archiveMarch 24, 2020

  The Lagos State Government has ordered the closure of all open markets and stores for seven days, beginning from Thursday, March 26, so as to curb the spread of coronavirus Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said that the directive was with exception of sellers of food and medicines, medical equipment and...

  Any company that does not lay off its staff till the end of the year would have the federal government refund 50 per cent of the income tax paid on its employees’ salaries, a bill passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday has said. As COVID-19  ravages the...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently in self-isolation following the positive result of the test carried out on the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, by the National Centre for Disease Control. THISDAY was also informed that some presidential villa officials were currently in isolation because they...

Ebonyi Governor, Dave Umahi, says states in the South-East zone were yet to record any confirmed case of coronavirus. He said that was the reason religious centres were not shut initially. Umahi who is the Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum, spoke to the media on Tuesday in Abakaliki. He...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has condemned the fact that politicians are the ones leading the battle against coronavirus also known as COVID-19 instead of Nigerian scientists. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja on Monday, ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi who lamented the development also said that...

Ogun State Government said it will be distributing hand sanitizers it produced to residents for free to curb the further spread of coronavirus. “The Ogun State Ministry of Health and Hospital Management Board have produced “Not for Sale” hand sanitizers for mass distribution across the State, as part of steps...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the impending global financial crisis, spurred by the COVID-19 plague might equal the Great Recession of 2008 in magnitude and impact or even worse. Kristalina Georgieva, the institution’s chief particularly said in a statement on Monday that emerging and low-income economies are...

Taiwan on Tuesday accused the World Health Organisation (WHO) of ignoring its questions at the start of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Taiwan described it as part of what it has long described as a pattern that puts it at risk because of Chinese pressure to exclude it from international bodies....

 South Africa on Tuesday confirmed number of coronavirus cases rose to 554 from 402 a day earlier, as businesses raced to make plans for a nationwide lockdown from midnight on Thursday. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the 21-day lockdown in an address to the nation on Monday, saying Africa’s most advanced...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has put up control measures for its operations to curb the spread of the Coronavirus. The was contained in a statement by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, on Tuesday in Abuja. According to Adeyeye,...