COVID-19: NGF constitutes sub-committee, pledges functional isolation centres
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has set up a seven-member sub-committee to review trend of the Coronavirus…
Covid-19: Lagos govt. orders closure of all schools
By Wale Ojetimi The Lagos State Government is closing all public and private schools from Monday March 23, 2020 as…
COVID-19: Ogun Govt. bans high density gatherings
By Olawale Jokotoye The Ogun government has announced ban on gatherings that would bring 50 or more persons together in…
Four years after Ebola crisis, Liberia braces for coronavirus
Issued on: 17/03/2020 – 22:37 Governments across Africa are scrambling to increase their capacity to deal with an expected surge…
Burkina Faso reports Sub-Saharan Africa’s first coronavirus death
Sub-Saharan Africa on Wednesday recorded its first COVID-19 death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the…
Reps make case for victims of Lagos explosion
By EricJames Ochigbo The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to work towards uncovering the cause of the…
Covid-19: FG to engage faith-based organisations
By Rotimi Ijikanmi The Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus epidemic (Covid 19) has set up a sub committee to engage…
Nigeria reduces petrol price to N125
By Ismaila Chafe The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to reduce the pump prices of…
Nigeria confirms 5 fresh cases of COVID-19
By Cecilia Ologunagba/ Racheal Abujah The Federal Ministry of Health on Wednesday confirmed five new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria…
NOUN targets 1 m students’ population
By Mercy Omoike The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is targeting one million student population in a quest to…
Edo 2020: Postponement painful but expedient – Official
By Chimezie Anaso Tony Oli, Chairman of Anambra Sports Development Commission (ASDC), has described postponement of the 20th National Sports…
FG begins review of oil and gas free zones authority Act
By Emmanuella Anokam Federal Government on Tuesday began review of the Act establishing Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA)…
Lawyer prays court to vary ex-Pension boss, Maina’s bail terms
By Taiye Agbaje Joe Gadzama, SAN, Counsel to the former Chairman, defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, on Tuesday…
Anti-government protests thwarted as Algeria bans street marches over coronavirus
Issued on: 18/03/2020 – 02:08 Algeria has banned street protests over the coronavirus, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Tuesday, bringing…
Stakeholders advocate functional commodities exchange
By Ginika Okoye Some financial and capital market experts have called for effective collaboration, capacity building and education of stakeholders…
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu visits airport, assess inbound passengers screening
By Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday visits Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos to assess the level of…
How is the WHO preparing for a Covid-19 emergency in Africa
Issued on: 17/03/2020 – 18:50 It’s a global concern and a growing one in AfricaThe coronavirus has now been confirmed…
COVID-19: Biosafety agency calls for national biosecurity policy
The National Biosafety Management Agency of Nigeria (NBMA) has called for a harmonised national biosecurity policy guideline and emergency response…
Inflation rises by 0.07% to 12.20% in February – NBS
By Folasade Akpan The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says inflation rate in February 2020 increased by 0.07 per cent…
Covid-19: Nigeria postpones sport festival
By Muhyideen JimohPresident Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the National Sports Festival Edo 2020 as a precautionary move…