Tag: COVID-19 Palliatives
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ITF blocks Nigerian players from receiving COVID-19 palliatives
Nigerian players have been locked out of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) COVID-19 relief fund following the dwindling fortune in global ranking. According to the President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), Ifedayo Akindoju, the relief fund by ITF is meant for players in top 700 in the world and no Nigerian player in men…
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Court orders arrest of council chairman over diversion of COVID-19 palliatives
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Malam Kabiru Ado-Panshekara, the Chairman of Kumbotso Local Government Council in the state for failure to appear before it. The Presiding Judge, Magistrate Musa Ibrahim, issued the warrant following the refusal of the defendant to appear in court to…
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Newly confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in Ebonyi don’t live in Enugu State – ENSG
The Enugu State Government, Sunday, described as untrue claims by the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi that two confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state were residents of Oji River Local Government. There was an announcement that the two newly confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in Ebonyi State were a couple who travelled to the State…
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Arise Women providing instant Covid-19 palliatives for people in face of excruciating lockdown
By Zik Zulu Okafor On Friday, May 1, 2020, Arise Women, a foremost humanitarian and empowerment charity stunned Nigerians living in Lagos as it took to the streets to distribute massive loads of food items and relief packages directly to the people. From Ajah , Lekki, Gbagada and Somolu to CMS, Odulami, and Suru-Lere, Arise…
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Covid-19 palliatives – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido The COVID-19 Pandemic has left our governments at all levels embarrassingly exposed. The effects of decades of bad governance are staring us in the face. Nigeria has no institutionalised social security and safety nets for the aged, infants, the unemployed, disabled and other vulnerable groups. Even basic infrastructure that can make it…
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Nigerians with 5000 naira and below in bank account to benefit from palliatives-FG
THE Federal Government has disclosed that people with over N5, 000 in their bank account will not benefit from its palliatives. The government added that it will use the mobile networks, to know people that top up the credit units for their phones with may be N100 or less. Besides, the state governments will now…
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Indigenes of Rivers state condemn NIMASA, over selective distribution of Covid 19 items
A group in Rivers state under the aegis of Rivers Peoples Alliance has condemned plans by Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, to deliver Covid-19 items to the University of Portharcourt Teaching Hospital instead of the Rivers State Government. Recall that recently, the same agency delivered Covid-19 materials directly to the Lagos Government that…
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Fans blast Nollywood actor for dragging COVID-19 palliatives with the poor
Nigerian actor, Mike Godson, has come under fire for making ridicule of poor and vulnerable Nigerians who are supposed to get palliatives from the federal government during the 14-day lockdown. Making jest of the poor, Godson posted a message on his Instagram page, he mocked Nigerians by saying, “But Sir, the hunger in the land…