The Lagos State Government has approved the reopening of worship centres in two weeks from now. While mosques are to resume congregational worship on Friday, June 19, church would begin on Sunday, June 21. Churches and mosques are to hold more than one service, with not more than forty percent at a time. The religious organisations are…
The Gombe State Government House in Damaturu has been shut down due to fear of Covid-19. Governor INUWA YAHAYA also ordered all his cabinet members and public officials to go for Covid-19 testing. This move comes after the death of the Director of Special Services, while the Political Officer of the Secretary to the State Government tested…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 350 new cases of Covid-19 in nineteen states and Abuja, as of June 4, 2020. NCDC said one hundred and two new infections were recorded in Lagos, with 34 in Ogun, 29 in Abuja, 26 in Borno, 23 in Kaduna, 21 in Rivers, 17 in Ebonyi and 16 in…
Nigerians have been advised to prepare for increase in the cost of travels as a result of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, BOSS MUSTAPHA, made this known during a media briefing in Abuja. MUSTAPHA said government was not encouraging transporters to increase their charges. He said what…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has complained about the misrepresentation of the number of Covid-19 cases in the country. With over sixty-five thousand samples tested so far, the NCDC has confirmed ten thousand, five hundred and seventy-eight Covid-19 cases in Nigeria. Currently, only about two percent cases have travel history; twenty-three percent are contacts of existing…
Meanwhile; the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 has released guidelines for the reopening of churches in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. The guidelines include restricting the number of people at a time and conducting services in batches to maintain social distancing. Places of worship are also required to ensure proper physical, environmental and respiratory hygiene, including…