Palliatives

‎A portion of COVID-19 palliatives meant for the Benue State were  diverted to Kano State by a market leader in Makurdi. The Benue State government disclosed in a press briefing on Wednesday that the Chairman of Wurukum Market…

‎The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday demanded an immediate release of all COVID-19 palliatives still stored in warehouses across the country. NLC, in a statement by its President, Ayuba Wabba,‎ also condemned the mass…

A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has said the hoarding of COVID-19 palliatives by state governments was a crime against humanity. Falana, who spoke on Arise TV, said, “It is almost like a crime against humanity just as…

At least three women were feared killed on Monday in a stampede during the looting of a massive palliative warehouse in Gwagwalada in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. The women were said to have been trampled upon by…

‎A daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, Zahra Buhari-Indimi, on Sunday said the discovery of food items and other COVID-19 palliatives in several warehouses across the country has shown that her father is not Nigeria’s problem.…

‎The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has asked the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the alleged hoarding of COVID-19 palliatives in…

The Edo State Government has said that the government warehouse breached in Medical Stores Road, Benin City, storing palliatives materials and medical supplies, served as a strategic reserve to mitigate eventualities in the state.…

Borno State Government has distributed assorted food items to 3,200 families in a suburb of Maiduguri, the state capital. This is part of effort at cushioning the economic hardship in the state. Distributing the items…