By Jimoh Babatunde The President, African Development Bank Group, AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina, has urged U.S., African government officials and corporate executives to forge new and sustainable partnerships that would endure beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. He noted that an accelerated global health and economic effort is needed to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. Speaking during […]

Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs Thursday evening met through digital video conferencing with the leadership of the League Management Company (LMC) during which varying options to concluding the suspended 2019/20 season were deliberated on. The meeting came on the heels of the LMC Board of Directors meeting that held earlier in the day via […]

World Food Program, WFP, the U.N. food agency has warned that the world is “on the brink of a hunger pandemic,” as it struggles to contain COVID-19. WFP Executive Director David Beasley told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that “2020 would be facing the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II.” ALSO READ: Covid-19: Nigerians […]

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has pardoned 209 inmates of various correctional centres in the state. The governor made the revelation on Saturday, while briefing newsmen at the State House, Marina, on the update of the management of COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Governor Sanwo-Olu said in exercising the powers conferred on him by […]

Lagos State government has given families that have corpses in Lagos State mortuaries two weeks ultimatum to pick them for burial or they will be given mass burial. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State gave the charge on Saturday, while briefing newsmen at the State House, Marina, on the update of the management of COVID-19 […]