A call has gone to well-meaning individuals in the country, as well as corporate organisations to support the government in its efforts at combating the prevalence coronavirus pandemic, as government alone cannot provide the wherewithal to tackle the disease. Ogun State Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, made the call while receiving, on behalf of the Read more
Month: March 2020
Prudential Zenith Life protecting its customers during Coronavirus (COVID – 19) pandemic
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting lockdown, Prudential Zenith Life Insurance is rolling out a range of services to help customers cope with the lockdown. The new services include a range of additional COVID-19 insurance cover enhancements, without additional premium charges, and a waiver for ‘pandemic’ exclusions as contained in its Read more
Idumuje-Ugboko: In A Time Of Misinformation, Facts Correct!
By Prince Walters Eziashi It has become important that I let the world know the exact events in Idumuje-Ugboko, from 2015 to date, particularly due to the falsehoods the public had been fed with in the last few days through the social media particularly Facebook. These falsehoods are the handiwork of certain individuals being recruited Read more
[FULL TEXT] Finally, President Buhari addresses the nation on COVID-19 pandemic
Lagos, Abuja, Ogun locked-down over coronavirus pandemic Fellow Nigerians, from the first signs, that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures in the event the disease hits Nigeria. The whole instruments of government are now mobilized to Read more
Making sense of Oshiomhole’s reprieve
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Once upon a sociopolitical space, there was an unknown ‘Edo Boy’, who came into limelight through the Textiles Industry, where he was a paid secretary of its Union. (Conventionally, paid secretaries are never made political heads. But Adams Oshiomhole became the political head of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, which, in itself, was an anomaly). The emergence of the Iyamho, Edo State-born politician Read more
COVID-19: Ogun Government announces closure of borders
Ogun State Government has announced the closure of its borders with the neighbouring states and the international border with the Republic of Benin. The closure will be effected at 12 Midnight on Sunday, 29th March, 2020. It will be in force for two weeks in the first instance. With this restriction order, movement in and Read more
African Development Bank launches record-breaking $3 billion “Fight COVID-19” Social Bond
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has raised an exceptional $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact the Covid-19 pandemic will have on livelihoods and Africa’s economies. The Fight Covid-19 Social bond, with a three-year maturity, garnered interest from central banks and official institutions, bank treasuries, and asset managers Read more
Coronavirus: Federal lawmaker distributes 10,000 hand sanitizers to constituents in Ogun
On Friday, 27th of March, 2020, house of rep member, Jimoh Ojugblele, in keeping to his promise of distributing thousands of hands sanitizers to complement the efforts of the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun in preventing the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus disease, distributed about 10,000 units of hands sanitizers to the people Read more
Coronavirus: Ex-President Obasanjo donates 32-room hilltop mansion as Isolation Centre
Nigerian former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday, donated his state of the art hilltop mansion as Isolation Centre in Ogun State, South-West Nigeria. He approved that the residence be used as an accommodation and treatment Centre for victims of COVID-19 – coronavirus. Obasanjo said the multiple-room apartment has been handed over to the Ogun State Read more
COVID-19: US seeks medical professionals around the world, asks doctors, nurses to reach out for work visas
Government of the United States has asked medical professionals around the world who want to work in America to reach out for visa appointment. The United States, on Thursday, overtook China as the country with the highest number of novel coronavirus patients anywhere in the world. To further tame the spread of the virus and Read more