NCDC has released the daily update concerning the pandemic, Coronavirus.
Ten new cases has been recorded on 2nd of April making the total number of cases 184, 20 has been discharged and death, 2.
Of the ten new cases reported on 2nd of April, 7 are in Lagos while 3 are in Abuja.
Please stay home and safe, we care.
Nasty C has signed an exclusive deal with Def Jam Recordings. According to Billboard, this is through a joint venture with Universal Music Africa, who’ve snapped up numerous African musicians – from Toofan to Sauti Sol – in the past two years.
Filmed in Nasty C’s Durban hometown, the visuals of “There They Go”, sees the 23-year-old rapper cast in the light of the kid who’s made it, and he eagerly drives this narrative with lyrics which spell out his hard work and success. Produced by Cxdy, it’s been said that “There They Go” will feature on Nasty’s forthcoming album, Zulu Man With Some Power, which will be the rapper’s third studio album, after Bad Hair (2016) and Strings and Blings (2018).
“There They Go,” therefore, becomes the first page of a new chapter for Nasty, who’s seen his stock rise globally after his stellar rap performances that has seen him gain admirers like French Montana, Sway Calloway, and veteran rapper T.I.
The rapper, born Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo, has also been the number one most-streamed South African artist on Apple Music for four years consecutively. Thus, it’s only natural such a global powerhouse would want to ally with an artist of his caliber. Announcing the signing, Def Jam Recordings interim chairman/CEO Jeff Harleston said that “Nasty C is a unique and forward-thinking artist who is at the forefront of a new generation of rappers emerging from Africa. Def Jam is a globally recognized brand synonymous with excellence in hip-hop, and we are excited to welcome Nasty C — an international star with real vision and talent — into the family.”
Speaking also, the artist said: “It’s powerful to be a part of the Def Jam family. It’s an iconic record label and has made the careers of many of the artists I look up to.”
Ever since the outbreak of this pandemic, Coronavirus things have not been the same again in the Nigeria local markets.
The lockdown and “Stay at home” order from the government has turned to a means of exploitation of the poor masses by a few group.
Prices of foodstuffs have skyrocketed to the extent Nigerians barely feed again.
Due to this, a group of youths storm Iwofe market in Portharcourt in the morning today, destroying garri and other things. Our eye-witness, Akapaul Francis narrates that:
“Garri is sold at 1,500Naira at the market. This angered the youths and forced them into action” he said.
Now our question is, do you think the youths did the right thing?
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is set to increase its capacity to test for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) to 1500 per day in the country.
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, gave the reassurance at the Presidential Taskforce Briefing on COVID-19 on Tuesday in Abuja.
Ihekweazu said that the focus of NCDC efforts was to improve the number of people that could be tested.
“Last week, we had the capacity to test 500 per day, by the end of this week we will be at 1000 a day.
“By next week we are hoping to get to 1500 a day, “ he said.
Ihekweazu, however, said that Nigerians need to reduce the demand side of the testing to those who really needed it.
He noted that the more the people force themselves into being tested, the less NCDC would have the capacity to test those who really need the testing.
Ihekweazu said that these people that really need the testing would be transmitting it into the community and more people would get infected.
According to him, by testing those that do not need it, people are blocking the system and there’s a price to pay.
In a related development, the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq , said that the ministry was unrelenting in its school children feeding.
She said, rather, the ministry would liaise with the state governments to work out the modalities to know how to go about the programme, despite the stay-at-home directive.
Farouq also disclosed that the ministry has about 2.6 million poor and vulnerable households on its social register.
She said that, so far, the ministry had reached out to about 1 million indigent people.
The Acting President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dogban-Mesem, has urged lawyers and litigants seeking to access the court, to do so through online communication, saying the directive was to ameliorate the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Justice Dogban-Mesem, in a fresh operational directive for the Court dated March 30, ordered that all matters pending before Divisions of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun State, should cease.
She based the order on the ongoing 14-day lockdown directive by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Owing to the lockdown directive, the Acting PCA, stated: “I hereby issue an interim practice directive that all matters pending before the Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Ogun State shall cease in compliance thereof.
“Meanwhile, all Court proceedings for States not mentioned in the Presidential lockdown Directive of 30/03/2020 shall continue in line with the Directives issued by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Dr. Tanko Muhammad CFR on 23/03/2020.
“The Bench and the Bar are enjoined to strictly observe the guidelines on Social Distancing as directed by the National Centre for Disease Control.
“Counsel and Litigants present in court should be limited to 20 Persons maximum at all times.
“The use of ICT via online communication is hereby encouraged as much as practicable to ameliorate the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
“All Hon. Justices and Staff members of the Court are enjoined to support the efforts of the Federal Government by observing all guidelines”.
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