COVID 19- Lockdown extension; Nigerians await Buhari's Decision

 

   There was uncertainty on Sunday night over whether the lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus will continue, it was learnt.

  President Muhammadu Buhari on April 13 renewed the two-week stay-at-home order on Lagos and Ogun states as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), saying the extension was the right thing to do to contain the pandemic. As at the time the President imposed the first lockdown on March 30, there were 131 cases in the country which moved to 343 on April 13.

House of Representatives to resume plenary session Tuesday

   The leadership of Nigeria’s House of Representatives has directed its members to resume plenary session on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement signed by the Clerk to the House of Representatives, Patrick Giwa.

   The statement says copies of the Covid-19 guidelines approved by the Federal Government and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control as well as additional guidelines developed by the House will be sent to Members’ pigeon holes for collection on resumption.

Mysterious deaths in Kano not connected to coronavirus - Kano Government

   The Kano Government has said the scores of deaths, in recent days, were unrelated with the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic. But it also quickly acknowledged it was jumping to conclusion by stating that the health ministry is probing the causes.

Ondo state also rejects 'expired' Federal Government rice

 

   Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has rejected bags of rice sent to the state by the Federal Government as palliatives. It was gathered that most of the 1800 bags received by the state from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management were not fit for human consumption.

Nigeria Records 91 New Cases Of COVID-19

    Nigeria on Sunday recorded 91 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 1,273 , according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

  According to the NCDC in a tweet via its official handle, 43 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos, 8 in Sokoto and 6 in Taraba. The country’s total deaths from the virus now stand at 40 while 239 have recovered. 91 new cases of #COVID19 reported;

43-Lagos
8-Sokoto
6-Taraba
5-Kaduna
5-Gombe
3-Ondo
3-FCT
3-Edo
3-Oyo