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Saturday, 25 April 2020 04:38

Govs to Buhari: Relax the lockdown

As the second 14-day total lockdown imposed on Lagos, Ogun and Abuja by President Muhammadu Buhari to curb spread of the Coronavirus ends midnight Monday, Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has asked that it be scaled down to partial mode with relaxed restriction. In a letter dated April 24, 2020, and addressed to Secretary to the Government of the Federation/Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, the NGF requested for, subject to the president’s approval, internal free movement in all the states, but with restrictions on large gatherings. The NGF’s letter, signed by its Chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi of…

Saturday, 25 April 2020 04:37

FG to Nigerians: Not yet time to relax lockdown

Federal Government, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, has explained why the lockdown measure should not be relaxed amid efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic. President Muhammadu Buhari had on March 29 ordered a lockdown of the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Ogun states for 14 days to curb COVID-19 spread. Many states had also followed suit. But as the number of COVID-19 cases increased, the President on April 13 extended the lockdown for 14 more days. As of the time of filing this report, the coronavirus had spread to 26 states and the FCT, with 1,095 cases recorded…

Saturday, 25 April 2020 04:37

Covid-19 health workers have been given life insurance cover - FG

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, said PTF has secured life insurance cover for 5,000 health workers employed to fight Covid-19. He spoke yesterday in Abuja at the 19th joint national briefing of the committee. “The premium of N112.5m for the cover has been fully paid by the Nigerian insurance industry in line with the principle of no premium, no cover. “PTF wishes to thank the insurance industry immensely and calls on others sectors of the economy to rise up to support efforts to fight…

Saturday, 25 April 2020 04:36

FG gave us spoilt rice; we’re returning it - Oyo govt

Oyo State Government on Friday indicated that it might return the 1,800 bags of rice donated to the state by the Federal Government as COVID-19 palliative on the grounds that the rice had been infested with weevils. The state government took delivery of the three trailer loads of rice through the Nigeria Customs Service on Monday. Executive Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Agribusiness, Mr Debo Akande, explained that the 1,800 bags of rice from the Federal Government had spoilt. Akande said, “We received these items from the Federal Government via Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development…

Saturday, 25 April 2020 04:35

NJC suspends judges for age falsification, delayed judgement

National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended Francis Chukwuma Abosi, acting president of customary court of appeal, and Aliyu Musa Liman, a judge of Bauchi state high court, over judicial misconduct. In a statement by Mr Soji Oye, the council’s director of information, “Abosi was recommended for compulsory retirement following the falsification of his date of birth from 1950 to 1958”. “Findings showed that he was supposed to have retired in November 2015 when he clocked the mandatory retirement age of Sixty five (65) years,” he said. “Council decided to recommend for his compulsory retirement to governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo…

Saturday, 25 April 2020 04:33

Islam's holiest sites emptied by coronavirus crisis as Ramadan begins

The holy month of Ramadan began on Friday with Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem largely empty of worshippers as the coronavirus crisis forced authorities to impose unprecedented restrictions. During Ramadan, Muslims the world over join their families to break the fast at sunset and go to mosques to pray. But the pandemic has changed priorities, with curbs on large gatherings for prayers and public iftars, or meals to break the fast. In a rare occurrence in Islam’s 1,400-year history, Mecca’s Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina - the religion’s two holiest locations - will be…

Saturday, 25 April 2020 04:32

Saudi Arabia to end flogging as form of punishment

Saudi Arabia is ending flogging as a form of punishment, according to a document from the kingdom’s top court seen by Reuters on Friday. The decision by the General Commission for the Supreme Court, taken sometime this month, will see the punishment replaced by prison sentences or fines, or a mixture of both. “The decision is an extension of the human rights reforms introduced under the direction of King Salman and the direct supervision of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman,” the document said. Flogging has been applied to punish a variety of crimes in Saudi Arabia. Without a codified system…

