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Despite the N13.59bn budgetary provision for the State House Clinic in the last five years under President Muhammadu Buhari, the facility appears ‘unfit’ to treat his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. The State House Clinic is meant to treat the president, the vice president, their families and other staff of the presidency. Kyari, who tested […]

Mrs. Zainab S. Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and Planning. President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered distribution of 150 trucks of rice seized by Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to the 36 states of the Federation. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists at a news […]

Public, Private Schools and Tertiary Institutions remain closed Government relaxes curfew imposed on the State from 2pm to 10pm Civil Servants on Grade Level 1-12 earlier directed to stay at home are now to resume work on Monday 6th April, 2020 from 8am to 2pm Intra and Inter State movement of people and vehicles across […]

COVID-19: Nigeria now has 224 cases By Bamas Victoria @BamasVictoria | Published Date Apr 5, 2020 12:01 PM TwitterFacebookWhatsAppTelegram FILE PHOTO: A resident undergoes free coronavirus test at the Mainland Hospital in Yaba, Lagos. Nigeria has recorded ten new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, driving the number of cases up to 224. As at 11:15am of the […]

Pakistan has quarantined 20,000 worshippers and is still searching for tens of thousands more who attended an Islamic gathering in Lahore last month despite the worsening coronavirus pandemic, officials said Sunday. Authorities said they want to test or quarantine those who congregated at the event held by the Tablighi Jamaat — an Islamic missionary movement […]

Niger State government has relax it’s daily curfew to between 2pm to 10pm with effect from 5th April, 2020. The Secretary to the state government and Chairman Taskforce on COVID-19 Ibrahim Ahmed Matane disclosed this at a press briefing heid in Minna. It could be recalled that Niger State government last month put in place […]

A Kano-based seasoned educationist, Dr Habibu Gwarzo, died late Friday at the Malam Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) at the age of 83 after a protracted illness. Daily Trust on Sudnay learnt of his death from family members in Kano yesterday. The late Habibu Gwarzo was said to have taught many prominent Nigerians including former Heads […]

Private Sector Raises N19.488bn Lagos Traces LUTH Staff After Victim’s Death Runaway Patient Arrested, Returned To Isolation Centre   The Federal Government has proposed the establishment of a N500 billion Covid-19 Crisis Intervention Fund and has sought its approval from the National Assembly. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this […]

PRESS RELEASE 4th April, 2020 Niger State Government has called on all the Local Government Chairmen in the State to ensure that the precautionary measures taken by Government to curb the spread of coronavirus in the State are adhere strictly by the people at that level of Government. A statement issued by Secretary to the […]