Tag: Lockdown
Zamfara locks down 3 LGAs over fresh killings, attacks
Zamfara government says it is worried about the resurgence of the activities of bandits and the recent killings by bandits…
Easter: Germany tightens lockdown
German leaders on Tuesday agreed to extend the country’s coronavirus lockdown until April 18 to contain new infections and tighten…
Nigeria mulls another lockdown as COVID-19 explodes
The Nigerian government said it may be left with no other option than to impose another round of lockdown on…
England goes into 6-week lockdown, schools shut, team sports suspended
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday night that the country will go into a third national lockdown to…
COVID-19: Okowa orders partial lockdown in Delta
The Delta State Government has embarked on a partial lockdown of all public activities due to the second wave of…
COVID-19: FG debunks lockdown rumours
The Federal Government on Tuesday clarified that it has not declared a fresh lockdown of the country following confirmation of…
COVID-19 disrupts marriages at Lagos registry
Investigations have revealed that some cancellations of marriages at the Igando Marriage Registry in Ikotun, Lagos, has been blamed on…
COVID-19: Lockdown, last resort to 2nd wave – NEC
The National Economic Council (NEC), says lockdown will be the last resort in the wake of the second wave of…
Toronto begins 28-day lockdown tomorrow
Canada's largest city Toronto will begin a 28-day lockdown Monday to avoid COVID-19 infections overwhelming hospitals.
South Africa loosens lockdown despite coronavirus heavy caseload
South Africa sought to revive its economy on Monday with the partial lifting of a coronavirus lockdown, letting people out…
Ease of lockdown: Follow health professionals’ advice-Group tells Fed Govt
TURN has cautioned the Federal Government of Nigeria not to ease the Covid-19 lockdown without the advice of health professionals.
Lockdown: Police detain Uniport senior lecturer in Port Harcourt
A pharmacist and Senior Lecturer, at the University of Port Harcourt, Dr Lucky Legbosi Nwidu and Director of Luckpharm Pharmacy…
Wike suspends lockdown for 2 days in Rivers
Governor Nyesom Wike has announced a two-day temporary lifting of the total lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government…
Australian anti-lockdown protesters receive backlash
Australia Medical community representatives on Monday, accused protesters who broke the law of social distancing restrictions, of jeopardising an early…
Boris Johnson not lifting coronavirus lockdown yet
The coronavirus lockdown will not end yet, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday.
Ben Ayade wants FG lift ban on domestic flights
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to lift the ban on domestic flights as…
Wike supervises demolition of two hotels for flouting lockdown order
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Sunday monitored the demolition of two hotels for flouting his lockdown order to halt…
Lagos releases guidelines for easing of lockdown in building industry
Sequel to the gradual and controlled easing of the COVID-19 lockdown in the State, the Lagos State Government, through the…
Lockdown: Wike monitors compliance, arrests 2 violators
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike was once again on the streets of Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas…
I will lockdown Lagos if Lagosians continue to violate social distancing – Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Government, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday threatened to lockdown Lagos again if Lagosians continue to violate the social…
Lockdown Ease Updates: Lagosians defy social distancing rules
Nigeria began easing restrictions of the lockdown on Monday in its capital Abuja and in Lagos, its largest city, after…
Lockdown easing: What Lagosians must not do
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has warned that the gradual easing of the lockdown commencing in the state on Monday…
Fayemi imposes another 6-day lockdown, curfew
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi on Monday extended the current 4-week old lockdown and restriction of movement in the state…
Lockdown: Lagos partners Microsoft to train teachers on digital literacy
For meaningful engagement of Staff of the Post-Primary Teaching Service in "Digital Literacy training" during the coronavirus lockdown, the Lagos…
Nollywood actress Chika Ike helps the vulnerable in lockdown
Nollywood actress, Chika Ike and her foundation team have begun the distribution of foodstuff and other essentials to Lagosians to…
Algeria relaxes lockdown measures for Ramadan
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ordered the government to gradually lift the lockdown measures on the eve of Muslims' holy…
Governor Bagudu: Kebbi out of 14-day lockdown proposed by NGF
Governor Atiku Bagudu declared Thursday that there would be no lockdown in Kebbi state, as agreed by Nigeria Governors Forum.
Lockdown tragedy: Policewoman shot dead in Rivers
A policewoman has been shot dead in Rivers State by an official of the State Task Force enforcing the Coronavirus…
Kwara extends lockdown by 14 days after two more Coronavirus cases
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has announced the extension of the lockdown imposed on the state by another 14 days,…
Coronavirus lockdown: Use books to kill boredom – Writer
A writer, Anthony Onugba, on Thursday, called on Nigerians to use books to enrich their intellectual minds and combat boredom…