LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19, and became the first member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet to contract the new coronavirus. Onyeama, 64, said on Twitter he had taken a COVID-19 test because of a throat irritation. “Did my fourth Covid-19 test yesterday at…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has declared that travelers to Nigeria are now required to submit their passports with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) for two weeks pending the verification of their COVID-19 status. The directive is contained in a circular addressed to all diplomatic, consular and international organisations accredited to Nigeria in line…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has contracted the deadly coronavirus, the State’s Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, said in a statement. The Governor’s sample, which was taken twice, returned negative Tuesday and then a second sample test Thursday confirmed he had contracted the disease. The statement said: “Recall that on…