Saturday, 25 April 2020 04:19

Twitter acts against ‘unverified claims’ inciting 5G

Twitter is banning posts which encourage conspiracy theorists to attack 5G masts. The move from the social network comes as part of a wider effort to cut down on the amount of misinformation and 'unverified claims' about 5G circulating on the site. Posts will be taken down if the public to engage in harmful activity, encourage vandalism of 5G infrastructure or lead to 'widespread panic'. Twitter is making a concerted effort to clamp down on the 5G-related claims and it is also looking to curb the spread of all coronavirus-related misinformation. However, it has said it will not remove every…

Friday, 24 April 2020 04:47

Sultan declares Ramadan starts today

Following sighting of the moon, this year’s Ramadan starts Friday (today), Sultan of Sokoto, Mr Saad Abubakar, announced Thursday. The president of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) said this in an announcement made on an NTA live broadcast. In compliance with physical distancing by health authorities as means to check the spread of COVID-19, NSCIA had urged Muslims to shun congregational gatherings by staying at home. The council also directed mosques to suspend taraweeh sessions (a daily voluntary prayer during the month), tafseer (lectures), Qur’anic fora and i’tifaaf (seclusion in the mosque during the last ten days of…

Friday, 24 April 2020 04:46

Buhari sends goodwill message to Muslims, warns against gatherings during Ramadan

President Muhammadu Buhari sends his best wishes to Muslims in the country and all over the world as they begin this year’s 30-day fast, following the sighting of the moon. “I congratulate all Muslims as they commence this year’s Ramadan fast which is depicted by self-denial, universal brotherhood, austerity and helping relatives and needy people,” says the President. Mr Buhari describes Ramadan 2020 as a challenge, falling as it is in the period of the global pandemic, which has spread to more than 200 nations, with virtually all countries advising citizens to avoid large gatherings and have their prayers and…

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Friday, 24 April 2020 04:45

Supreme Court to hold virtual proceedings amid Covid-19 lockdown

As the country continues to surmount the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic, Supreme Court on Thursday hinted of plans to deploy technology in the handling of the huge backlog of appeals before it. Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) had one month ago ordered suspension of court proceedings across the country as part of measures to curtail the spread of the pandemic. The suspension was later made indefinite two weeks later following the lockdown of Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States by the federal government. While denying a media report about the non functioning of its e-mail address, Supreme Court said plans…

Friday, 24 April 2020 04:44

40 health workers test positive to Coronavirus - Minister

Minister of health, Mr Osagie Ehanire says 40 health workers have tested positive for the coronavirus. Giving updates on Thursday during the presidential task force on COVID-19 briefing, the minister urged frontline workers to always protect themselves when treating patients. “I urge you all to take the necessary precautions. Please do not try to treat patients without adequate PPE,” he said, referring to health workers. “This advice is necessary due to the number of health workers who have tested positive, they are over 40 now and some others have had to be quarantined in the last two weeks due to…

Thursday, 23 April 2020 05:16

Govs to effect inter-state lockdown nationwide

Governors of the 36 States of the federation on Wednesday “unanimously” agreed to the implementation of an inter-State lockdown in the country over the next two weeks to mitigate the spread of coronavirus from State to State. The governors, operating under the aegis of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), reached the agreement after receiving briefing from the Governors of Lagos, Bauchi, Oyo and Ogun States who shared their experiences and lessons from the fight against Covid-19. A communiqe issued by NGF chairman and governor of Ekiti State, Mr Kayode Fayemi, at the end of the sixth COVID-19 teleconference meeting said only…

Thursday, 23 April 2020 05:15

'My family went through trauma', El Rufai says as he tests negative for coronavirus

Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has recovered from COVID-19, having tested negative to the disease twice. This comes almost four weeks after the governor tested positive to the virus. Mr El-Rufai made the announcement in a statement on his official Twitter handle on Wednesday. “I am delighted to report today, that after nearly four weeks of observing a strict medical regime, I have now received the all-clear after two consecutive negative test results. “I thank Almighty Allah for His grace and mercy. I also acknowledge with gratitude the massive outpouring of sympathy, prayers and public support that followed the disclosure…

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