archiveMarch 30, 2020

The Director- General of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said on Monday the agency was now tracing 6,000 people who reportedly had contact with COVID-19 cases in the country. He also said the NCDC had tested over 2,000 persons for the disease. Chikwe, who stated...

    “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate,” Makinde tweeted on Monday evening. “I have designated Prof Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the University College, Ibadan, as the Head of COVID-19 Task Force while I...

  Nigerian billionaire owner of Globacom , Dr Mike Adenuga Jnr, has donated N1.5 billion for the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) through the Mike Adenuga Foundation (MAF). Giving the breakdown of the N1.5 billion donation, the Foundation said: "N1billion will go to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which is...

  tells residents not to panic, assures of security   In support of the position of President Muhammadu Buhari’s order on restriction of movements in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja in a national broadcast on Sunday, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reiterated restrictions of movement in the state in...

With the coronavirus quickly spreading in Washington state in early March, leaders of the Skagit Valley Chorale debated whether to go ahead with weekly rehearsal. The virus was already killing people in the Seattle area, about an hour’s drive to the south. But Skagit County hadn’t reported any cases. Schools...

    As part of a robust effort to combat the deadly coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria, the management of Keystone Bank today announced the donation of N1 billion for the purchase of relief materials, critical care facilities and protective gear to contain the spread of the virus. The pledge was...

  Opens up on gains of restructuring, insists employees remain major asset Leading downstream oil and gas company in Nigeria, NIPCO Plc, has heightened the supports for its customers and staff in the prevention of the Coronavirus ravaging the World. Managing Director of the company, Suresh Kumar, who declared this...

The coronavirus epidemic in the UK is showing signs of slowing and antibody tests could be ready in days, Neil Ferguson, a professor of mathematical biology at Imperial College London, said on Monday. Britain, which has the world’s fifth largest economy, initially took an approach to containing the spread of...

The Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have secured approval from President Muhammadu Buhari to exempt key players in the financial services sector from COVID- 19 movement restrictions. A statement jointly issued by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab...

  Australian companies will get 1,500 Australian dollars (922 dollars) a fortnight in wage subsidies per employee to keep their workers salaried during the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday. “The announcement was part of the 130-billion-dollar economic package. “Economic package to support the jobs and livelihoods...