Singapore quarantines 20,000 migrant workers
Singapore has told 20,000 foreign workers to stay in their dormitories for 14 days as coronavirus cases increase in the city state. Two dormitories have […]
Coronavirus
Covid-19: CBN Governor test negative for virus
Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, has tested negative for coronavirus. His test result was confirmed in a tweet on the official CBN Twitter […]
COVID-19: U.S. begins evacuation of citizens from Nigeria
The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced the commencement of evacuation of its citizens from Nigeria. This is happening after Germany, Israel, and France […]
COVID-19: CBN grants two-week market holidays to BDCs
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted a two week market holidays to the Bureaux De Change operators. This followed a request by the […]
Covid-19: Belarus Premier League attracts global attention as it plays on
Football is suspended in the UK and across most of world because of the coronavirus pandemic – but the game rolls on in Belarus. The […]
‘We are testing the wrong people’ – Niger State Governor
Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has said the focus on a particular group of people to be those who are affected by coronavirus […]
Coronavirus: Mercedes F1 to make breathing aid
University College London engineers worked with clinicians at UCLH and Mercedes Formula One to build the device, which delivers oxygen to the lungs without needing […]
Coronavirus: Trump signs into law largest bailout in US history
President Trump has signed the largest-ever US financial stimulus package, worth $2tn (£1.7tn), as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. The House of Representatives […]
Oxford University’s Covid-19 vaccine opens for clinical trial on humans
University of Oxford stated that its researchers working in an unprecedented vaccine development effort to prevent COVID-19 have started screening healthy volunteers for representational purposes […]
Coronavirus: US overtakes China with most cases
The US now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any other country, with more than 85,500 positive tests. According to the latest figures collated […]
Lagos state: List of markets shut down to curb the spread of Covid-19
The Lagos State government has released the names of the markets to be shut down in the state in order to curb the spread of […]
US unemployment hit record amid coronavirus lockdown
The number of people without jobs in the US has surged to a record high as the economy goes into lockdown due to the coronavirus […]
Covid-19: Road transport owners to withdraw services over pandemic
National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has urged drivers to withdraw services from Friday. Its National President, Alhaji Yusuf Lawal Othman, said the directive […]
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. […]
Coronavirus: Government to pay up to 80% of workers’ wages
The government will pay the wages of employees unable to work due to the coronavirus pandemic, in a radical move aimed at protecting people’s jobs. […]