Maola Shopping Mall in the Ebute Ero Market at Idumota, Lagos State has been gutted by fire. As at the time of filing this report, the cause of the fire was unknown but shops 35 and 36 in the mall were strongly affected by the fire. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said emergency responders had curtailed the fire and that no casualty was recorded. Oke-Osanyintolu said: “Upon the arrival of the emergency responders at the scene, it was revealed that a building, the Maola Shopping Mall, was affected by fire of an unknown origin. “A combined…
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Nigeria has recorded another four new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number to 139. This was made known on Tuesday evening by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control NCDC. 3 of the cases are in the FCT and 1 in Lagos. More details soon.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has finally directed electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the country to suspend the proposed tariff increase over the impacts of coronavirus pandemic. Meridian Spy had earlier reported that the decision by NERC to increase tariff from April 1 had not yet been suspended despite the lock-down occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, as a top source at Ikeja Electric told The Punch that the firm had not received any directive from NERC as regards reversal of the plan. However, in a memo on Tuesday, the commission acknowledged the adverse effects of the coronavirus on the global…
Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has condemned some Islamic clerics over their non-compliance to instructions by experts on how to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Speaking under the auspices of Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Abubakar said the preaching of some of the clerics clearly shows their myopic worldview and stark ignorance of reality based on genuine knowledge and medical scholarship. The Sultan further stated: “It is thus sheer monumental ignorance to falsely claim that the pandemic of coronavirus does not exist and that it is a lie and a shadow of a ghost. Such lamentable utterances leave much to be desired…
Nigeria has confirmed four new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number to 135. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC made the disclosure on Tuesday via its official Twitter handle. More to follow….
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 confront what has now become both a health emergency and an economic crisis. Nigeria, unfortunately, confirmed its first case on 27th February 2020. Since then, we have seen the number of confirmed cases rise slowly. By the morning of March 29th, 2020, the total confirmed cases within Nigeria had risen to 97. Regrettably,we…
President Muhammadu Buhari has placed a two-week curfew in Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The president made this known via a National Live Broadcast today. He revealed that this was in line with safety measures to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. “Based on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and the NCDC, I am directing the cessation of all movements in Lagos and the FCT for an initial period of 14 days with effect from 11 pm on Monday, 30th March 2020. This restriction will also apply to Ogun State due to its close…
Mali commenced voting for its parliamentary seats despite concerns over the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic and insecurity in the country. The vote will see new Members of Parliament MP elected to the 147-seat National Assembly for the first time since 2013, when President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s Rally for Mali party won a substantial majority. Sunday’s vote came hours after the violence-hit West African country announced its first coronavirus death, with the number of infections rising to 18 and days after main opposition leader Soumaila Cisse was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen. Aljazeera reports. According to Aljazeera, the government’s election…
The Minister of Finance of Germany’s Hesse state, Thomas Schaefer, has committed suicide reportedly after becoming deeply worried over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said Sunday. The 54-year-old finance minister, was found dead near a railway track on Saturday. The Wiesbaden prosecution’s office said they believe he died by suicide. “We are in shock, we are in disbelief and above all we are immensely sad” Bouffier said in a recorded statement. Hesse is home to Germany’s financial capital Frankfurt, where major lenders like Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank have their headquarters. The…
A request by Air France to use its aircraft to evacuate European citizens in Nigeria have been approved by the Nigerian government due to the spread of coronavirus in the country. Nigerian government had on March 21 barred international flights into the country. However, the airline on Wednesday March 25, addressed a letter to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN, requesting its approval to airlift Europeans in the country on Thursday March 26, Thursday April 2 and Thursday April 9. The letter reads: “Air France hereby submits its request to operate three essential flights on March 26, April 2…
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation at 7pm in the evening. This was disclosed by his media aide, Femi Adesina on Sunday. Adesina announced: “Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority NTA and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria FRCN respectively for the broadcast.” Recall that there were calls for the president to address the nation following report of his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari testing positive for the deadly coronavirus disease. The president however confirmed he was negative for the disease.
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service NIS, Mohammed Babandede has tested positive for coronavirus. The Punch reports that the immigration chief revealed his status on Sunday. Babandede reportedly said he went into isolation after returning from United Kingdom on March 22. The Punch quoted the immigration chief; “Today, I tested positive for COVID-19. I have been on self-isolation since my return from UK on Sunday 22nd of this month with British Airways. “I urge my loved ones, Immigration Officers and Nigerians to pray for me and all those affected. “It is a very difficult time but we can’t change what…