Tag: Minister
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Coronavirus: Why Nigeria can’t do mass testing for now – Minister
Mass testing for Coronavirus in Nigeria is not feasible for now, Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire has said. Ehanire said this Wednesday while fielding questions from newsmen after the arrival of the Chinese experts in Abuja. He said Nigeria’s over 200 million population makes mass testing impossible.. Therefore, he said government will continue testing those…
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Minister commits suicide over coronavirus
Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said Sunday. Schaefer, 54, was found dead near a railway track on Saturday. The Wiesbaden prosecution’s office said they believe he died by…
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Covid-19: FCT minister tests negative
FCT Minister of State Ramatu Aliyu, who had earlier gone on self-isolation in line with the protocols of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has tested negative to covid-19. Aliyu made this known on her verified personal Twitter handle, on Thursday in Abuja. “Dear compatriots, I am glad to inform you that my results came…
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Minister orders closure of Abuja markets
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Malam Muhammad Bello, has ordered the closure of shops in markets and neighborhood centers to traders across Abuja due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Anthony Ogunleye, the minister explained that the measure was to help tackle the spread of COVID-19…
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Coronavirus: Minister warns Nigerians to avoid hugging, shaking hands
The Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola has cautioned Nigerians to reduce the culture of handshakes and hugs to avoid contracting COVID-19 (Coronavirus). According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Aregbesola said this at the ground-breaking ceremony of a 3000-capacity custodial centre in Karshi, Abuja on Thursday. The minister urged the people to always…
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Another minister tests positive to Coronavirus
A regional minister in Lombardy, the Italian region most affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak, has tested positive for the virus. The Lombardy region said in a statement on Monday that the contagion concerns Alessandro Mattinzoli, 60, who serves as Commissioner for Economic Development. The region said the entire 17-member Lombardy regional government would undergo…
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Insecurity: Buhari’s Minister orders staff to fast against Boko Haram today
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, has directed the staff of her ministry to embark on solidarity fast with the government and people of Borno state. The fast, which is slated for today, is aimed at ending the activities of Boko Haram members in Borno and other parts…
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Buhari places travel restriction on ministers
Muhammadu Buhari has placed travel restriction on his ministers. The ministers can only travel out of the country eight times in a year. This was disclosed on Monday by the Minister of Information, Culture & Tourism Minister Lai Mohammed. According to him, Buhari has directed that no Minister should go on foreign trips more than…
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Buhari, governors, ministers depart Abuja for Russia today
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja today to attend a three-day Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia. The summit which begins on October 23rd will end on the 25th. It will focus on exploring and expanding opportunities in security, trade and investment, science and technology, and gas production between Russia and African nations. During the summit,…
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No sign of hunger in Nigeria – Agric Minister
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Sabo Nanono on Monday said Nigeria is producing enough to feed itself, contrary to the narrative in some quarters that there is hunger in the land. Nanono said this at a news conference in Abuja as part of the activities to mark the 2019 World Food Day…