Tag: PTF
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Covid-19: PTF awaits Buhari’s approval on opening of schools, churches, mosques, others
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Sunday submitted parts of its recommendations on partial reopening of schools, places of worships and some additional businesses for possible consideration by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Chairman of the PTF, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, made this known to State…
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COVID-19 free status: Cross River has low testing capacity, shortage of personnel – PTF
The Presidential Task Force Team on Wednesday has said the only state yet to record COVID-19 case in the country, Cross River, has low testing capacity. The team said this during a visit to the state. The team, which comprises experts from the Federal Ministry of Health and the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC),…
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FG meets CAN, NSCIA leaders; deliberate guidelines to re-open worship centres
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Presidential Task Force (PTF) met in Abuja on Tuesday to deliberate extensively on guidelines to re-open places of worship, especially in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The parties agreed that it was time for…
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BREAKING: PTF says it has validated three local cures for COVID-19
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Wednesday announced that three out of the numerous claims of COVID-19 herbal cure have been validated and forwarded to relevant authorities for validation. The Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha made the announcement while briefing journalists in Abuja. Recall that TheNewsGuru (TNG) had earlier reported that the…
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BREAKING: Buhari extends gradual easing of COVID-19 lockdown by two weeks
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has extended the gradual easing of the lockdown by two weeks. The PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, announced this on Monday during the briefing of the members of the task force in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Meanwhile, recall President…
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COVID-19: 80% of infected persons don’t require hospital admission – PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic has advised against keeping asymptomatic patients of COVID-19 in isolation centres. National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, gave the advice on Wednesday in Abuja. He said such persons, who constitute about 80 per cent of those infected were better treated in more…
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COVID-19: Lagos Medical Personnel will be taken to Kano says Aliyu as PTF Reacts to Ganduje’s Allegations
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 said it has deployed seventeen of it’s members to help tame the Covid-19 and other health crisis in Kano State. The Nigeria’s National Coordinator of the PTF on Covid-19 Dr Sani Aliyu disclosed this Monday afternoon in an interview with the Hausa service of the British Broadcasting Corporation…
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Fani-Kayode to Pres. Buhari: Do not set Nigeria on fire
As the 2019 general elections draw near, former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to avoid any attempts by him or his cronies to rig the elections. Fani-Kayode made this known in a statement on Thursday stressing, “Any attempt by Buhari to rig the 2019 elections with underage voters and falsification…