Tag: (PTF) on COVID-19

Covid-19 travel ban: Nigeria removes S/Africa, Turkey, Brazil from list of restricted countries

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has removed South Africa, Brazil and Turkey from the list of restricted countries with an embargo placed on inbound non-Nigerian passengers. According to the Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on Covid-19, Boss Mustapha, the decision was taken after a careful review of the pandemic situation in the three countries. Over several months, four countries were placed on high-level restrictions for travellers from such countries. The PSC has, after a review of the developments in these countries, decided to remove South Africa, Turkey, and Brazil from…

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Covid-19: FG to ban unvaccinated civil servants from offices December 1

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has said it would ban workers who fail to show proof of their Covid-19 vaccination from accessing their offices as from December 1st. The civil servants will be required to show their vaccination card or a Polymerase Chain Reaction, (PCR), test done within 72 hours. The Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee PSC on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, confirmed this at yesterday’s briefing of the committee. According to him, With effect from 1st December, 2021, Federal Government employees shall…

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Covid-19: FG places Oyo, Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Rivers, 2 other States on red alert

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has put six States and the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), on red alert as the third wave of Covid-19 rages. Recall that on Monday, the Presidential Steering Committee on Covid-19, (PSC), listed Oyo, Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Kano and Plateau. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Boss Mustapha, who is the Chairman of the PSC, said more African countries were reporting more fresh cases of the pandemic. The PSC Chairman confirmed that Nigeria recorded about 500 cases daily in the last seven days, saying…

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Covid-19: FG declares 27 foreigners, 63 Nigerians as ‘Wanted’

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has declared 90 people as ‘wanted for violating Covid-19 guidelines. This was announced by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, at the weekend. Mustapha, who is also Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on Covid-19, revealed that the wanted persons include 27 foreigners and 63 Nigerians. He further stated that the committee had earlier in May 2021 issued a Travel Advisory for passengers arriving in Nigeria from some countries currently battling with the virus to observe seven days compulsory quarantine. He said that some…

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PTF on Covid-19 debunks lockdown alert, says it is fake news

Aminu Imam

The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 has denied that it had announced another phase of nationwide Covid-19 curfew in a bid to further stem the tide of the disease in the country. According to a video released by the PTF, the PTF National Coordinator, Dr. Sani Aliyu, saying: “We are aware of a message circulating on WhatsApp and other social media that we’ve declared a lockdown across the country. This is absolutely not true”. Dr. Aliyu called on the general public to ignore the fake news alert and continue with…

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FG raises alarm over fake Covid-19 vaccines from China

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government on Saturday raised alarm over fake covid-19 vaccines currently in circulation in Africa. It stated that about 3,000 of the fake vaccines, which were Africa-bound from China have been intercepted. The Director of Hospital Services of the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Adebimpe Adebiyi, made this known in a letter dated March 26, 2021, to the Chief Medical Directors/Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Health Institutions. She said, The Ministry is in receipt of a letter from the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 regarding the arrest of…

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Nigeria to ban flights from UAE, Netherlands over Covid testing row Boss Mustapha

Aminu Imam

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 has threatened to ban flights from the UAE and The Netherlands as a reciprocal action. The Chairman of PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the routine briefing of the committee in Abuja on Monday. The Task Force said the Ministry of Aviation and its relevant agencies have been mandated to take the necessary reciprocal measures as may be permissible under the laws and other international obligations expected to be discharged against Emirates airlines operating from…

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Covid-19: “Nobody is safe until everyone is vaccinated” Boss Mustapha

Aminu Imam

  First dose of vaccines administered in Abuja   Govs. to be vaccinated publicly on March, 10 Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha says nobody is safe from Covid-19 infection until everyone is vaccinated. The SGF, who is also the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19, stated this yesterday, during the formal rollout of Covid-19 vaccines at the National Hospital in Abuja, the nations capital. According to him, We must understand that nobody is safe until everyone is vaccinated. We must recognise that…

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Just In! Nigeria places fresh travel restrictions on 100 passengers

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has placed a six months travel restriction on 100 passengers for flouting COVID-19 directives. The Presidential Task Force, (PTF), on COVID-19 made the announcement via its Twitter handle today. The PTF also released the passport details of the defaulters. Presidential Task Force sanctions 100 Passports in Second Batch of those who failed to comply with the mandatory Day 7 post-arrival COVID-19 Test. PENALTY: six-month travel restriction from February 5 to July 30, 2021, it tweeted. PTF added that, The Federal Government is placing travel restrictions on the…

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“Take Covid-19 vaccine or you may die”, FG warns Nigerians

Aminu Imam

…To establish testing laboratory at State House clinic The Federal Government has warned Nigerians that they either take the Covid-19 vaccine or they may become sick and die. The Presidential Task Force (PTF) Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, said yesterday, in Abuja. Speaking at the commissioning of State House Clinic Special Care Centre (COVID-19 Isolation Centre), Mustapha said the Federal Government would continue to encourage Nigerians to get vaccinated, when the time comes, because “the vaccines are safe, effective and for our benefit”.…

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