archiveApril 14, 2020

Over 115 people who were fully recovered from COVID-19 have tested positive again, according to health authorities in Seoul, South Korea. The Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) on Monday revealed that 116 people had tested positive for the new Coronavirus after they were released from quarantine. KCDC...

The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission has explained why the Amotekun Corps has not taken off in the six Southwest states. The commission, in a statement by its Director-General Mr Seye Oyeleye, in Ibadan, explained that the six states were in the process of recruiting personnel into the...

  says Nigeria needs debt relief to overcome coronavirus, recession The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has pleaded with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to include Nigeria in the list of countries to benefit from its debt relief as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, stressing that the country needs  the...

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday extended the 14-day lockdown which began in the state on April 1, for another two weeks, imposking a dusk-to-dawn curfew to containthe the spread of COVID-19. The governor, in a statewide broadcast said that the curfew would be from 7 p.m. to 7...

  outcome ’ll determine next steps for State—Gov appreciates health workers   Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, kicked off a rapid testing initiative for COVID-19 in the State, declaring that the outcome of the exercise would help contain the spread of the virus. Governor Makinde, who declared...

The Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, has warned criminals against attacking law abiding citizens under the guise of Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. He read the riot acts against the criminals attacking residents, especially in Ogun and Lagos States, as a result of the stay-at-home-order by the Federal Government. Adamu  who...

Lagos State government on Tuesday announced the discharge of eight coronavirus patients after making full recovery from coronavirus. According to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu,  said in a statement:  “8 more people; 2 females and 6 males have tested negative and fully recovered from #COVID19,”. “They have been discharged to...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with the leadership of the National Assembly (NASS) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agenda of the meeting between the president and the NASS leadership, involving the Senate President Ahmad Lawan and the Speaker of the...

A financial expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to speed up access to the N50 billion intervention scheme aimed at cushioning the effect of COVID-19 for small businesses. Uwaleke, a Professor of Finance and Capital Market at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, stated this...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) reopened trading on Tuesday after the Easter holidays with a growth of 2.32 per cent in spite of lockdown extension in some parts of the country. The Federal Government on April 13 extended lockdowns in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State for an additional 14 days...