Politics

The Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva has come out to say that COVID-19 has created an economic crisis worse than what the world economy experienced under the global financial crisis in 2008. She revealed this during a press conference, jointly addressed with the ...

Popular Buhari critic, Engr. Buba Galadima has come out to beg the Federal Government that until the appropriate steps are taken to battle coronavirus, a calf will turn into a big cow. Buba believes he has rarely spoken about the virus because anyone who advises the government would be wasting ...

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) chapter has come out to advise the Federal Government against inviting medical experts from China to help in fighting Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Chairman of the association, Dr Muhammed Adeboye revealed this recently in Ilorin. ...

Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Toby Okechukwu is not happy with the insufficiency of coronavirus pandemic testing centres in Nigeria. Reacting to the comments credited to the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekwazu that just 2,000 Nigerians have been tested ...

The Oyo State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned APC members to not play petty politics with the COVID-19 test result of Governor Seyi Makinde. PDP believes APC is seeking to gain lost political relevance in the state amid the current situation in the country. Speaking via its ...

The Presidency has come out to list what President Muhammadu Buhari has done to combat the pandemic disease, codenamed Coronavirus in the country. In a recent statement, the special adviser to Mr. President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina disclosed Buhari’s day to day activities, orders and directives all with ...

The Federal Government has urged Nigerians abroad to abandon any plan to embark on non-essential travel back to the country. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire recently revealed that everyone should remain where they are because of the risk of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. According to him, the chances of infections ...

President Muhammadu Buhari is celebrating with the Awujale of Ijebu Kingdom, Oba Sikiru Adetona, on his 60th anniversary on the throne. As per a recent statement by Buhari’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, the anniversary makes Adetona one of the oldest reigning monarchs in the country, following his formal coronation on ...

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa has come out to say that his boss, Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde did not contact the coronavirus at the recent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) unification rally. Seyi’s spokesman, who spoke to Silverbird Television today, revealed that there was no ...

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, have blasted President Muhammadu Buhari’s restriction of movement order pronounced on Lagos, Abuja, and Ogun. Wole and Femi revealed that the move was not necessary because the country is not at war. According to Soyinka, the order ...

The Shipping Association of Nigeria (SAN) has reacted to calls made by other maritime industry stakeholders on the need for the Federal Government to keep essential services, including the seaports and cargo operations going amid the coronavirus outbreak. SAN Chairman, Mr. Val Usifoh revealed this in a recent statement in ...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has come out to say that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has terribly exposed the country’s poor healthcare system. Femi revealed that the spread of the deadly virus is currently happening at a pace that our health sector is not ready for. ...

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association (PTD) has come out to beg its members to adhere to the governments’ directives on improved personal hygiene and social distancing while discharging their duties to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Mr. Salimon Oladiti, the National Chairman, PTD Branch of the Nigeria Union of ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has come out to say that it has activated measures to guarantee smooth distribution of petrol across Nigeria throughout the lockdown period amid the coronavirus outbreak. In a recent statement in Abuja, Managing Director of the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), the NNPC’s downstream ...

Director-General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum PGF, Salihu Moh. Lukman has blasted PDP for trying to politicize the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to lock down Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states for 14 days as part of emergency control measures against the coronavirus. PDP instantly described the decision as empty ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has tested positive for coronavirus. The politician revealed this serious information via his Twitter handle. According to him, he has designated Prof Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the University College, Ibadan, as the Head of COVID-19 Task Force while he recovers. He added ...

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the Armed Forces of Nigeria has come out to say that it is prepared to implement the Presidential directive from Buhari on the fight against the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Nigeria. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche revealed this while he addressed a ...

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has confirmed the discharge of five patients who previously tested positive to the COVID-19 from the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. He revealed this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile on Monday in Lagos. According to him, the patients were discharged ...

Amid the coronavirus outbreak and stay at home advice from both the Federal and states governments, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu has come out to warn Nigerians of a potential increase in fresh criminal trends, especially fraudulent practices and cybercrimes. Mohammed revealed that he has warned the ...

Hon. Ben Igbakpa, a representative of the Ethiope East and Ethiope West Federal Constituency of Delta State in the House of Representatives, has come out to talk about the coronavirus outbreak. Ben believes Nigeria was very late in issuing travel ban on 13 highly affected countries and this has put ...