archiveApril 17, 2020

The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council, Nigeria office, has urged China, France, Japan and India to write off Nigeria’s debt or allow a two-year moratorium on repayments. It commended the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for granting relief to 25 nations under its Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust to...

World Bank President, David Malpass, on Friday said China and G-20 countries have agreed to give debt relief to poorest countries in the world classified as IDA countries by the financial institution. Malpass made this known at the ongoing virtual April 2020 virtual Spring meetings of the World Bank and...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 44 countries in Africa can now test for COVID-19. The UN’s health agency disclosed this on Friday in its official twitter account @WHOAFRO. The WHO said at the start of the outbreak only two could do so. “As COVID-19 spreads beyond capital cities in Africa,...

  The Presidency has attacked Senator Ali Ndume for claiming that the Committee on COVID-19 palliatives was corrupt. The senator from Borno State had accused the committee set up by President Buhari to handle COVID-19 palliatives of corruption, and asked that it be disbanded. But in a statement on Friday...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) sustained bullish trend on Friday with the market capitalisation rising further by N191 billion due to Nestle gain. Speficially, the market capitalisation which opened at N11.754 trillion rose by N191 billion to close at N11.945 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index which opened at 22,554.84 grew...

Abia government on Friday announced indefinite extension of the ongoing lockdown in the state, which will commence from April 20, as part of its effort to prevent COVID-19 outbreak in Abia. This was contained in a statement signed by Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, the Commissioner for Information, and made available to...

Two of the 210 people who had contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ogun State have tested positive, the state government said on Thursday. This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, who also revealed that not less than 110 contacts traced to cases of COVID-19...

Brendance and Crusader (BC) organisers of Mr and Miss Nigeria International (MMNI) and Mr and Miss International Africa (MMIA) pageants, says it has  altered its schedule due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Brendan Isikak, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos...

Apostle Emmanuel Kure, vision pioneer and founder of Throne Room Trust Ministry, Kafanchan has called on the Federal Government to support individuals and agencies working to find a local cure for the coronavirus disease. Kure made the call on Friday while speaking to newsmen in Kafanchan shortly after donating food...

Kwara residents on Friday defied the state government’s order on total lockdown of the state by going to major markets instead of neighborhood markets. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who went round the town reports that there were no signs of total lockdown, as commercial and...