Response to Queries and Alerts on COVID-19: Abia State Approved Incident Action Plan
Operational funds for office of State Epidemiologist and Accounts department for project management.
Edo takes enlightenment campaign on COVID-19 to eateries, public cafes
The Edo State government has intensified the campaign to inform and educate the public about the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, admonishing them to abide by the public health and safety protocols outlined to safeguard them from contracting the disease. A team of health workers, drawn from the Edo State Ministry of Health, Edo…
Rivers govt plans another lockdown as COVID-19 cases rise
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, is considering another lockdown as the state witnesses a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases. The total number of infections in the state is 3,398 as of December 28, the sixth-highest in Nigeria. The number of deaths from COVID-19 in the state is 64.
COVID-19 New Wave: Wike threatens to shut down churches
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has threatened to shut down churches if they fail to comply with the COVID-19 guidelines. Wike made this known during the thanksgiving service in celebration of the 90th birthday of Priscilla Mark, held at St. Martin’s Anglican Church, Omagwa in Ikwerre local government area of the state.
Imo orders stay-at-home for workers to check COVID-19
APPREHENSIVE about the surge in the second global wave of the COVID -19 pandemic, Governor Hope Uzodimma, has ordered an indefinite stay-at-home for workers beginning from today. In a statewide broadcast yesterday in Owerri, the governor said the directive was part of measures to contain spread of the virus in all of Imo’s 27 local…
COVID-19: INEC to enforce physical distancing in Edo election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said it had further trained its presiding officers for Edo state Governorship election, on how to guarantee physical distancing among voters at the polling units level. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Forum…
Akwa Ibom government gives guidelines for reopening hotels, tourist centres
The Akwa Ibom State government has disclosed the nine-point COVID-19 guidelines for reopening hotels and tourism centres across the state. The state’s Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr. Orman Esin, who stated this at a press conference in Uyo, yesterday, said the guidelines would help to ease the five-month lockdown in the state.
BUA boosts Akwa Ibom, Abia COVID-19 response with 8 ambulances, facemasks
Governor Udom Emmanuel described the donation as critical to the COVID-19 campaign in the state. In its continued support to boost the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, BUA has donated five ambulances, 100,000 reusable cotton made facemasks to the Akwa Ibom state government, and three ambulances to the Abia state government. Representatives of BUA…
Stanbic IBTC supports Akwa Ibom State government in combating Covid-19
As the need arises for the establishment of additional testing centres across the country, Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has partnered Inoyo Toro Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation, to support the fight against the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic
Nigeria: Govt Commends Obaseki On COVID-19 Response, As Edo Inaugurates 300-Bed Isolation Centre, Molecular Lab
The Federal Government has applauded the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration’s data-driven and robust response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Edo state. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, made the submission during the inauguration of the 300-bed isolation and treatment centre at the Stella Obasanjo Hospital and the third Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) molecular…