Tag: Lockdown
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SGF clarifies phase 4 COVID-19 lockdown
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha has clarified misrepresentation in the briefing of the PSC on Monday. Mustapha on Tuesday in Abuja said it was erroneously reported that the federal government had re-introduced nationwide curfew between 12 a.m. and…
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COVID-19: Italy enters a new phase of lockdown
Italian government on Monday effected a new phase of lockdown for more than 40 million people due to rise in Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Apart for Sardinia, where hardly any restrictions applied, all Italian regions are subject to the medium-strict rules of an orange zone under Italy’s colour-coded system, or the strictest lockdown rules…
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Wear face masks to avoid another lockdown, Buhari warns Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern over reports of non-compliance with the Executive Order on masks-wearing and the observation of social distancing in public places. The President warned Nigerians to cooperate with his orders to avert fresh lockdown of Nigeria. But despite his new rule, the President himself did not wear a mask at some…
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COVID-19: Macron defends decision not to order 3rd lockdown as 3rd-wave spreads
President Emmanuel Macron defended his decision to hold off on a third lockdown on Saturday. Macron told the public he had faith in their ability to rein in COVID-19 with less severe curbs even as a third wave spreads and the vaccine rollout falters. From Sunday, France will close its borders to all but essential…
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Second Wave: FG considers lockdown in Lagos, Abuja, Plateau
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 is considering targeted lockdown in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; as well as Lagos and Plateau States. PTF National Incident Manager, Mukhtar Muhammed, who stated this on Friday, described as alarming, the rising cases of COVID-19 infections recorded in the three urban areas. Muhammed said data showed that urban…
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Uzodinma threatens another total lockdown
Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has threatened a second total lockdown if residents of the state continue to disregard COVID-19 safety protocols. The governor issued the threat in a statewide broadcast in Owerri late on Friday night. Uzodinma, who frowned at the nonchalance of Imo residents towards established safety protocols, said that four mobile courts…
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PTF: Another Lockdown? Never!, By Michael West
It appears this government may likely be the undertaker of deeply polarised, highly ethnicised and economically impoverished country called Nigeria. The misgovernance of this clueless, visionless and inept leadership should be called to order before they destroy the feeble fabrics of pseudo-unity that keeps Nigeria trudging on the path of nationhood. How can the…
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Let’s do everything possible to avoid another lockdown, PTF tells Nigerians
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 pandemic has assured that unless vaccines are safe and effective, they will not be administered on people in the country. Chairman of the task force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, who gave the assurance, on Monday, during the task force’s media…
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FG speaks on alleged plans to declare fresh lockdown this weekend
The Federal Government on Thursday urged Nigerians to disregard the news circulating on the social media that it was contemplating another lockdown. Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), also Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, made clarification in a statement signed by Mr Willie Bassey, Director Information in his…
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Just in: Kwara orders partial lockdown amidst Covid-19’s second wave
Kwara state government on Wednesday imposed a fresh lockdown in the state from 12 midnight to 4 am with effect from Thursday, December 24, 2020. The lockdown was contained in the new guidelines on COVID-19 issued on Wednesday by the state Technical Committee on COVID-19. Addressing a press conference in Ilorin, the state Commissioner for…