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COVID-19: Gov Yahaya Bello lifts ban on religious congregations, urges preventive measures in worship centres

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Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has lifted the ban placed on religious congregations across the state with immediate, to allow religious bodies have their normal worship and services. The directive was contained in a statement signed by Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the Hon. Commissioner for Information and Communication and made available to journalists in Lokoja on Thursday. Gov. Bello, however urged all religious leaders to put in place preventive and precautionary measures in their various worship centres in order to contain the outbreak and spread of coronavirus in the state.…

COVID-19, BLACK SEED AND HONEY

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Mankind was created by Allah and was strengthened with the Glorious Qur’an to guide him in all his endeavors. Allah says in the Qur’an thus: “This is the Book (the Qur’an), whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who fear Allah” (Qur’an 2:2). In another chapter, Allah says: “There is not an animal (that lives) on the earth, nor a being that flies on its wings but (forms part of) communities like you. Nothing have We omitted from the Book (for man’s guidance), and they (all) shall be…

COVID-19: Cattle markets not closed—Oyo Commissioner …advises abattoirs on preventive measures

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The Oyo State government, on Wednesday, affirmed that cattle markets were not affected by the order of the government closing the markets as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon. Ojemuyiwa Ojekunle, said that cattle market operators were allowed to run their businesses within the limit of COVID-19 restrictions. According to the Commissioner, the cattle market is involved in essential commodity, which are not covered by the closure of the markets, adding that the failure to open the cattle markets was already leading to meat scarcity…

COVID-19: Ensure fairness, equity in stimulus package for Nigerians – Lawan urges Executive

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday urged the Executive arm of government to ensure equity and fairness in the distribution of the stimulus package across the country. Lawan made the appeal during a meeting of the National Assembly leadership with some members of the Presidental Committee on COVID-19. In attendance were the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of state for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The meeting was also attended by the Speaker of…

LOCKDOWN: Osun Govt doles out 6,020 bags of rice to residents

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The State Government of Osun on Wednesday commenced the distribution a total number of 6,020 bags of rice to residents as part of efforts to cushion the effects of the lockdown in the state. The 6,020 bags of 50kg rice according to the government will be distributed across the 3,010 polling units in the state. The State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola disclosed this on Wednesday, when he flagged off the distribution exercise at the Government Secretariat, Abeere, Osogbo. Oyetola said the food items were procured solely by the state government as…

COVID-19: Corps members produce hand sanitizer, donate face masks

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Serving Corps Members in Oyo State have started mass production of hand sanitizer through the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Programme (SAED) of the NYSC.   The sanitizers which would be distributed to hospitals and different communities within the State will prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Also in Kwara State, Corps Members led by the NYSC Kwara State Coordinator, Mrs Fransisca Olaleye has produced and distributed hand sanitizers and antiseptic liquid soaps as part of her efforts towards curtailing the spread of Corona virus in the State.   Olaleye…

CLOSE-UP: Yusuf Sambo, the Nigerian engineer leading Scotland’s 5G revolution

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Much of the global market in 2019 has been driven by trade wars between the United States and The Peoples Republic of China. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that no US company should use telecommunications equipment made by technology companies that pose national security risks. The ban was targeted at Huawei, the Chinese tech company leading 5G revolution in Asia. Experts say the US may lose as much as $500 billion, if China beats America to the best 5G technology — highlighting how important 5G will be in…

Gov Sani Bello mourns Barr Danlami Wushishi

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Niger state Governor ,Abubakar Sani has commiserated with the family, friends and the legal Practitioners in the State over the death of a young, vibrant Legal Practitioner with the State Ministry of justice, Barrister Danlamin Alhaji Wushishi. A statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mrs. Mary Noel Berje, the Governor expressed sadness over the demise of Barrister Danlami Alhaji Wushishi adding that he was committed to his duties and served the state government in various capacities. Governor Sani Bello, who prayed for the reposed soul of late Barrister Danlami,…

COVID-19: Two test positive, isolation process initiated, says Oyo Task Force …state to promulgate law on COVID-19 pandemic

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The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has said that confirmation tests for two suspected cases of the disease have come out positive. It stated that one of the two new cases was a 28-year-old woman who returned to Nigeria from the United Arab Emirate on March 22, 2020 while the other was a 42-year-old contact of an earlier confirmed case. The task force made these known in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa. The statement read: “The COVID-19 confirmation test for…

COVID-19: PDP Elders support Makinde, say total lockdown not necessary

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Elders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oyo State chapter, have thrown their weights behind the Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on the measures being put in place to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in the state. The elders, who spoke through a statement signed by Dr. Saka Balogun, a member of the party’s Board of Trustees, following a meeting in which they adhered to the directives of the state government on social distancing, expressed their support for Governor Makinde’s decision not to totally lockdown the state in…