archiveMarch 2020

From today, Tuesday, 31 March 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has suspended the clearing of all cheque instruments in the Nigerian clearing system. A circular signed and sent out to all Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and the Nigeria Internal Settlement  System (NIBSS) by the CBN on Monday stated:...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the Covid-19 Regulations, 2020, which declared Covid-19 a dangerous infectious disease. The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, confirmed the development in a statement in Abuja. He said President Buhari’s action was in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Sections 2, 3 and...

Connected Development (CODE)  a civil society organisation, has urged Federal and State Governments to provide comprehensive data of interventions, recipient organisations and expenditure of donated funds for tackling COVID-19. The Chief Executive Officer of CODE, Mr Hamzat Lawal, made this call in a statement on Tuesday  in Abuja. Lawal said...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged security agents to be friendly in enforcing the lockdown order announced on Sunday by President Muhammadu Buhari. Sanwo-Olu gave the charge on Monday, during a Security Council meeting held at the State House, Marina, with commanders of all security formations in the state....

  THE Nigerian Senate has announced the decision by Distinguished Senators to contribute 50 percent of their salaries to the efforts to respond to the spread and treatment of Corona virus in Nigeria. The acting spokesman of the Senate, Senator Godiya Akwashiki, announced the decision through a statement on Monday....

…commends Makinde on handling of disease President Muhammadu Buhari has been called upon to retrace his steps and include Oyo State and other states with confirmed cases of Covid-19 in whatever measures being taken by the Federal Government to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus in the country. A three-term...

    …Includes $25 million in emergency grant funding for local news The news industry is working under extraordinary conditions to keep people informed during the COVID-19 pandemic. At a time when journalism is needed more than ever, ad revenues are declining due to the economic impact of the virus....

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has urged medical experts to explore the potentials inherent in alternative medicine to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Ogunwusi, who made the plea on Monday while addressing newsmen in his palace in Ile-Ife, stressed that the country must look inwards for solution. “A divine...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has assured investors of seamless trading during the 14 days lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus in the country. The exchange gave the assurance  in a statement issued in Lagos by Mr Olumide Orojimi, Head, Corporate Communications. Orojimi said the exchange would sustain remote...

The Federal Government has announced the second death from Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this at the daily Coronavirus Presidential Task Force briefing on Monday in Abuja. Ehanire said that the victim, whom he did not disclose, had underlying...