archiveMarch 2020

  The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to issue an Executive Order to enforce compliance with the stay at home directive for non-essential workers. NMA President, Dr Francis Faduyile, made the call at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. He said the call became imperative...

   The Federal Government will release N6.5 billion emergency fund for the fight against Coronavirus. The government is expected to release the money to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This was disclosed by the President’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad via his Twitter handle on Thursday. According...

Six coronavirus patients in Lagos State have reportedly recovered from the disease. This was disclosed by the Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr Tunde Ajayi. Ajayi on his Twitter handle @thetundeajai said the six patients will soon be discharged. “6 of our #COVID19 inpatients have recovered...

The death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the African continent has reached 72 as confirmed positive cases surpassed 2,746 as of Thursday, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) revealed. The Africa CDC, specialised agency of the 55-member African Union (AU), in its latest situation...

  The Federal Government says it is considering stopping inter-state and inter-town travels, except for essential services, among measures to stop spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a media briefing to give update on the measures...

Mr Simeon Abuh, husband of late Mrs Salome Abuh, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Woman Leader in Kogi, has called on the Federal Government to ensure justice and compensation for his family. Abuh made the call at a news conference by the family on Thursday, in Abuja, to update the...

 The Federal Government on Thursday debunked the rumour that President Muhammadu Buhari `has been coughing and now on ventilator”. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while giving update on the measures being taken by government to tackle the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by the government, said that the...

  German technology giant, Bosch says it has developed a coronavirus test kit that delivers results in less than two and a half hours. According to the company in a statement on Thursday the fully automated rapid test kit is designed for use in hospitals, doctors’ offices and other health...

Finance Minister, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has hinted of the readiness of the Federal Government to review the 2020 budget using the $30 per barrel price benchmark as against $57 per barrel benchmark used for the passage of the budget by the National Assembly in December last year. Ahmed, who disclosed...

The International Monetary Fund  (IMF) and World Bank on Wednesday announced a hold on debt payments from Nigeria and other sub-Saharan Africa nations so that they can battle the coronavirus pandemic. Debt Management Office in January stated that the Federal Government and the 36 states, as well as the Federal...