Akwa Ibom hotbed as NCDC confirms 32 COVID-19 Delta Variant cases, advises against travelling to affected States
August 3, 2021 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed Thirty-two Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in five states across the country. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr…
PSC approves Kyari’s suspension, wants further information from I-G
Aug. 1, 2021 The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the suspension of Mr Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police from service over bribery and fraudulent allegations made against…
COVID-19: LASG raises alarm over inability to reach 18% of 50,322 air passengers of interest
July 12, 2021 The Lagos State Government has disclosed that 18 per cent of 50,322 air passengers of interest, who arrived in Lagos via the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA),…
International passengers must perform PCR test 3 days before boarding – PSC
July 1, 2021 The Presidential Steering Committee, (PSC), said incoming passengers must now perform a COVID-19, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), test three days before boarding. The test detects the presence…
COVID-19: FG issues travel advisory to Nigerians to Brazil, India, Turkey
June 9, 2021 The Federal Government has issued travel advisory to Nigerians to Brazil, India and Turkey citing risks from COVID-19. Mr. Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee…
COVID-19 travel protocol: Again PSC to deactivate passports of violatorsÂ
June 1, 2021 The Presidential Steering Committee, (PSC), on COVID-19 has announced that it would proceed to deactivate the international passports of Nigerians who flouted the 2021 Health Safety Regulations…
FG in talks with UAE on possibility of resuming reciprocal int’l flights
June 1, 2021 The Presidential Steering Committee, (PSC), on COVID-19, has urged the United Arabs Emirates (UAE), to remove the discriminatory travel protocols against Nigerians. The PSC Chairman and Secretary…
FG receives donation of PPEs worth $8m from UNICEF
May 29, 2021 The Federal Government on Friday received eight million dollar worth of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and medical consumables from the United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) in Nigeria….
Quarantine violation: FG issues 132 persons 48-hours ultimatum to turn themselves in to the nearest public health department
May 28, 2021 The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC), on COVID-19 has given 132 persons 48-hours to turn themselves to the nearest state public health departments for violating the quarantine provisions…
COVID-19: FG reintroduces restrictions, bars, night clubs to remain closed, limits public gatherings
May 10, 2021 The Federal Government has reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This new directive is to take effect by midnight of…