Nigeria news today headlines : Friday 27th March 2020
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We Face Disaster Unless We Locate 4,370 People — FG
CHIOMA UMEHA; OLUSEGUN KOIKI; TOYIN ADEBAYO LAGOS / ABUJA – The Federal Government said it is tracing no fewer than 4,370 people that have contacts with index cases of the novel coronavirus pandemic, noting that the country is on the verge of reaching the level of community spread. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture,
COVID-19 Raises Fear Of N5.6trn Shrink In Nigeria’s GDP
MOHAMMED SHOSANYA; BAMIDELE OGUNWUSI The coronavirus pandemic ravaging the global economy will shrink Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by a whopping sum of $15.4 billion or N5.6 trillion with attendant impacts on local producers of crude oil and jobs in the country, African Energy Chamber said on Thursday. The chamber said Nigeria will suffer the hugest
Suspected Herders Kill Five In Plateau Community
JOS – Suspected herdsmen have allegedly killed no fewer than five persons in Kwal district of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Ubah Gabriel, confirmed that the victims were killed in two separate attacks in Kperie and Gbra Zongo communities of Kwal on Tuesday. He noted
Lagos Govt To Discharge Six Coronavirus Patients
LAGOS – The Lagos State government said that there are plans to discharge six of the COVID-19 patients admitted at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba. In a broadcast on Thursday, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, said the six patients who have recovered will be released in a day or two.
Adhere To Measures In Tackling COVID-19, Buhari Begs Nigerians
INNOCENT OWEH; TOYIN ADEBAYO ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians to adhere to control measures put in place by the Federal Ministry of Health on COVID-19. In specific terms, Buhari said, “I advise all Nigerians to follow to the letter the health guidelines issued by the Federal Ministry of Health and our
Taraba Won’t Record A Single Case Of Coronavirus – Ishaku
Sir, can you tell us what really kept you out of Taraba for this long? I fell ill on 22 December 2019 in Abuja and those who were with me saw that I was limping, I had an accident in the house, I fell down from the staircase, I broke my leg and I didn’t
Oshiomhole’s Ordeals Not Affecting APC Negatively – Okoh
Comrade Chidiebere Okoh, Coordinator, Market Congress of Nigeria, a political pressure group, in an interview with JOY ANIGBOGU spoke about the crisis facing All Progressives Congress (APC) among other issues. Excerpts: APC is facing crisis at the moment at the national level especially the plot to remove Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the party’s national chairman and
ADP Has No Merger With PDP – Abisoye
LAGOS – Olayiwola Abisoye, Chairman, Caretaker Committee of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Lagos State, has asked members of the party and the public to disregard alleged reports on the faction of the party’s decision to merge with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is following the reported merger talk between ADC and PDP held last week
COVID-19 Pandemic: Global Emergency Beyond Politics
LAGOS – On Monday March 23, 2020, Nigerians were greeted with the sad death of its first Coronavirus carrier. That was the day Nigeria’s record hit 36. According to an announcement by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the deceased, Suleiman Achimugu, a 67-year-old male, had returned to the country following medical treatment in the
McDowell Wary Of Masters Qualification Amid Coronavirus
Graeme McDowell admits his Masters hopes are hanging in the balance as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Only the world’s top 50 are invited to the event, which has been put back from April until October in Augusta, and the 2010 US Open champion currently sits in 49th place in the frozen rankings. However,
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