archiveApril 8, 2020

The Federal Government again said that it has not entered into any agreement to concede any amount of money to any individual in relation to the over 308 million dollars to be repatriated to Nigeria from the Island of  Jersey. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar...

The Ondo State Government has approved the request of the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN), to hold Easter Sunday worship in Churches across the state “based on precautionary measures and guidelines earlier put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Christians...

With the backing of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and People’s Republic of China, China Railway Construction Corporation (‘CRCC’), through its subsidiary China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (‘CCECC’), is supporting Nigeria in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic that is adversely affecting livelihoods and economies across the world by making...

  The Ahmadu Bello University Zaria (ABU),  the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) are to  collaborate with the  Kaduna State Government (KDSG) to establish a COVID-19 detection centre in Zaria. Prof. Sani Ibrahim, the Director of Research and Innovations, ABU Zaria,  said this during the evaluation of  facilities at...

    Says govt ready to make law on wearing of masks Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, said on Wednesday that the State will explore home-grown solutions towards the prevention and cure of COVID-19. He stated that the State was not ruling out local solutions to cure the virus,...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced 10 billion dollars COVID-19 Response Facility to assist regional member countries to fight the pandemic. The bank’s Communication and External Relations Department made this known in a statement on Wednesday. The bank noted that the facility was the latest measure taken by it...

The Lagos State Government has debunked a social media report alleging that a decision has been reached regarding the admission of underage pupils into its Junior Secondary Schools. The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, said in statement on Wednesday, that no decision had been made concerning the issue. Adefisayo...

Private Hospitals in the country have been advised to seek certification from the Federal Ministry of Health for standardization and safety of workers and patients before management  of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) for the control of COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, gave the advice on...

The Nigerian equities market maintined upward trend on Wednesday with the market capitalisation growing further by N77 billion following renewed interest in high capitalised stocks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the market capitalisation which opened at N10.905 trillion rose by N77 billion or 0.71 per cent to...

The Federal Government’s fight against corruption in the country is impartial, objective and non-discriminatory. Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,SAN, said this on Wednesday in a statement issued by his media aide, Dr Umar Gwandu, while responding to claims contained in a letter allegedly written by a U.S. senator commenting on the issue...