Funds donated for COVID-19 must be accounted for – CISLAC
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has urged the Nigerian government to ensure accountability and transparency for all the funds spent in fighting the Coronavirus pandemic. In a statement…
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- March 30, 2020
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COVID-19: FG sues H-Medix, three others over hike in prices of sanitizers
The Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is set to prosecute four supermarkets and their proprietors in Abuja for alleged arbitrary hike in the prices of sanitizers, hand-wash liquids,…
COVID-19: Eleven days after sitting with Bauchi state governor, Obiano goes into self-isolation
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state has gone into self isolation. This followed the Council of States meeting 11 days ago in Abuja where Obiano sat side by side with…
VIDEO: El-Rufai tests positive to COVID-19, as CUPP prays for governor’s recovery
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state earlier today tested positive to the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the globe. This is also as the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) reached out…
Contact Tracing: Panic, as DSS lock-down hotel, occupants over suspected COVID-19 case
…Journalist assaulted for taking picture of hotel There was palpable tension in Owerri over a suspected case of the COVID-19 which may have been traced to Owerri. As at Saturday…
COVID-19: FG frantic, launches manhunt for 4,370 suspects
The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a nationwide manhunt for 4,370 “persons of interest” as part of measures to combat the spread of the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The…
COVID-19: Imo Speaker bars legislator from plenary for sneezing
Imo House of Assembly Speaker, Dr. Chiji Collins, at their last plenary Wednesday ordered the Honourable member representing Nkwerre state Constituency, Hon. Obinna Okwara out of the Chambers for sneezing…
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- March 27, 2020
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COVID-19: How pandemic is squeezing the Italian mafia
It was a glimpse of a glow of a cigarette behind the shutters of an abandoned house that led Italian police to the crime boss they had been tracking for…
COVID-19 Fallout: 80 countries seek financial help from IMF
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has said the human costs of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are already immeasurable. She also disclosed that nearly 80…
COVID-19: It’s time to shut down, CUPP tells Governors
Barely 24 hours after it served an advisory on 17 governors to self-isolate themselves, the Coalition of United Progressive Parties (CUPP) which has kept abreast of the emerging developments in…
US Surgeon-General on COVID-19: “This week, it’s going to get bad”
Monday, the Surgeon General of the United States, Jerome Adams, MD, said on the ‘Today Show’ that this week could get bad for many Americans who will face a growing rise of COVID-19 cases…
COVID-19: CUPP wants Bayelsa Governor, 16 APC Governors, others tested to curtail spread
…Wishes Kyari speedy recovery The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has drawn up an advisory list of top government functionaries that may have made contact with the Chief of…
COVID-19: Aisha Buhari bars access to President Buhari as Kyari goes into quarantine
Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has blocked off all access to the President at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, following the President’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari’s reported COVID-19 infection.…
COVID-19: Uzodinma ignores directive on social distancing, holds elaborate swearing-in ceremony
…As Civil Society kicks Barely 48 hours after the Imo state governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma addressed Imo people in a statewide broadcast urging strict compliance to social restrictions, the government…
COVID-19: Ebonyi bans burials, weddings, seminars
Governor of Ebonyi state, Chief Dave Umahi, Monday banned all forms of public gathering including wedding ceremonies, burials, conferences and seminars in the state. The ban will stay in force…
