archiveApril 2020

Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, a former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged the Federal Government to seize the challenge of COVID-19 pandemic to commence far-reaching restructuring and repositioning of the nation’s economy. Moghalu, a political economist and Young Progressive Party (YPP) presidential candidate in 2019 general election, gave...

 No fewer than 3,256 individuals and small businesses have so far benefited from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) N50 billion Targeted Credit Facility (TCF) to cushion effects of COVID-19. The Managing Director of Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), Mr Abubakar Kure, disclosed this at the...

High capacity passenger buses will with effect from Monday carry only 21 passengers instead of the 70 loading capacity, the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo has said. Akinajo spelt this out at a meeting with its transport franchisees on Thursday that standing...

 The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Thursday donated two motorised modular fumigators to the Ondo State Government in support of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Ogunwusi made the presentation to Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State at the Government House in Akure. The traditional ruler also provided...

  Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has revealed that once the coronavirus pandemic crisis is over, the focus of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) will be medium-term macroeconomic stability. The Minister who made this known on the ministry’s tweeter handle on Thursday, stressed that...

  The Federal Government has ordered civil servants from Grade level 14 and above to resume on Monday. In circular by Head of Service of the Federation Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, it said the Federal secretariat complexes have been decontaminated while efforts were ongoing to do same in other public offices....

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has called on governments at all levels, employers and workers to collaborate in reorganising the economy to avoid a looming recession. TUC’s President, Mr Quadri Olaleye, made the call in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, ahead of the Workers’ Day, celebration on...

  no danfo operator can carry more than eight passengers use of air conditioners by any vehicle banned ban on okada all over the state tricycles wishing to operate must not exceed two passengers   Lagos has rolled out a broad list of guidelines for transport operations, which would kick-...

  Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has urged residents of the state with signs and defined symptoms of the COVID-19 as stated by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to immediately submit themselves for testing. This, according to him, will reduce the continued possibility of community transmission in the state....

The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has confirmed 16 new Covid-19 cases in the state. The State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni, said the new cases were Almajiris who came from Kano. “Their test results returned positive from a sample of 40 persons whose test results were released today....