Tuesday, March 24, 2020

COVID19- India To Go Under Total Lockdown, PM Narendra Modi



  India’s 1.3 billion people will go under “total lockdown” from midnight Tuesday (1830 GMT) for 21 days to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed, Tests Positive For Coronavirus

   The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19).  The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, announced this in a statement on Tuesday.

Ecobank shuts branch in Abuja after man dies of coronavirus

 

   Ecobank Nigeria Limited has closed its Wuse II branch in Abuja over Nigeria’s first coronavirus death. The bank said the victim, Mr. Sulaiman Achimugu, a former Managing Director of the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, visited the branch twelve days before his death.

    In a statement on its verified Twitter handle, the bank said, “Nigeria, very sadly, this morning recorded its first death, which unfortunately was one of our valued customers. Our most sincere condolences to the family. “Our attention has been drawn to the fact that the deceased was at our Wuse II, Abuja Branch on 12 March 2020, twelve days ago.

Cameroon-born singer Manu Dibango dies from a coronavirus

   

   Cameroon-born singer and saxophone player Manu Dibango has died from a coronavirus infection, according to a statement on his official Facebook page today.

ASUU Commences Indefinite Strike

 

   The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Monday March 23,2020 commenced an indefinite strike.

Buhari Chief of staff, Abba Kyari tests positive for COVID-19

 

    Abba Kyari, the chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari has tested positive for coronavirus days after returning from an official trip to Germany, it has been widely reported.

Nigeria's President tests negative for COVID-19

 

  Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has tested negative for the COVID-19 virus. According to reports, he was asked to carry out the test after his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari tested positive for the virus. The result has now been revealed as negative.

Cross River Senator, Rose Oko Dies At 63

 

  The lawmaker representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Rose Oko, is dead.

COVID-19: Ayade Declares Lockdown In Cross River, Suspends LG Polls Indefinitely

 

  Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, has declared a total lockdown in the state, as part of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.

    The governor made the declaration in a statement on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Christian Ita.   “All the entry points into Cross River State (land, air, and water) are hereby locked down. Access will be based on passing a thorough screening regime,” the statement said. He also ordered the indefinite suspension of the Local Government Council elections scheduled to hold on Saturday in the state.