Tag: Lockdown
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No fresh lockdown over COVID-19 – FG clarifies
The Federal Government on Tuesday clarified that it has not declared a fresh lockdown of the country following confirmation of a second wave of COVID-19. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave this clarification when he featured on a Radio Nigeria programme, “Politics Nationwide’’, monitored in Abuja. The minister said the directives…
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COVID-19: Presidency hints at fresh lockdown
Bashir Ahmed, Personal Assistant on new media to President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted that a fresh lockdown might be imposed in the country. READ: JUST IN: FG shuts down nightclubs, imposes other new restrictions to curb Covid-19’s second wave Ahmed, simply communicating with emojis on Twitter, wrote “Lockdown 2.0” ?⬇️ 2.0 — Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad)…
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Lockdown, last resort to 2nd COVID-19 wave in Nigeria – NEC
The National Economic Council (NEC), says lockdown will be the last resort in the wake of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau State briefed State House correspondents after a virtual NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The council expressed worries…
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FCT Minister raises alarm over second wave of Covid-19, says lockdown imminent in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Mohammed Bello, has warned that the second wave of Covid-19, may have hit the federal capital territory. For this reason, the Minister says the FCT Administration may be constrained to declare another round of lockdown, if residents continue to ignore adherence to the health protocols. The FCT minister, said this…
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Football may face second COVID-19 lockdown – Guardiola
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said football must accept its fate if lockdown extends to professional sport for a second time in England amid the coronavirus pandemic. Guardiola expressed a concern that many businesses are under threat at a time when football, albeit without fans, may get a special pass from the UK government. Prime…
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France, Germany announce fresh lockdown as second COVID-19 wave sweeps Europe
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ordered their countries back into lockdown on Wednesday, as a massive second wave of coronavirus infections threatened to overwhelm Europe before the winter. World stock markets went into a dive in response to the news that Europe’s biggest economies were imposing nationwide restrictions almost as severe…
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Lockdown: “Unwanted” Pregnancies Rock Homes, By Michael West
By Michael West September 18, 2020 Things are not going on well in some homes due to the results of bonding and intimacy during the recent Covid-19 pandemic lockdown. Naturally when one eats consistently, defecating the waste after due digestion is not a matter of option. So, when husband and wife sustain unprotected sexual…
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We spent N523m on school feeding during lockdown – FG
The Nigerian Government spent about N523.3 million on school feeding programme during the lockdown against the coronavirus pandemic. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (MHADMSD), Sadiya Farouq, disclosed this at the Presidential Taskforce briefing on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. Farouk made the revelation against the rumours and speculations going around one…
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Flagrant disregards for Covid-19 rules in FCT, neighboring States as FG looks forward to phase 3 eased lockdown
…number of mobile courts reduced …ministerial task force must act now, residents insists…. Flagrant disregards for Covid-19 prevention guidelines remains conspicuous in some Satelite towns around Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and it’s neighboring bother Communities. This could result in a surge in the number of cases of the novel dreaded virus in Nigeria…
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Isolating Nigerian workers with hunger – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa TWO meteors hit humanity early this year. The coronavirus variant called COVID-19 which has so far claimed some 640,000 lives. The virus forced humanity into physical and social distancing; lockdowns and pin downs in what would otherwise have been an unreasonable wrestling match between billions of humans and a microscopic organism. The…