Day: May 20, 2020

Nigeria Coronavirus Cases Now 6, 677 With 284 New Infections

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Wale Jagun Cases of COVID – 19 infections in Nigeria late evening on Wednesday reached 6, 677 with 284 new infection recorded in 12 states. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the announcement on its twitter handle. NCDC also announced that no fewer than 200 patients have died in the country with 1, 840 recovered patients discharged so far. Breakdown of the latest figures: 284 new cases of #COVID19; 199-Lagos 26-Rivers 19-Oyo 8-FCT 8-Borno 7-Plateau 6-Jigawa 5-Kano 2-Abia 1-Ekiti 1-Delta 1-Kwara 1-Taraba 6677 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria…

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Lagos Discharges 17 More COVID – 19 Patients After Recovery

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Kunle Adelabu Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, announced that another set of Coronavirus patients were discharged from three Isolation Centres in Lagos. The Governor stated in his update on the ravaging Coronavirus that they were discharged after they were tested negative to COVID-19 twice and achieved full recovery. Recovered victims were discharged from Yaba, Gbagada and LUTH Isolation facilities in the state. The State Ministry of Heath also confirmed the development on its twitter handle. Today’s discharge brings the total number of recoveries from the virus in…

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Eid-Fitr: Sultan Urges Muslims To Perform Prayer At Home

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Wale Jagun The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged Muslims across the country to pray at home during the forthcoming Eid-Fitr festival. This was contained in a statement signed by Professor Salisu Shehu, Deputy Secretary-General, NSCIA on Wednesday. According to him, the advice was given in view of the current COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the globe. The Eld-Fitri festival which signifies the end of the one-month of Ramadan fast is billed to take place at the weekend. While…

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Curfew: Medical Personnel, Journalists Exempted From Restriction – IGP

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Our Reporter The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu has clarified his directive to top police officers on Tuesday (yesterday) on the strict enforcement of the interstate and the nationwide curfew which many initially saw as contrary to the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari which exempted workers on essential duties. PMNEWS reports that Adamu, in a statement issued by Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja said all essential workers, including medical personnel, firefighters, ambulance services, journalists and others were exempted from the restriction. The clarification became…

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iCare Monthly Food Distribution: 1,000 Families To Benefit From Special Eid Fitri Edition

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Wale Jagun iCare  Foundation, the initiative of the member of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Babajimi Benson, would be distributing food items to 1,000 vulnerable families in Ikorodu Federal Constituency for the month of May, courtesy of its Foodbank. The iCare Foodbank, which has been existing for about four years and distributing food items to at least five hundred families across Ikorodu division on monthly basis, would be staging a special edition of the food distribution for this month to celebrate the Eid-il Fitri festival which marks the end…

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Lagos Doctors Begin Indefinite Sit-At-Home From Today

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The Nigerian Medical Association in Lagos has directed its members to immediately proceed on an indefinite sit-at-home strike starting from 6.00 p.m on Wednesday. The association gave the directive in a joint statement signed by its Chairman and Secretary, Dr. Saliu Oseni, and Dr. Ramon Moronkola, respectively in Lagos. PMNEWS reports that the decision was taken after the police in Lagos on Tuesday mounted roadblocks in different parts of the state by 8.00 p.m. They also allegedly arrested some people, including essential workers that were presumed to have flouted the…

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