Monday, March 23, 2020
66 filling stations get waivers to supply fuel to border towns
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says the federal government has granted 66 filling stations waivers to lift and supply fuel to border communities.
Chinedu Okoronkwo, IPMAN president, told NAN on Monday that the ban was lifted after engagements between oil marketers and the Nigeria Customs Service. The government had, on November 6, 2019, directed that petroleum products should not be supplied to filling stations within 20 kilometres of the border.
Bauchi Governor Takes Coronavirus Test After Contact With Atiku’s Infected Son
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has gone into self-isolation after he had contact with a man who tested positive to coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.
The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, announced this in a statement on Monday. According to him, Governor Mohammed took the decision after the contact, the son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, was confirmed to have been infected by the virus.
UPDATED: Nigeria Records First COVID-19 Death
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Monday via its verified Twitter handle. According to the disease control agency, the case was a 67-year-old male who returned home following medical treatment in the UK. He had underlying medical conditions- multiple myeloma and diabetes and was undergoing chemotherapy.
Wuhan residents resume work as China eases restrictions
People in Central China where the coronavirus was first detected are allowed to go back to work and public transport is restarting, as some normality slowly returns after a two-month lockdown.
The easing of restrictions in Wuhan city comes as Chinese health officials reported on Monday no new local cases of the deadly virus but confirmed another 39 infections brought from overseas. Wuhan residents considered healthy can move around the city and take the bus or metro so long as they show ID, officials said.