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Presidency aides silent amid intrigues A wave of apprehension is sweeping through Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as President Muhammadu Buhari begins a probe into the office of the late Chief of Staff Abba Kyari. The investigation may lead to all appointments and approvals made by Kyari without Buhari’s permission being cancelled. This is as pundits said the volte face by the president in directing a reversal of over 100 decisions by Kyari could create more problems than it is trying to solve. Also, a source within the Presidential Villa suggested that the power block that produced the new Chief of Staff Ibrahim Gambari might be the force fighting back. Sleep might have already begun eluding many officials in the MDA’s on account of contracts okayed without Buhari’s approval. If this is what the president is targeting with a view to shoring up his sagging profile, analysts say trouble looms for those who cut illegal deals with the late CoS. Though no reason was given for t...

Buhari is expected to speak about ongoing efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria and to decide on whether or not the country should go ahead with the second phase of the easing of the lockdown. President Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians on Monday. This followed the end of the first phase of the gradual easing of the COVID-19 lockdown. Aliyu Sani, National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, made this disclosure when he appeared on a programme on Channels Television. Buhari is expected to speak about ongoing efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria and to decide on whether or not the country should go ahead with the second phase of the easing of the lockdown.

He explained that the patient died before the lab test for COVID-19 came out positive. Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong on Sunday announced the first death resulting from Coronavirus in the state. Lalong announced this during a media briefing on COVID-19 in Plateau at the Government House, Jos. He explained that the patient died before the lab test for COVID-19 came out positive. “As at today, we have successfully treated and discharged 10 infected persons, including the index case who have all been reunited with their families. “The other 22 infected persons are still undergoing treatment and in stable condition. Sadly, one suspect, whose sample was taken, died yesterday before his result was returned positive,” he said. He said the state had recorded more cases of COVID-19 that rose to 33, which had necessitated redoubling of efforts to checkmate community spread, by conducting contact tracing, isolating suspected contacts and treating the infected patients. The governor said brea...

Those who are positive, we are not taking them back to their states of origin. We are putting them in isolation centres until they are cured and are confirmed negative. Almajiris have been described as the breeding ground for Coronavirus by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State because of their vulnerability as a result of lack of hygiene, lack of shelter and lack of proper sanitation. Ganduje stated this on Thursday at the opening of training for a special Rapid Response Team to cater for over 2000 Almajirai stationed at three mega centres in Kiru, Karaye and Gabasawa in Kano. “Because they stay in a congested environment, they have no defined place for them to sleep, no prescribed food for them to eat, no provision for sanitation and therefore they are vulnerable,” the governor was quoted by Vanguard newspapers. Based on these, Ganduje decided to pay special attention to them by establishing the special response team to examine and protect them under the climate of COVID-19.  ...

Intending evacuees, who failed to pay, were told they would not be allowed to board the flight back home. igerians residing in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Thailand, who have indicated an interest in returning home on account of the Coronavirus pandemic, have been asked to pay for flight, accommodation and feeding before they can be evacuated home to Nigeria. In separate documents by the Nigerian embassies in the three countries seen by SaharaReporters on Thursday, intending evacuees, who failed to pay, were told they would not be allowed to board the flight back home. “All evacuees going to Nigeria henceforth are to pay for their quarantine, isolation, accommodation centre or hotels before departure and arrival in Nigeria. “In this regard, all prospective evacuees are to note the negotiated rate below. “Accommodation N15,000 x 6 days = N240,000; feeding 3600 x 16 days = N57,600; total 18,600 x 16 days = 297,600. “Kindly be informed that these rates were negotiated in Nigeria and ...

"58-Lagos, 46-Kano, 35-Jigawa,12-Yobe, 9-FCT, 7-Ogun, 5-Plateau, 5-Gombe, 4-Imo, 3-Edo, 3-Kwara, 3-Borno,1-Bauchi,1-Nasarawa, 1-Ondo." The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Thursday night announced 193 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. In a post on Twitter, the agency said, "193 new cases of #COVID19; 58-Lagos, 46-Kano, 35-Jigawa,12-Yobe, 9-FCT, 7-Ogun, 5-Plateau, 5-Gombe, 4-Imo, 3-Edo, 3-Kwara, 3-Borno,1-Bauchi,1-Nasarawa, 1-Ondo. 

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met with security and service chiefs where he again pledged to address all issues bringing a lot of sorrows to Nigerians. The National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, said the president made the pledge during a closed door meeting with members of the National Security Council at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Monguno, who spoke to State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting, said the president also promised to use every resources available at his disposal to reduce the spate of violence and insecurity in the country. “Arising from this meeting, I will like to assure all Nigerians that Mr. President is fully on board, he is committed to doing whatever is necessary to reduce the spate of violence and insecurity in the country. “He is also committed to spending whatever resources he has at his disposal to bring to a quick end all the issues affecting Nigerians a...

Dr Osagie Ehanire, Nigeria's Minister of Health, has said he was unaware of the location of 15 Chinese nationals, who recently came into the country to "help in the fight against COVID-19". On April 8, 2020, a Chinese medical team arrived the country with medical supplies to provide advice to the Nigerian Government on the fight against Coronavirus. Ehanire while speaking during the daily COVID-19 Presidential Task Force briefing on Thursday however, revealed that not all of the visitors earlier announced as medics have something to do with the medical profession.  He added that the 15 Chinese were not guests of the Nigerian Government but of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation. He said, “I think not all of them were doctors and I heard that some of them are technicians, but they are staff of CCECC. “The Ministry of Health is not their host, so we can’t always explain what happened to them or where they are. There seems to be a lot of interest in t...