The Ogun State Government and Lafarge Africa have confirmed that contacts in respect of the recorded single case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has hit 39 from the initial reported 28. This included the driver who picked the infected Italian from an hotel in Ikeja and those who served him food and …
Read More »DSS denies trailing PREMIUM TIMES editor, reporter
The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied reports that its officials are currently trailing Premium Times staff over a story published by the online newspaper on the presidency. The newspaper had alleged that agents of Nigeria’s secret police on Sunday visited the home of its editor, Musikilu Mojeed, to extract …
Read More »Suspected DSS officials invade home of PREMIUM TIMES editor, Muskilu Mojeed, attempt arrest
Suspected DSS officials on Sunday morning, March 1, breached the security of the Abuja residence of Muskilu Mojeed, the Editor-in-Chief of the PREMIUM TIMES, a Nigerian online news platform. Report by The ICIR said men suspected to be officers of the State Security Service (SSS) in plain-clothes men who drove in a …
Read More »CBA Foundation holds ‘Walk4Hope Charity’ walk for underprivileged widows, vulnerable children
*Cross section of participants at the Walk4Hope charity event organized by Chinwe Bode-Akinwande Foundation (CBA Foundation), to create awareness about the foundation and the need to support underprivileged widows, held in Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday. The Chinwe Bode-Akinwande (CBA) Foundation, a Lagos-based non-governmental organisation on Saturday held its 2020 …
Read More »‘Coronavirus outbreak is getting bigger’ – WHO
Agency Reporter The rapid rise in coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic on Friday, with five countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organisation (WHO) warning it could spread worldwide. Switzerland had canceled the giant Geneva car show following the outbreak. World share markets crashed again, winding up …
Read More »Coronavirus: Ogun govt quarantines 28 who had contacts with Italian
The Ogun State government has said that 28 people who had contact with the Italian victim of the Coronavirus disease have been identified and quarantined. The Witness reports. The government also said the firm where the victim visited in Ewekoro has been shut down. The state Governor, Dapo Abiodun, disclosed this, on Friday, while addressing newsmen …
Read More »Coronavirus infected Italian visited our plant – Lafarge Cement
One of Nigeria’s largest cement manufacturers, Lafarge Africa Plc, has confirmed that an Italian, who is the first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria, indeed visited its plant in Ewekoro, Ogun State. The confirmation was contained in a statement sent to The Witness on Friday by its Director, Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainable Development, Folashade …
Read More »Coronavirus: FG to trace contacts of infected Italian
The Federal Government of Nigeria has commenced contact tracing of the first case of reported Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country to monitor the health of people that travelled with the patient to prevent the spread. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire said this while answering questions from journalists on …
Read More »Nigerian senate slams FG over Coronavirus
Ahmed Lawan Ahmad Lawan, the President of the Nigerian Senate, on Thursday, accused the Federal Ministry of Health of not putting serious measures in place to prevent the outbreak of coronavirus in Nigeria. He, however, asked the Senate Committee on Primary Health Care to liaise with the ministry to intensify screening of …
Read More »Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu speaks on how Lagos govt diagnosed patient, allays panic
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotosho at the briefing at government House, Ikeja, Lagos on Friday Lagos State Government has raised its level of response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) incident, following a reported case of a patient diagnosed with the infectious viral …
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