Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 2nd April 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Thursday 2nd April 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Constitutionality of presidential restrictive order on COVID-19
It is no longer rumour that Nigeria has now recorded its name on the list of countries affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) ravaging the world. The first index case occurred in Lagos and has now spread to several other states of the federation. In the bid to control the spread and transmission of the disease, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria addressed the country and declared on March 29, 2020 in a national broadcast amongst other things in Paragraphs 34 and 35 of his address as follows: “Based…
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu, Ugwuanyi’s efforts commended
A member of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), the apex leadership of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Lanre Razak, has expressed confidence with the way Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is handling the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that it has reinforced the belief and confidence the Lagos populace reposed in him. Speaking at a media parley in Lagos, Razak, a former Public Transportation Commissioner in the state, noted that Governor Sanwo-Olu’s performance so far on the Coronavirus pandemic and other developmental issues in the state have brought…
Okowa: We must endure to overcome COVID-19
Being text of a state broadcast by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Tuesday, March 31 on the coronavirus pandemic My dear Deltans, I wish to make further pronouncements in our continuing efforts to prevent/contain the spread of the coronavirus disease in Delta State, In the exercise of the powers conferred on me by the Delta State Public Health Law Cap P21 Laws of Delta State 2006, and in particular, section 8 of the Quarantine Act, Cap Q2 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, (having regard…
Construction firms suspend work til April 20
Major construction firms under the auspices of the Federation of Construction Industry of Nigeria (FOCI) have suspended works across the federation. This is in compliance with the 14-Day Lockdown Directive of the Federal Government to curtail the spread of Coronavirus pandemic in the country. According to the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, when speaking to journalists during the Presidential Task Force Briefing on COVID -19 on yesterday, FOCI members said they have suspended construction work until April 20,2020. Responding to a question, he said he had just received a…
JAMB donates three ventilators to support COVID-19
The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), has donated three ventilators to hospitals in Abuja, to help boost the capacity of hospitals to offer better treatment and healthcare services to persons already infected with the Coronavirus. A statement made available to newsmen by the Head of Information, JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, yesterday in Abuja, noted that two of the ventilators were donated to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, while the third ventilator went to the Bwari General Hospital which was the principal hospital in the Board’s host community. The…
Lockdown: Malami asks courts to hear time-bound cases
The Attorney- General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN yesterday said that Courts are expected to attend to the matters that are urgent, essential or time bound even during the lockdown. Malami, who stated this through his Media Aide, Dr. Jubril Gwandu, said speedy dispensation of justice was a cardinal principle of Justice Sector Reform of the present administration. He however urged that time-bound cases be treated with dispatch and accorded the required attention. Gwandu noted that Malami’s directive was communicated in a letter addressed to…
Police reunite missing boy with mother in Anambra
Police in Anambra State have reunited a four-year-old missing boy, Ebubechukwu Umeze, his mother. The boy was said to be wandering along Amawbia roundabout when he was found by the police. The policemen, who were on patrol of the area, took Umeze into their custody and took good care of him before disseminating the information about the missing child through the print and electronic media. Fortunately, on Tuesday, a woman,Mrs. Okpalanozie Anastasia, showed up at the office of the state Commissioner of Police, John Abang, and claimed to be the…
Six die, one injured in Lagos auto crash
At least six people lost their lives in an accident involving a cement truck and a commercial vehicle on Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos. It was learnt that the silo truck fell on the commercial vehicle, conveying seven passengers, a few minutes before midnight on Tuesday. Six of the passengers died immediately while one sustained severe injuries.. The General Manager (GM), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke- Osanyintolu, said that unrelenting efforts by agency’s Response Team eventually resulted in the rescue of an adult male trapped under the truck.…
Why I jumped into Osun river –Mother of three
A woman identified as Kafayat Alake yesterday jumped into Osun River in Osogo, Osun State to end her life. She was, however, rescued by residents of Aregbesola area of Osogbo. The woman, who reportedly complained of hardship pervading the country, was said to have been wandering around the bridge for about thirty minutes before she eventually jumped into the river. Cladin blue gown, Alake was not happy with her rescuers because, according to her, she intentionally wanted to commit suicide. She said she was not happy that her rescuers brought…
Delta: Banks, markets, malls, stations, others shut
Social and economic activities were paralised in Delta State yesterday as banks, markets, malls, supermarkets, petrol stations, amusement parks and government offices shut down in compliance with the stayat- home order to check the spread of coronavirus. Only health and security institutions, fire service, water companies and media houses opened. Vehicular movement in and out of the state was completely restricted as men of the Delta State Traffic Management Agency (DESTMA) in collaboration with the police, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the…
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