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As a measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Osun State, the state government has announced the mandatory use of masks in public places effective from Friday, April 24. Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, who made this known in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, on Thursday in Osogbo, disclosed that the decision was part of the resolutions reached by the South-west governors at their virtual meeting last week. Food Delivery In Lagos Boom Amid Lockdown Oyetola noted that the South-west states are the first to make wearing of masks mandatory, and that the regulation…

Keystone Bank Limited has alerted its teeming customers of the activities of one Mr. Obinna Onuselogu, who parades a company, Triple C Investment Limited, as an affiliate of the bank with the aim of defrauding unsuspecting members of the public. In a statement by the lender on Thursday, the bank said Mr. Onuselogu who used to be a staff of the bank was no longer in its employ. It added that anyone who transacts any business with him purportedly in the name of the bank does so at his/her own risk. “Please note further that Keystone Bank is neither related…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday, met with State Governors on the management of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has spread to more states in the last week. The 36 state Governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors Forum had announced its decision to declare a “14 nationwide lockdown’ in other to curtail the outbreak. In a tweet by the spokesman to the Vice – President, Mr. Laolu Akande, the VP discussed the welfare of citizens. “Late last night, VP Osinbajo held a videoconferencing with eight Governors from the geopolitical zones on how to coordinate the plans of the States with…

Many Nigerians gloat that Covid-19 is mainly targeting the country’s elite, particularly politicians, despite warnings that the life-threatening respiratory illness could hit the poor as well. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has recorded more than 800 cases since the end of February – most of them people who had been abroad, and those they had interacted with after their return to Africa’s most-populous state, which has a population of about 200 million. So far, Nigeria’s list of people who got or have died from Covid-19 includes President Muhammadu Buhari’s chief of staff, politicians, heads of government agencies, former ambassadors…

Home delivery of groceries and food is providing a needed lifeline to many residents in Nigeria’s commercial city, Lagos, who are staying and working at home because of a coronavirus lockdown. Women who provide food delivery services to homes across the city have seen a boom in business, and for many Lagosians these services have helped make the lockdown a little bearable. “I had someone say to me that you know I have everything in the house but I just can’t see myself standing and cooking. People that have office lunch service and things like that and they don’t even…

Phil Neville is to leave his role as England women’s manager next summer. The former Manchester United and Everton defender was appointed in January 2018. Neville, 43, an ex-England international, led the Lionesses to a first SheBelieves Cup title and a fourth-place finish at the World Cup in 2019. But since last year’s quarter-final win over Norway, they have lost seven of 11 games and failed to retain their SheBelieves Cup title in March. Neville had been set to lead Team GB into this summer’s Olympic Games, before taking control of England at the Women’s Euros on home soil in 2021.…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has banned inter-state movement of coronavirus (COVID-19) patients to curb spread of the virus. It said patients would henceforth be treated in the state where they were confirmed positive in order to prevent the exposure of other persons in the course of transfer. The government attributed the spike in positive COVID-19 cases to the on-going door-to-testing in Lagos and Abuja. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire announced the ban on COVID-19 patients movements in Abuja yesterday. Ehanire said: “All persons diagnosed with COVID-19 be henceforth treated in the state where the diagnosis was made, rather…

The UK will have to live with some disruptive social measures for at least the rest of the year, the government’s chief medical adviser has said. Prof Chris Whitty said it was “wholly unrealistic” to expect life would suddenly return to normal soon. He said “in the long run” the ideal way out would be via a “highly effective vaccine” or drugs to treat the disease. But he warned that the chance of having those within the next calendar year was “incredibly small”. “This disease is not going to be eradicated, it is not going to disappear,” he said, at…

Nigeria northern governors have agreed to close Islamic schools which house millions of men and boys across the region due to concerns over spread of coronavirus. The governors in a statement said the risk to children from the virus prompted this week’s decision to close the schools, and children would be evacuated to their parents or states of origin. Orphans would be taken care of by the state government where they are located. Islamic schools, known within Nigeria as almajiris, fill a gap left by state educational institutions. State schools are so overcrowded they cannot accommodate a booming population in…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 91 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria on Wednesday taking the total to 873. The centre for disease control also announced the death of three patients. “Ninety one new cases of COVID-19 have been reported; 74 in Lagos, 5 in Katsina, 4 in Ogun, 2 in Delta, 2 in Edo, 1 in Kwara 1 in Oyo 1 in FCT 1 in Adamawa. “As at 11:25 pm 22nd April there are 873 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 197 Deaths: 28,” NCDC said. A break down by NCDC reveals that…