PTF members who attended the burial rites of the late Chief of Staff have been called upon to stay away from the daily briefings to protect others. A statement on Monday in Abuja, by chairman of the council, Emmanuel Ogbeche, called on the members of the PTF which includes the Secretary to the Government of… Continue reading FCT NUJ Calls For PTF Members Who Attended Abba Kyaris Burial to Absent Themselves From Daily Briefing_Ada Nkong

It’s a virus, but not just a virus! It’s just a virus, but not just any virus! This is the Coronavirus and it will show us pepper! A few days ago, there was some hope in the land that the worst part of this pandemic may have passed us by. There were no recorded cases… Continue reading Someone in Government Dropped the Ball_ Dr Biodun Ogungbo

This is the first week of Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria being under lockdown in the fight against the Corona virus and the disease called covid-19. I know that like Donald J. Trump, we would all like to label it properly as: the Wuhan or Chinese virus. It seems befitting and adds location to… Continue reading Satire: Abuja Under Lock And Key _Dr Biodun Ogungbo

Words are futileGiven what is happening in Nigeria and indeed the world today, you would think that words are futile. That we are all living witnesses to the exposition of the dilapidated healthcare system in Nigeria. Covid-19 has exposed our ass for all to see. You would think that even the blind can see how… Continue reading Covid-19 Has Exposed Our Secret For All to See_Dr Biodun Ogungbo

The President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Professor Biodun Ogunyemi has advised Federal and State governments to back their lockdown order with the provision of existential needs for residents. ASUU warned that unless everyday needs of the people are made available, the emerging lockdown of the country may not achieve its desired result of… Continue reading Asuu Urges Government to Provide Food,Electricity for Effective Lockdown_Ada Nkong

Okay, so we have all been clamouring for the government to lock up Nigeria and curtail the movement of people. This in the hope, seriously, that it will reduce the rate of infection, reduce the number of people who transmit the disease and so help us all to battle the corona virus. The government heard… Continue reading After The Lockdown What Next?_Dr Biodun Ogungbo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented the porosity of African borders and called for collaboration to win the fight against coronavirus. In a statement co-signed with 11 former African Presidents on Tuesday, he decried the porousity of borders on the continent and its slowing effect in the battle against the pandemic. The ex-African leaders are… Continue reading Obasanjo Calls for Collaborative Efforts Against Coronavirus_Ada Nkong

Following the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the FCT, the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ FCT Council, has expressed worry over the strategic communication plan of the federal government as well as the FCT administration. Chairman of the council, Emmanuel Ogbeche who described both plans as " grossly inadequate' in a statement… Continue reading Covid-19: FCT NUJ Faults FCTA’s Approach