archiveMay 7, 2020

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has committed the sum of N100 million to support the fight against coronavirus pandemic in the country. The exchange said in a statement in Lagos on Thursday that N60 million out of the N100 million would be donated to the Capital Market Support Committee for...

The United Nations on Thursday, launched its updated Global Humanitarian Response that sought help and protection for the most vulnerable in poor countries. Nearly $7 billion (N2.6 trillion) is needed to implement the revised plan in no fewer than 60 of the world’s poorest countries. Besides protection of millions of...

  Lagos State Government on Thursday said it has discharged 48 coronavirus patients who have recovered from the disease. “I’m pleased to announce to you the discharge of 48 more patients; 32 males and 16 females, all Nigerians who were discharged from our Yaba, Lekki, Onikan and Lagos University Teaching...

Cross River State Government has ordered the returned of five truck loaded with almajiris including other passengers back to the northern part of the country. A border patrol team, comprising Peace Corp members, civilian vigilantes, COVID-19 border taskforce, and youth groups etc had intercepted the trucks on Wednesday night at...

  urged states to prepare spaces for isolation and treatment rged states to treat COVID-19 patients with dignity   The Federal Government has admitted that its policy on self-isolation, especially for those coming into the country by air, land or sea, has failed. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire...

  The Judge who annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election, presumed to be the freest and fairest in the nation’s history, Dahiru Saleh, is dead. According to Cable.Ng, he was buried in Azare, his hometown, in Bauchi on Thursday evening. Until his death, he held the title of “Mutawallen”...

Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, says 10 people associated with the Lagos State House in Marina have tested positive for COVID-19 pandemic. Abayomi made this known on Thursday through his Twitter handle. The commissioner also announced that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife have consistently tested negative...

A special adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has charged people involved in research and development to team up to make inventions to tackle the novel coronavirus disease. Mrs Aramide Adeyoye, Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Works and Infrastructure, made the call in Lagos on Thursday...

Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) remained upbeat on Thursday with the market capitalisation improving further by N110 billion following gains in Nestle and Dangote Cement. Consequently, the market capitalisation which opened at N12.582 trillion rose by N110 billion or 0.87 per cent to close at N12.692 trillion. Similarly,...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there has been a 47 per cent increase in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the African Region in the past week. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Thursday....