(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -,The Private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has ordered for 250,000 supplies for tests and another 150,000 extraction kits to fast-track molecular testing for the deadly coronavirus, noting that the reality of the situation at hand was such that efforts must be put together with no stone left unturned in dealing with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abia Government on Monday disclosed that the state has two confirmed index cases of COVID-19 after the test results of the patients returned positive. Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, the state Commissioner for Information, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia. “We have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s order that all those who attended the burial of his late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari be self-isolated for 14 days, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the control of Coronavirus and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha made a public […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …Says Action Hampers Deployment of Technology to Boost Electricity, Slash Consumer Bills (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Engineer, Kenechukwu Agu, has lamented his inability to deploy a modern technology that could boost revenue for electricity distribution companies and slash the electricity bills (tariff) for consumers in Nigeria. He explained that he was unable to deploy the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian music artiste David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has disclosed that his fiancée, Chioma, has tested negative for coronavirus after 23 days of contracting the virus. Davido disclosed this in a series of tweets on his Twitter handle. The “Assurance” crooner explained that Chioma tested negative twice for the infection. He said: […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An official of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Bauchi Office, has tested positive to the deadly Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Bauchi State. Dr Aliyu Maigoro, Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, confirmed this on Sunday in a statement in Bauchi by Mr Ibrahim Sani, Information Officer, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency. Maigoro […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its humanitarian services to the people, for the cushioning of the effect of the Coronavirus pandemic, food items and cash valued over N10 million naira were at the weekend presented as palliatives to vulnerable and less privileged individuals and groups by an Igbo Association based outside Nigeria. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Edo on Sunday said the command was on the trail of the kidnappers who abducted the Edo Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr Emmanuel Agbale. The spokesman of the command, Mr Chidi Nwabuzor, stated this while fielding questions on the abducted commissioner from newsmen in Benin. He said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Saudi Arabia has urged Muslims worldwide to observe prayers at home during the incoming Ramadan, in line with the social distancing measure to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The kingdom’s highest religious body – the Council of Senior Scholars, gave the advice on Sunday. The body in a statement said: “Muslims shall avoid gatherings, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has announced COVID-19 designated test centres in the 20 Local Government Areas of the state. This was made public Sunday via the State Government’s Twitter handle. The tweet clarified that visits to the centres was “strictly” by appointment and not by emergency. For residents to benefit from the service, they have […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of All Progressives Congress ( APC), on Sunday put smile on faces of scores of its vulnerable faithful and members of the ruling People’s Democratic party PDP, as it began distribution of assorted food items and cash to them as palliatives to cushion the grueling effect […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The joy of 33 prison inmates serving in various prison centres of Ebonyi state, South- East Nigeria, weekend knew no bounds, as the state governor, David Nweze Umahi, granted them amnesty. African Examiner reports that the lucky inmates comprise of the aged and those with minor offences who have been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Mobile Courts activated by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has prosecuted no fewer than 156 violators of the Stay-at-home Presidential Order aimed at curtailing the spread of covid-19 in the country. Malam Wadata Bodinga, the Director, FCT Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), made the disclosure in an interactive session […]
(AFRICAN EAMINER) – The Rivers State Government has released the 22 Staff of Exxon Mobil who were arrested for allegedly violating the state lockdown order. Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Rivers State, Professor Zaccheus Adangor said that 22 oil workers were released without charges He added that the State Government will no longer press charges […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A medical doctor at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, has tested positive for Coronavirus (Covid-19). Gov. Seyi Makinde revealed this on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday night. “The COVID-19 confirmation test for one suspected case; a doctor at the University College Hospital Ibadan came back POSITIVE today. “Isolation and contact […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday that Canada and the U.S. had agreed to keep their border closed for all non-essential travel for another 30 days. “Canada and the United States have agreed to extend by another 30 days the border measures that are currently in place,” Trudeau said during televised remarks. […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor Hope Uzodinma led administration in Imo, state, South- East Nigeria, says it has uncovered a total of 1,000 ghost workers in the state civil service, with a vow to end the endemic rot in the system. He made this known in Owerri, after a crucial meeting with Heads of […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abia State government, southeast, Nigeria, Saturday evening hinted that a suspected COVID-19 patient it had earlier declared wanted has been apprehended, and now in its custody. Commissioner for Information in the state, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, who made this known in a press statement issued on Saturday in Umuahia, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has evacuated the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) dumped by a man who participated in the burial rites of Malam Abba Kyari, at the Gudu cemetery, Abuja. Dr Mohammed Kawu, acting Secretary Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCTA, made this in a statement on Saturday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Heavy flooding killed 24 people and displaced tens of thousands in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official said on Saturday. A further 45 people were injured, said Theo Kasi, governor of the South Kivu province. About 3,500 houses were destroyed, and 77,790 people displaced, he said after an assessment of the damage. […]
