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Sierra Leone has confirmed its index case of coronavirus, a 37-year-old man who travelled from France on March 16 and had been in isolation since, the president said on Tuesday

…Provides NCDC with 4G enabled smartphones, sims and data ntel, Nigeria’s first 4G/VoLTE Network recently donated a wide array of communication supplies to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC to assist the agency’s quest to effectively contain the coronavirus pandemic spread across the country. The items presented for donation include 4G enabled sim packs, smartphones and free high connectivity subscriptions. In attendance at the handover was Dr. Alero Roberts, 2nd vice chairman, Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria, APHPN; Dr. Shakir Balogun of the African Field Epidemiology Network and Dr. Everistus Amaku, who received the donation on behalf…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office, on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 secured the conviction of one Freedom Inah, before Justice M.S. Sifawa, Chief Judge of the Sokoto State High Court sitting in Sokoto, on a one-count charge bordering on cheating to the tune of N1,830,250 (One Million Eight Hundred and Thirty Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty Naira). The count one reads: “That you, Freedom Sampson Inah, while acting as travel agent of Gulf Centre International Travel and Tourism, United Arab Emirate (UAE) and Top Valley Speciality Hospital UAE and Nwabueze Uzochukwu Joseph, Peter Ike (now at…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has declared that electricity tariff will not be increased on April 1 contrary to reports in the some section of the media. In a statement on Tuesday, the NERC said it has issued an order stopping increase in electricity tariff. “NERC has issued Order no- 198/2020 entitled ‘Order on the Transition to Cost Reflective Tariffs in NESI.’ “The order directs operators to submit a performance improvement plan (PIP) committing them to a higher quality of service. NERC said it retains the existing tariff regime order 198/2020. “There shall be no increase in tariff of…

Ajax have reportedly cancelled the contract of Abdelhak ‘Appie’ Nouri, who suffered a heart attack in 2017 and has been left with serious and permanent brain damage.

Four new cases of coronavirus has been announced in Nigeria on Tuesday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This takes the total number of confirmed cases to 135. “Four new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria; three in Osun and one in Ogun,” NCDC said. “As at 11:15 am 31st March there are 135 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria with 2 deaths.” Currently there are 81 cases in Lagos, 25 in FCT, eight in Oyo, five in Osun and three in Kaduna. We are tracing 6,000 contacts in Lagos, Abuja – NCDC Ogun now…

Questioning the legality of the presidential order restricting movements in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun States is quite unnecessary as the action taken is not only important but very well backed by extant Nigerian laws, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo made this observation in Abuja while responding to questions on Monday at the Google Hangout programme organized by HACK COVID-19 Call Centre – a private sector initiative supporting Nigeria’s battle against the pandemic. According to the Vice President, “regarding the legality of the shutdowns announced by the President yesterday, -Sunday-I think it is entirely legal. These…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the number of persons traced for having contacts with coronavirus (COVID-19) carriers has risen from 4,370 to 6,000. Also, the number of infected persons now stands at 131 as at Monday evening after the disease control centre announced 20 new cases. Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed the new figure during an interview on television. “This few weeks will also help our team and the Lagos State team, to have access to the contacts that are living around Lagos and around FCT (Federal Capital Territory). We are following over 6,000 contacts…

In exercise of the powers conferred on him by Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Quarantine Act (CAP Q2 LFN 2004), and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, signed the Covid-19 Regulations, 2020, which declared Covid-19 a dangerous infectious disease. The Regulations, effective March 30, 2020, also gave legal backing to the various measures outlined in the President’s National Broadcast on March 29, 2020, such as Restriction/Cessation of Movement in Lagos, FCT and Ogun State and others toward containing the spread of the pandemic in the country. In addition, to ensure that Nigerians…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 20 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria taking the new total to 131. “Twenty new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria,” the disease control centre said on Monday. Of the 20, Lagos recorded 13 new cases while the Federal Capital Territory recorded four. Two in Kaduna and and in Oyo State. Seyi Makinde tests positive for coronavirus “As at 09:00 pm 30th March there are 131 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria with 2 deaths,” NCDC said. In the update by the NCDC, the number of discharged persons…