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The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has raised an alarm of international travellers’ violating travel protocols and guidelines, including presenting fake test results. Chairman of the PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha who said this during the weekly media briefing
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The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has advised Nigerians to suspend their plans to travel to their villages and home states this yuletide for the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The chairman of the task force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, gave the advice at
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President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed the country's current state of recession on the COVID-19 pandemic. The President said this while declaring open the 26th Nigerian Economic Summit with the theme: “Building Partnerships for Resilience’’. Buhari who was represented by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, said the decline in the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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In a bid to help businesses in Lagos recover, save and create more jobs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the State Government through the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, unveiled a 5 Billion Naira "Lagos Economic Acceleration Programme (LSETF-LEAP)". The LSETF-LEAP is a
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said one of Nigeria’s main priorities now is getting the COVID-19 vaccine and this is a matter of utmost concern to the Buhari administration. He stated this on Thursday, November 12, at the opening session of the virtual edition of the Paris Peace Forum which featured
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On the 11th of November 2020, 180 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 64516 cases have been confirmed, 60737 cases have been discharged and 1162 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 180 new cases are reported from
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Commuters in Lagos State has decried the continuous hike in transport fares occasioned by the COVID-19 new public transport guidelines put in place by the state government, despite neglect by transport operators. The Lagos State Government introduced new transport guidelines to prevent community spread of Covid-19 which mandated that all commercial
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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha has told Nigerians to expect a massive COVID-19 infections in the next two weeks. Mustapha who said this at PTF's briefing on Tuesday November 3, condemned the careless act of travellers failing
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Jason Njoku, the co-founder, and CEO of iROKOtv, and his wife, Mary Remmy, a Nollywood actress and ROK film boss, have tested positive for COVID-19. Jason disclosed this via his Twitter handle this afternoon. He said while his wife feels very well, he, on the other hand, isn't feeling great. “My enemies
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After about six months of stemming and preventing the spread of Covid-19, which of course led to the closure of all schools and borders, the Federal government on Friday has ordered the reopening of all schools in the country. The minister of education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this during a press
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