Owing to the serious impact of the Corona Virus pandemic on the global economy as well as its effect on Nigerian economy and by extension the Plateau State economy, Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong has directed the State Economic Advisory Council headed by Chief Ezekiel Gomos, to immediately brainstormContinue Reading
Plateau State government has quarantined at least 600 travellers in two of its observation centres in the state for violating the lockdown order. The state Commissioner for Health, Lar Ndam, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Pankshin. Mr Ndam decried the attitudes of someContinue Reading
The members of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) at a meeting held on Wednesday had agreed to implement inter-state lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. Coronavirus has spread to 25 states in Nigeria and the FCT. As at 11:25 pm, 21st April, there are 782Continue Reading
Rep. Dachung Musa Bagos, Member representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency in the Nigerian National Assembly Abuja, has distributed food items to some Plateau State indigenes resident in APO DISTRICT of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Hon. Bagos who was ably represented by his Abuja Liaison Officer and former staffContinue Reading
COVID-19: Rep. Bagos Urges NCDC to give Attention to the North, Calls for More Testing Centres With 782 total cases and 25 deaths recorded nationally of the Coronavirus, the Member representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency Plateau State, Rep. Dachung Musa Bagos has called on the Nigeria Centre for DiseaseContinue Reading
A total of 117 new cases of COVID-19 was recorded on Tuesday; with Lagos, Abuja – the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Kano accounting for the overwhelming majority. Lagos racked up 59 new cases, the FCT recorded 29 new cases while Kano was responsible for 14. Furthermore, the 117 new cases took the total of COVID-19 infections in Nigeria to 782. Other states with reported cases from Tuesday’s updates include Borno – seven; Katsina – four; Ogun – three cases; while Rivers and Bauchi bothContinue Reading
For the second time in one month, the Northern States Governors Forum has met to discuss the region’s response to the Corona Virus pandemic and evaluate some of the measures adopted by each State to deal with the situation. The meeting presided over by its Chairman, Governor Simon Lalong ofContinue Reading
There was a fire outbreak at the Jos branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday. Isaac Okorafor, the apex bank’s spokesman, said the fire was put under control minutes after it broke out. “At about 9.15 a.m., today, Tuesday, April 21, 2020, the fire alarm in ourContinue Reading
Plateau state Government has planted Closed-circuit television CCTV cameras at major borders in the state to check the entrance of persons to the state . Governor Simon Lalong in a state wide broadcast in which he extended the state total curfew had directed that all entry and exists routes toContinue Reading
With over 2.4 million total cases and over 170,000 deaths recorded globally, the Member representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency Plateau State, Rep. Dachung Musa Bagos has called for rapid community testing for proper contact tracing and possible isolation of carriers of COVID-19, if any to avoid mass spread. HeContinue Reading