archiveApril 2020

The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has extended the deadline for submission of 2019 individual Filing of Income Tax Returns from March 31 to June 30. The FCT-IRS made this known in a statement signed by the Executive Chairman of the service, Mr Abdullahi Attah in Abuja on...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the Presidential Committee on the impact of the coronavirus on Nigeria’s economy, and directed the Ministry of Finance and National Planning to ensure that salaries were paid. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, who chairs the presidential committee, said...

Britain’s deaths linked to novel coronavirus jumped again with a new daily record of 569 deaths on Thursday, taking the country’s total deaths to almost 3,000. Health Ministry said the total number of confirmed infections rose to nearly 34,000 from 163,000 people tested, but government experts estimated that hundreds of...

The Ondo State government has said that the two suspected Coronavirus cases, who were subjected to test, have come out negative. This was contained in a statement issued by Mr Donald Ojogo, the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Akure. “Ondo State...

Lagos State government on Thursday sealed off a mosque for violating the state government’s order on religious gathering. The order was given to curb the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had banned gathering of more than 20 persons in one of the preventive measures to curtail the...

  The Chief Medical Director of University College Hospital, Ibadan, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, has tested negative for COVID-19 after initially testing positive for the disease. The Public Relations Officer of UCH, Mr Toye Akinrinlola, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Ibadan. “I have the...

Lufthansa German Airlines on Thursday airlifted 238 German nationals out of Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport ( MMIA), Lagos. Before the aircraft took off Thursday afternoon, the nationals had been at the airport to undergo necessary security, health and other checks required for the special flight. The evacuation...

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it has collected N1.123 trillion revenue in the First Quarter (Q1) of 2020. The FIRS made this known in a statement issued by Mr Abdullahi Ismaila, Director, Communications and Liaison Department of the service in Abuja on Thursday. He said the service recorded...

The Nigerian equities market closed Thursday trading on upward trend, appreciating by 0.10 per cent, amid Dangote Cement gain. Specifically, the All-Share Index (ASI) inched by 20.66 points or 0.10 per cent to close at 21,121.20 against 21,100.54 on Wednesday. Similarly, the market capitalisation rose by N11 billion or 0.10...

The Osun State government has confirmed six more cases of coronavirus in the State on Thursday among 127 Cote d’Ivoire that have been tested. Osun State had fourteen cases on Wednesday and with the newly recorded cases it now has 20 cases. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamontu confirmed the...