday prayers were held in all Juma’at mosques in Bauchi metropolis and other towns across the state yesterday despite having three confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the state. Observers that went round the metropolis said huge attendance in mosques amid the new trend of keeping sanitizers, water and detergents at the entrance for washing of hands. It was gathered that the state government has not banned juma’at prayers and church services, it earlier banned congregations of more than 50 persons. The Deputy Governor and Chairman, Taskforce Response…

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The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has disclosed that the Government had succeeded in tracing 3,550 people who came in contact with patients infected with COVID-19 in the country. Ihekweazu who disclosed this in Abuja by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, said the 3,550 people were being monitored for symptoms of coronavirus. The NCDC said this as there were concerns in the country over the rising COVID-19 cases, which increased to 190 on Thursday. In Osun State, residents of Ejigbo, where six…

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Muhammed Babandede, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, has said being infected with coronavirus is a humbling experience. Babandede, who spoke from isolation since he tested positive for COVID-19 upon his return from the UK on March 22, said Nigerians should pray that the number of cases in the country doesn’t explode further. In a video he released on Wednesday night, the immigration boss said people all over the country, especially kinsmen from his village, have been gracious with their prayers and show of love towards him. He said,…

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The Federal Government, in a new guideline it issued on Wednesday, stated that markets selling food would open from 10am to 2pm every other day. Also, supermarkets and pharmacies are to open from 10am to 4pm every day, but must maintain a high level of hygiene. The new guidelines also ban bus services during the lockdown. It adds that a mass gathering of more than 20 people is not allowed. The Federal Government reviewed the lockdown on Wednesday just as COVID-19 cases rose to 174 with 35 new cases. The Nigeria…

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Federal Government has began disbursement of N5,000 to one million indigent Nigerians in the country yesterday. Beneficiaries of the money are from the Conditional Cash Transfers Scheme, who were paid N20,000 each covering four months. The action, according to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Faroug, is in line with recent directive by President Muhammadu Buhari that the conditional cash transfers for the next two months be paid immediately to beneficiaries. Disbursing the money at Kwali Local Government Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja,…

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Mr Geoffrey Onyema, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, says his ministry has not received any request from Nigerians aboard for their evacuation in view of the global Novel Coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic outbreak. Onyeama made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force briefing on update of COVID-19 in the country. “As of now, we do not have any request from any of the embassies from Nigerians wishing to be evacuated from various countries. “But certainly, if we receive notification from any of our embassies, we will react…

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In the fight against coronavirus, a seven-year-old girl and her eight-year-old sister have broken their lifetime savings and decided to support President Muhammadu Buhari and Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The girls, Princess, 7, and Vera Akpan, 8, donated N1,850 and N2,350 respectively. In her letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari, Vera narrated that she intended to give her saving to an orphanage in Warri, Delta State, but the coronavirus pandemic made her change her mind, explaining that the “the need of the country is vital to me.” “How do…

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In support of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the House of Representatives have resolved to donate their two months salaries. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, who made the announcement via social media, on Tuesday, said the donation would be their March and April salaries. He said the two-month salary donation would be independent of the contributions by individual lawmakers to alleviate the hardships being faced by their constituents “at this time of national emergency.” He said the green chamber would monitor the distribution and usage of cash and…

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David Oyedepo, the Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide also known as Winners’ Chapel International, has donated medical equipment and relief materials to Lagos and Ogun States. This is as Lagos State begins the lockdown directive of the President, while Ogun State would commence its 14-day lockdown beginning Friday as part of measures to contain the community transmission of COVID-19 which has infected over 130 persons in the country. In a statement by the Chairman of the Church’s Editorial Board, Prof Sheriff Folarin, the cleric donated ambulances, test…

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Amaka Enemo, the National Coordinator, Nigeria Sex Workers Association, says sex workers in the country have been forced to suspend activities, especially in Lagos and Abuja due to the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Enemo said,although sex workers offer “essential services” they will remain indoors because their services involve “substantial bodily contact”. She said the association had been able to sensitise its members to the dangers of COVID-19. The national coordinator said, “There is sensitisation across the country including within our network. Sex workers also offer essential services. However,…

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