LCCI seeks moratorium on bank loans
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, yesterday, said banks should grant one-year moratorium and six months interest rate concessions on all credit facilities, effective from March 2020, following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has adversely impacted businesses.
COVID-19: Fayemi extends Ekiti lockdown by two weeks
….promises to make facemasks made of local fabrics available Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has extended the movement restriction and curfew imposed in the state by two weeks, following the expiration of the initial order on Monday night. The restriction will now end on April 27th. The new directive which was contained in a […]
South Korea reports more recovered Coronavirus patients testing positive
South Korea reported on Monday that at least 116 people initially cleared of the new coronavirus had tested positive again, although officials suggested they would soon look at easing strict recommendations aimed at preventing new outbreaks. South Korea reported only 25 new cases overall on Monday, but the rise in “reactivated” patients has raised concerns […]
One million Ethiopians face famine due to locusts invasion
One million people are in need of emergency food assistance in Ethiopia after the worst desert locust outbreak in decades.
Nigerians shake off coronavirus lockdown boredom with group exercise
Vehicles in Abuja are mostly gone. In their place: hundreds of people doing group workouts with little concern for a disease that has so far killed 10 and infected 300 in Nigeria. “Since the lockdown, we are just at home doing nothing, no work, no food, nothing, nothing, so we decided to come and exercise […]
Buhari’s speech: Palliatives for 3.6m households out of 80m poor unacceptable— Afenifere
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed worry over the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programme, SIP, saying it is not getting to poor Nigerians.
