COVID-19: Oyetola tells citizens not to panic
As the Coronavirus continues to ravage the world, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of The State of Osun has urged citizens and residents of the State not […]
Month: March 2020
Nigeria records four new cases of COVID-19
Nigeria had recorded four new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number in the country to 40. Stating this Monday night, the Nigeria Centre for […]
Covid-19: Recession looms – IMF’s chief
The spread of COVID-19 pandemic will lead to a recession of the scale recorded during the global financial crisis, or worse, the Managing Director, International […]
Covid-19: Investors lose N2.3tr in three weeks of first case in Nigeria
Stock market investors have lost over N2.3 trillion barely three weeks after the first case of coronavirus, which is currently ravaging the whole world, was […]
Covid-19: Carmakers answer pleas to make medical supplies
Carmakers are answering calls from governments to help make more ventilators and face masks to help out during the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday Fiat began […]
Covid-19: Nigeria plans troop deployment to enforce restriction of movement
The Federal Government has said it wouldn’t rule out tougher decisions in its bid to control the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), even as it warned that […]
Covid-19: Pandemic is ‘accelerating’, WHO warns as cases pass 300,000
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the coronavirus disease pandemic is “accelerating”, with more than 300,000 cases now confirmed. It took 67 days […]
COVID-19: Borno bans visits to IDP camps
Borno State Government on Monday imposed a four-week ban on visitors to all Internally Displaced Persons Camp (IDPs) camps in the state. The move was […]
Covid-19: Rivers issues transport restrictions
Rivers State Government has urged the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and other stakeholders in the transport sector to cooperate with it to […]
Trump says coronavirus not Asian Americans’ fault
US President Donald Trump – under fire for labelling Covid-19 the “Chinese virus” – has said Asian Americans should not be blamed for the outbreak. […]
Frequent strikes pushing Nigerians to study in inferior universities abroad – Don
By Polycarp Auta Prof. Peter Lassa, a Professor of Mathematics Education says that frequent strikes by Nigerian university lecturers are pushing many Nigerians to study […]
Military eliminates over 50 terrorists, captures others in one week
By Sumaila OgbajeThe Defence Headquarters has disclosed that combined troops of the armed forces had killed over 50 terrorists and other criminals across theatres of […]
Isolation: Minister threatens to publish names of people unwilling to comply
By Abujah Racheal The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has threatened to publish the names of those who failed to comply to the directive […]
COVID-19: NSE to shut trading floors March 25
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Following the raging effect of COVID-19 in country, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will effective March 25 temporarily close its trading floors […]
Covid-19: Ondo govt. orders workers to stay at home
By Ayodeji Alabi The Ondo State Government has directed civil servants from Grade Level One to 12 who are not on essential services to stay […]