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April 21, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Extends Closure Of Airports, Records 665 COVID-19 Cases

The Nigerian Government on Monday announced the extension of the closure of airports in the country by two weeks. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this on Monday, said the decision was due to the coronavirus pandemic. He tweeted,...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

JAMB Releases 2019 Provisional Admission List

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has published the 2019 provisional matriculation list of admitted candidates on the official website of the board. The board disclosed this in its weekly bulletin made available to the News Agency of Nigeria...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Lauds Ecobank’s Support For Relief Efforts

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo- Olu has commended Ecobank Nigeria for donating food items to support the state government’s relief efforts to mitigate the effects of the lockdown on citizens due to the coronavirus. The Lagos State Commissione...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

Oba Of Benin Calls For Total Lockdown

The Benin monarch, Oba Ewuare II, has called on Governor Godwin Obaseki, to effect a total lockdown of the state, to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus. In a letter to the governor, dated April 16, the monarch stated that...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

NSC Deploys Staff To Terminals

The management of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has assigned its officers to various shipping companies and terminals to assist in ensuring that all safety and health regulations are strictly complied with. According to NSC, the development is i...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus: Kano State Shuts Down Rice Mill

The Kano State Government has closed down Tiamin Rice Mill along Zaria Road due to complaints of air pollution. The notice is contained in a circular issued by the state Ministry of Environment and addressed to the Managing Director of...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

Lockdown: Martins Tasks Christians On Charity, Mercy

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Adewale Martins, on Sunday urged Christians to show more love and mercy to their neighbours this period of COVID-19 affliction on Nigeria. Martins explained in a sermon in Lagos that such acts would...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

Maritime Security: NAVY, NIMASA To Improve Information Sharing

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Navy are set for a regime of improved information sharing as arrangements to integrate the Command, Control, Computer Communication and Information Centre, otherwise known as the C...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

NRC Begins Disinfection Of Railway Facilities

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has commenced sterilisation of all railway compounds and stations starting from its Headquarters in Lagos and the Lagos District. The corporation in a statement by Mr Oyekunle Oyewole, Deputy Director, Research, Health, Sa...

April 19, 2020 No Responses

Food Scarcity Looms In Nigeria

An agriculture expert, Alhaji Ahmed Inusa-Adamu, has warned against impending food scarcity in Nigeria as a result of low production of farm produce. Inusa-Adamu has also advised the the Federal Government to take proactive measures and ensure tha...

April 19, 2020 No Responses

Buhari: Abba Kyari Was My Friend For 42 Years

Mallam Abba Kyari, who died on 17th April, 2020, at the age of 67 from complications caused by the Coronavirus, was a true Nigerian patriot. My loyal friend and compatriot for the last 42 years – and latterly my Chief-of-Staff...

April 19, 2020 No Responses

Amaechi Mourns Kyari, Tasks Nigerians on COVID-19 Safety Rules

Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari and the family of Malam Abba Kyari, the late Chief of Staff to the president. Amaechi said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He described Kyari as...

April 18, 2020 No Responses

NPA Extends Suspension Of Demurrage Charges

Following the extension of the Lockdown in response to the COVID-19 outbreak by President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, April 12, 2020, the management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has directed all Terminal operators to extend the suspension of all app...

April 18, 2020 No Responses

Abba Kyari Is Dead

The Presidency has announced the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari. Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, announced the development in a statement. He said: ”The deceased had...