With the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ravaging societies all over the world, it becomes more and more important to curb the spread of the disease. On the 15th of April 2020, in an effort to support public health initiatives of the Rivers State Government against the spread of COVID-19, Genesis Group Nigeria donated the sum of…
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Attacks by pirates are increasingly becoming frequent and intense in the waterways of Bayelsa state and thus exacerbating maritime insecurity in the Niger Delta and the Gulf of Guinea. Recent trends indicate an upsurge in maritime piracy in the state, mainly involving attacks on oil tank-ers, fishing trawlers, commercial boats, and hijacking of cargo ships…
DetailsEdo State Government, on Thursday announced a ban on street trading, as part of new measures to enforce social distancing and check the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state.
The Edo State Government, on Thursday in Benin, said it had completed a 30-bed facility, with 15 ventilators and other important equipment to treat COVID-19 patients in the state.
Akwa Ibom state government has explained that six cases of COVID-19 have been returned negative and discharged from the state isolation centre at the Ibom Specialist hospital Uyo.
Three COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the hospital in Akwa Ibom State, having tested negative after their treatment in hospital, the state government has said.
The Edo State Government has announced that two more facilities within the state will be used as testing centres for the COVID 19 virus.
A total lockdown of Ondo state over cases of COVID – 19 pandemic is imminent. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu gave this hint today during a media briefing to announce the third patient, a medical doctor who tested positive in the Barracks in Akure, the state capital.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Tuesday extended the 14-day lockdown which began in the state on April 1 by another two weeks, imposing a dusk-to-dawn curfew to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The COVID-19 lockdown is not an excuse for gender-based violence. Are you concerned about the reported rise in violence against women and girls because of the COVID-19 lookdowns? The Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) filter on our Partners for Peace (P4P) Online Peace Map helps to us to track and report violence affecting women…
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