archiveApril 2020

The Visa Foundation says it has committed 210 million dollars to two programmes to support small and micro businesses to address urgent needs from local communities following the spread of COVID-19. Mr Al Kelly, Chairman, Visa, said on Tuesday in Lagos that the support was in alignment with the foundation’s long-term focus...

The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has approved the release of 46,000 metric tons of rice, 36,495 kegs of vegetables oil and other items valued at N3.2 billion for distribution. The Customs’ Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah, made this known in a statement in...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) rebounded on Tuesday with a growth of 1.24 per cent, after a loss of over N200 billion in the preceding trading session. Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened at N10.771 trillion, rose by N134 billion or 1.24 per cent, to close at N10.905 trillion....

As the House of Representatives considers passing a stimulus bill to ensure free electricity supply for two months, Nigerians have expressed feelings for the proposal. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the aim of the bill was...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday promised to promptly work on Nigeria’s request for financial assistance. Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed, had, during a press briefing on Monday, announced that the country had requested for financial assistance from the IMF, World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and others...

The Ogun Government says it has rolled out a mobile application for members of the public to self-assess themselves for the  Coronavirus pandemic. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, disclosed this in a statement Tuesday in Abeokuta. Coker said the new application, named “Ogun COVID-19 Assessment,” was not...

The Cross River Government has commenced the disbursement of N240million COVID-19 Intervention relief fund also known as Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT). The money which was released by the Federal Government was to give succour to poor and vulnerable households across the 18 local government Apareas of the state. The disbursement...

  The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed on Nigerians to support moves by the Federal Government to seek medical support from China in our bid to fight the scourge of the global Coronavirus pandemic in the country, saying the action was in the interest of the country. The...

Ms. Ajani Oluwatobi, a family health expert, says unless adequate measures are put in place, the lockdown occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic will expose Nigerian women to high risk of rape and unwanted pregnancies. Oluwatobi made the assertion in a statement she signed and issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Asaba....

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has commended the Lagos State Government for its efforts in curbing the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19)  pandemic. The Chairman of the task force, Boss Mustapha, gave the commendation on Tuesday in Lagos,  while on an inspection tour of facilities put in place by the...