Lagos demolishes two buildings over construction failure (Guardian) Worried by the incessant cases of building collapse and loss of lives, Lagos State Government has again pulled down two distressed buildings in Lagos Island. They include a three-floor building at No…
COVID-19: No fans for Eagles, Sierra Leone clash, ministry insists
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 have advised the Edo State Government and the Nigeria Football Federation against allowing fans into the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, during the 2021 AFCON qualifier…
Athletes delighted as FG lifts ban on contact sports
Nigerian athletes were in ecstatic mood on Thursday after the federal government lifted the ban on football and all other contact sports in the country with effect from Monday Oct 19. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on…
Nigeria okays league restart in virus easing
Nigeria has approved the restart of league matches but without spectators at the stadiums in a move to ease the restrictions over the coronavirus, the government said. The Nigerian league was suspended in March with 13 rounds of matches to…
Restrictions on bars, restaurants, hotels, nightclubs remain – Lagos govt
Lagos State government has said restrictions placed on operations of bars, restaurants, nightclubs, lounges and cinemas in the state have not been lifted, despite relaxation of the curfew to four hours (12 am to 4 am) by the Presidential Task…
Football viewing centres open, defy FG directive
It was business as usual for operators of football viewing centres in some parts of the country, as they entertained customers during Wednesday’s English Premier League games, in defiance to the directive of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, which…
Coronavirus: FG tracing 12,000 contacts, says NCDC DG
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Friday said about 12,000 contacts were being traced across the country for COVID-19 sample and testing. Speaking at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing in…
COVID-19: Govt finds 3,550 contacts, concern as cases reach 190
The Federal Government on Thursday said it had succeeded in tracing 3,550 people who came in contact with patients infected with COVID-19 in the country. The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, who disclosed…