NOUN targets 1 m students’ population
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is targeting one million student population in a quest to widen access to education. The Vice Chancellor of […]
Month: March 2020
Nigeria confirms five more cases of Coronavirus
The Nigerian Government has confirmed five more cases of Coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of cases in the country to eight. […]
UEFA postpones EURO 2020 by 12 months
The European football governing body UEFA has decided to postpone this summer’s European Championship to 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Euro 2020 was […]
NYSC suspends ongoing orientation – News Agency of Nigeria
By Franca Ofili In order to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus among corps members, the National Youth Service Corps has suspended the ongoing […]
FIFA president Infantino proposes to postpone 2021 Club World Cup
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday that the 2021 China FIFA Club World Cup should be moved to “later in 2021, in 2022 or […]
Coronavirus: Facebook blames bug for incorrectly marked spam
Facebook has said that a software issue was responsible for posts on topics including coronavirus being wrongly marked as spam. The social media giant’s head […]
‘Aggressive’ action needed in South East Asia against virus – WHO
The World Health Organization has called for South East Asia to scale up “aggressive measures” to combat the growing coronavirus outbreak. It comes as infections […]
Dollar exchange fluctuates as oil dips to $28 per barrel
The exchange rates of the US Dollar hovered between N365 and N369 at the Bureau de Change segment of the market on Tuesday. Owing to […]
Coronavirus hits all 50 US states as death toll rises
The deadly coronavirus has now hit all 50 states in the US as West Virginia reported its first case of the infection on Tuesday. Announcing […]
CBN introduces measures to check effect of virus on economy
The Central Bank of Nigeria in its bid to check the effect of the coronvirus has extended the moratorium on all its intervention funds. The […]
Coronavirus: We’ll explore all alternatives to protect our people
Nigeria has foreseen the economic problems that may come in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, and would explore all alternatives to protect the people, President […]
FG warns Nigerians against travelling abroad; bars public officials from foreign trips
The federal government yesterday warned Nigerians against visiting high-risk countries amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, […]
Edo 2020: Postponement painful but expedient – Official
By Chimezie Anaso Tony Oli, Chairman of Anambra Sports Development Commission (ASDC), has described postponement of the 20th National Sports Festival: “Edo 2020″ as painful but […]
Coronavirus: NYSC suspends orientation exercise
The management of the National Youth Service Corps has suspended the ongoing orientation course for Batch A, stream one corps members nationwide. The organisation said […]
Tuberculosis: Stakeholders call for more funding, treatment
By Justina Auta Relevant stakeholders have stressed the need to scale up funding, improve access toprevention and treatment of tuberculosis to enable Nigeria to meet […]