archiveMarch 23, 2020

  The Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDS) has confirmed four new cases of Coronavirus in the country. This was announced via the official Twitter account of the agency on Monday night. The four new cases takes the total cases in the country to 40. Three of the four new...

The UK has banned people from leaving their homes apart from for a few “very limited” reasons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday, as he imposed the most stringent restrictions seen in Britain since the end of World War II. Police will break up public gatherings and fine people...

The Federal Government has said retired doctors and nurses could be recalled in states to help in the fight against COVID-19. According to the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, he said, 36 persons had so far been infected in the country, with 26 of them having travel history while six...

  Access Bank Plc has announced the temporary closure of one of its branches in Lagos State after a customer tested positive for coronavirus. A customer, who visited its Ligali Ayorinde branch in Victoria Island, Lagos tested positive for coronavirus, the bank confirmed on Monday. Access Bank in a statement...

South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday ordered a 21-day country-wide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. He ordered South Africans to “stay at home” until midnight on April 16. Ramaphosa in his address said, “Immediate, swift and extraordinary action is required if we are to prevent a...

As the deadly coronavirus continues to spread in Nigeria, a human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a State of Emergency in the country. Falana, in a statement on Monday said the Nigerian federal government and a few governors responded late to COVID-19 pandemic...

The Federal Government has ordered total closure of land borders, suspension of Federal Executive Meetings and the postponement of the meeting of the Council of State ​​​scheduled for Thursday March 26. Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) made this known on Monday in Abuja, at...

The eCommerce platform to offer the full support of its ecosystem to help protect communities on the continent   Africa’s leading e-Commerce platform Jumia has offered the support of its integrated ecosystem which include a marketplace, logistics and online payments to governments in Africa, as part of the global action against...

…says Makinde doing everything to halt spread of virus The Oyo State government, on Monday, described as false and complete misrepresentation, a statement credited to a committee of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) indicating that the State was not ready to tackle the coronavirus scourge. The government, in a...

The Federal Government has urged the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) to scale up the production of commodities needed to curb the spread of COVID-19. Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, said at a news briefing on Monday in Abuja that manufacturers should increase the production of...