archiveMarch 2020

  The Lagos State Government on Wednesday denied reports the state was on lockdown following the closure of some markets and stores to curtail the spread of coronavirus as announced on Tuesday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Commissioner for Information, Strategy and Security, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, stated that the impression created...

   The Speaker of the Edo state House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, has tested positive to Coronavirus. This was confirmed by the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, on Wednesday while briefing journalists. He said the state is taking measures to tackle further spread of the virus in the state...

   The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has sacked all Directors in its employment who have served for eight years and above. The notice of the sack was contained in a memo dated March 24, 2020, titled: “Notification,” signed by the FIRS Executive Chairman, Muhammad Nami. Nami said the Board...

 Prince of Wales, Charles, has tested positive for Coronavirus According to the BBC, the Clarence House confirmed the development, adding that he was still healthy. "Prince Charles, 71, is displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health," a spokesperson said. The Duchess of Cornwall has also been tested but...

China’s fiscal revenue went down 9.9 per cent year on year to 3.52 trillion yuan (about 496.2 billion U.S. dollars) in the first two months of 2020, according to an official data. The data released by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) stated that the central government collected 1.72 trillion yuan...

The National Deputy President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke, has implored that instead of being panicky because of the rampaging Coronavirus, Nigerians  should be closer to God. While urging the people to adhere strictly to the prescribed rules of staying safe, Wale Oke admonished...

  Dr Muda Yusuf, the Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), says outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) March meeting of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was expected. Yusuf told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that pursuing a policy of monetary easing would have been...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to douse widespread public anxiety by immediately addressing the nation on the status of the Presidential Villa, in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. The party’s demand is predicated on public apprehension of health safety issues in the Villa following reports...

Lagos State Governor,  Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered a partial closure of all banks in the state as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The governor also asked banks and other financial institutions in the state to make their online banking available and accessible to the public....

  The National Examinations Council (NECO), has postponed the 2020 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE), into Federal Unity Colleges, earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday March 28. Mr Azeez Sani, Head, Information and Public Relations Division of the council, made this known in a statement in Abuja, on Tuesday. Sani...