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El Rufai Kaduna State Government has vowed to keep its health facilities running and protect staff willing to provide services to the public, in the event of any strike action by health workers. In a statement on  Thursday in Kaduna and signed by Special Adviser to Gov. Nasir El-Rufai on …

The Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has reversed its stay-at-home order and told its members to resume work. The order was made following harassment, arrest and detention of health workers by the police. Giving the order, the association asked for an apology and a written statement signed …

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in Abuja. Aregbesola congratulated all Muslim faithful for the successful completion of the Ramadan fast. A statement by the Director of Press in the Ministry, Mohammed Manga, quoted Aregbesola as calling on Muslim faithful …

The Federal Government has sacked the Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Usman Gur Mohammed. Minister of Power, Mohammed Sale approved his sack. He appointed Sule Abdulaziz in his stead in an acting capacity. Spokesman of the minister, Aaron Artimas, disclosed to this in a statement on …

Muhammadu Buhari and the former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma are currently meeting at the Presidential Villa Abuja. General Danjuma was the Minister of Defence during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. General Danjuma has become one of the critics against the administration of President Buhari on the …

Boss Mustapha Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has extended the gradual easing of the lockdown by two weeks across the nation. The chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, announced this on Monday during the daily briefing …

•Lagos unemployment rate may hit 45 per cent THE Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says a significant fraction of businesses, precisely 81per cent, has been ‘severely’ affected by the COVID-19 lockdown in Lagos. It noted that only 17 per cent indicate moderate impact on their business. “Additionally, the …

Wike The Special Adviser to Governor Nyesom Wike on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, is dead. The cause of his death is still unknown, but sources at Government House Port Harcourt said Simeon may have died of cardiac arrest. Governor, Nyesom Wike in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and …

Lagos State is considering the full re-opening of the critical sectors of its economy, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed on Sunday. But the move will not be pushed in a hurry. In the coming days, Sanwo-Olu said the State Government would be rolling out Register-to-Open initiative as part of the plans …

Boss Mustapha, chairman, PTF The federal government yesterday pleaded with COVID-19 survivors to stop giving details of the drugs used for their treatment to discourage self-medication. The Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, made the plea at a press briefing in Abuja, following recent video testimonies of …