COVID-19: Plateau residents in last minute shopping ahead of lockdown
By Therese Nanlong. Jos – Ahead of the total lockdown which begins 12am Thursday to 11pm on Wednesday, the 15th, residents of Jos/Bukuru metropolis in Plateau State are frantically engaging in last minutes shopping to enable them stock their homes with foodstuff. This is even as traders are increasing the cost of items to enable […]
Facebook expands COVID-19 information centre to Nigeria, 16 other Africa countries
Facebook says it will be expanding its Coronavirus Information Centre to 17 more countries in sub-Saharan African, including Nigeria
LeBron James hopes Lakers can eventually rekindle their revival season
LeBron James says the abrupt shutdown of the NBA season due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic has left the Los Angeles Lakers feeling like they still have something to prove. The Lakers were in the midst of a revival season, having made the playoffs for the first time in seven years, when the league suspended […]
COVID-19: Buhari orders release of 2,600 prison inmates
By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja ABUJA: President Muhammadu Buhari has granted pardon and clemency to 2, 600 inmates of the Custodial Centres of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) as part of measures to control the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Interior minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola disclosed this Thursday in Abuja. While […]
WHO lists 2 COVID-19 tests for emergency use
The Word Health Organisation (WHO) has listed the first two diagnostic tests for emergency use during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Southampton first Premier League club to defer players’ wages
Southampton on Thursday became the first Premier League club to announce their players will defer several months of their salaries during the coronavirus pandemic. The club’s directors, as well as manager Ralph Hasenhuttl and his staff, will also adopt the measure until June. The Premier League has called on players to take a 30-percent pay […]
