Tag: Coronavirus
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COVID-19: Reason why govt is not reopening schools yet – Minister
The Minister of State for Education, Mr Emeka Uwajiuba, on Monday said that no date had yet been fixed for the reopening of schools across the country. Uwajiuba said this at the Presidential Task Force Committee on COVID-19 daily news conference in Abuja. The minister said that the rumours making the rounds that schools would…
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Rivers State: Reason why people are dying in Bonny
Finally, the mystery behind the unexplainable number of deaths reported in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State has been unravelled. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalled that Awoiyeala Samuel Allison, President of the Bonny Graduates Forum had raised alarm to the unpalatable incident in May. Since then, suspecting Coronavirus disease, officials of the State Ministry of Health…
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Covid-19 funds: You must appear before us or get arrested, Reps threaten Accountant General
…We received N22bn from FG, spent N164.9m on returnees – PTF …As NCDC lament low level of testing on people’s refusal to come forward The House of Representatives joint committee on Public Accounts, Health Services and Anti Corruption on Monday threatened to issue a Bench Warrant against the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed…
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BREAKING: Abia Governor, Ikpeazu tests positive for COVID-19
Reports reaching TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) can authoritatively confirm that Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has tested positive for the novel coronavirus [COVID-19] disease. The state commissioner of information John Okiyi Kalu, confirmed the governor’s status in a statement on Monday after the governor dropped samples twice for the test.”Recall that on Saturday, 30th May, 2020, Governor…
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Okowa’s CPS defends COVID-19 surge in Delta State
Chief Press Secretary to Governor of Delta, Mr Olisa Ifeajika has said the surge in confirmed cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the State was due to increased community testing. According to Ifeajika, the increased community testing is occasioned by the recent establishment of a testing laboratory in Asaba. He said the mobile laboratory testing…
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COVID-19: Lockdown will be over soon – Pastor Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said the lockdown emplaced to contain the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) would be over sooner than later. Pastor Adeboye, who stated this in his sermon on Sunday during the June edition of the thanksgiving service of RCCG, commended…
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First Sunday Service After Lockdown: Abuja residents turnout en masse at various churches
… social distancing observed …checks of temperature observed at entry points …we appreciate FG for re-opening worship centres-Pastor Sani … borders of FCT manned by soldiers, police, civil defense, PTF officers For over two months religious activities were put on hold in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun major cities in Nigeria after President Muhamnadu Buhari announced…
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COVID-19: Lufthansa offers ‘return-flight-guarantee’
German airline Lufthansa will offer passengers a “return-flight guarantee” during the coronavirus pandemic, CEO Carsten Spohr told German media. “Anyone who wants to go back to Germany, we’ll bring them back,” Spohr told the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper’s Sunday edition. “Be it because they are not allowed to enter the destination country due to recording a…
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VIDEO: Index case takes COVID-19 campaign to streets in Delta
The Delta State Government has designated one Chief Austin Eruotor as Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ambassador in the State. According to the State Government, Chief Eruotor, who has started a campaign to sensitize the people of Delta on the reality of the pandemic, is the index case of COVID-19 in the State. At a news conference…
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NYSC sends important message to serving, prospective Corps members
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said agitations by Corps members regarding the reopening of orientation camps would be addressed as soon as the interstate lockdown is lifted. The NYSC made this known in a statement on Friday, stressing that the suspension of the biometric monthly clearance still stands. According to NYSC, payment of…