By Emmanuel Adigwe, Lagos (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hillary Boateng, Chairperson of Ghana’s Women Premier League Committee, has lamented the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, disclosing that a footballer with a promising future has gotten pregnant during the partial lockdown in the country. Boateng who was speaking to Accra-based radio station, Adom FM, stated that she […]
By Emmanuel Adigwe, Lagos (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ever since the news broke out that President Muhammdu Buhari has approved the termination of the appointment of former NECO Registrar, Charles Uwakwe, and four others because of financial impropriety, some Nigerians on twitter have taken to the micro blogging platform to react on the news. Recall that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 284 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 6677. Eight new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measures to strengthen the capacity of health care workers in the management, infection prevention, and control, as well as surveillance, of the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations Children’s Fund, (UNICEF), has commenced training of 100 skilled and non-skilled health personnel in Enugu state. African Examiner reports […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over 200 stranded Nigerians in the Saudi Arabia Kingdom have just arrived the country. The returnees arrived late Tuesday at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, confirmed this Wednesday morning via his Twitter handle. The tweet confirmed: “We received 292 evacuees stranded […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. Mohammed Adamu has exempted all essential workers from the restriction of movements, associated with the gradual easing of COVID -19 lockdown across the Federation. The exemption, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Frank Mba include: the Medical Personnel, Firefighters, Ambulance Services journalists, among […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has commenced fumigation of the International Airports in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt ahead of reopening of flight operations in Nigeria. General Manager, (Corporate Affairs) Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, made this known Tuesday in a statement issued in Lagos. Mrs. Yakubu explained that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Ministry of Health, on Tuesday announced the recovery and discharge of another nine COVID-19 patients from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. The ministry, through its verified Twitter handle, said that the patients were two females and seven males, all Nigerians. “The patients were discharged having fully recovered and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of Information, says it has embarked on advocacy to different locations across the metropolis to sensitise residents on the importance of face mask usage. Mr Bode Lawal, Assistant Director, Ministry of Information, said in a statement that the exercise, tagged ”Mask-Up-Lagos”, was part of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The Niger government has directed all contractors handling various projects to return to sites amidst the novel Coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger, gave the directive when he inspected some road projects under construction in Minna, the state capital. According to Bello, life cannot be put on hold because of the spread of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria has recorded 216 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 6,175. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Monday. The centre said that nine patients died of coronavirus-related complications in the country, bringing the total number of fatalities to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday agreed to fund the feeding and accommodation of evacuees in Lagos and Abuja. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 daily news conference in Abuja. Onyeama […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen …Total Lockdown Remains in Kano (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has extended the phased and gradual relaxation of the lockdown announced two weeks ago to containing further spread of Coronavirus by another fortnight. FG, in the latest development, also extended the ongoing total stay at home order in Kano for another […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Michael Yigao, Managing Director, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) Nigeria Ltd, says the 15 Chinese medical experts that arrived in the country on April 8 are in the company’s care. Yigao made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja while reacting to questions raised by the media and opposition parties on […]
Photo: President Mohammadu Buhari during a virtual meeting with Nigeria Governors Forum. Photo by @SundayAghaeze (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unlike the earlier information before the public domain, Nigerians have been told not to expect any special broadcast from President Muhammadu Buhari after all tonight. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Mr Femi Adeshina […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Akwa Ibom Government says it has intercepted 68 suspected COVID-19 patients at the border, attempting to invade the state. Governor Udom Emmanuel made the allegation when he played host to State Caucus of the National Assembly in Uyo Sunday. According to the Governor, they tried to bring in about 68 of them. So […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Saturday gave a directive for the relaxation of the lockdown order imposed across the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Mr Mustapha Inuwa, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Katsina. He however said the relaxation of the lockdown order would be effective […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Bhauri has declared that he will first listen to experts before allowing the Madagascar herbal cure for COVID-19 product or any new medicines to be used in Nigeria. Buhari made this declaration Saturday while receiving the samples of the product otherwise referred to as CVO, from the visiting […]
Photo: Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday recorded 176 new cases of COVID-19 which brought the total number of infections in Nigeria to 5,621. NCDC also said that five new patients have been confirmed dead in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenyan, on Saturday, closed the country’s borders with Somalia and Tanzania effective midnight as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease. Kenyatta banned the movement of persons in and out of Kenya through the Tanzania and Somalia borders for 21 days, following the rise […]
