Some of Uganda’s poorest people used to work on the streets of Kampala, as fruit sellers sitting on the pavement or as peddlers of everything from handkerchiefs to roasted peanuts. Now they’re gone and no one knows when they will return, victims of a global economic crisis linked to the coronavirus that could wipe out […]

By Bose Adelaja, Olayinka Latona & Rose Chukwu “I don’t think the review is good. Relaxing the restriction will make us more  prune to spreading the virus. The only way we can defeat the virus is by total social distancing. “I understand that people need to make money, but we need a total lock down. […]

Actor Logan Williams, who appeared in CW’s “The Flash” as the young Barry Allen, has died. He was 16. Williams’ agent, Michelle Gauvin, says he died Thursday. Gauvin did not give the cause of his death, but she said his sudden death comes as a “shock.” “The Flash” star Grant Gustin posted a photo of him with […]

…As LASG set to investigate matter …Apologizes to Nigerians By Olasunkanmi Akoni It is not the best of time for the popular Nollywood super actress and Ambassador of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Funke Akindele-Bello, as Lagos State Government is set to investigate the widespread news of a party she allegedly organized for […]

By Gabriel Olawale Nigeria has now boasted it’s testing capacity for COVID-19 with additional facility bringing to a total of nine centres across the country. According to the Official twitter handle of NCDC, “the Lagos State Biosafety Level-3 Laboratory has been activated for #COVID19 testing. This brings the number of COVID-19 testing labs in Nigeria […]

By Omeiza Ajayi A former university lecturer and proprietor of the proposed Aeronautic Engineering University, Professor David Ngene, has accused a Chief Superintendent of Police CSP, Danladi Mashat of using his powers to harass and intimidate him. In a petition addressed to the Chairman, Police Service Commission PSC, Alhaji Musiliu Kunbi Smith, the Enugu-born Professor, […]

By Ola Ajayi TWO persons were yesterday crushed to death in Ogbomoso Town when two articulated vehicles ran into them in two separate accidents. The sad incident also left four other people seriously injured. According to the information gathered, in one of the accidents, a truck hit two persons on commercial motorcycles killing one of […]

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Kaduna State command, has confirmed the death of four inmates. The death occurred during an attempted jailbreak at the Kaduna Custodial Centre on March 31. The Controller, Kaduna command, Mr. Sanusi Danmusa, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. […]

Standard Chartered Bank has announced $1billion financing for companies that provide goods and services to help the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and those planning the switch into making products that are in high demand to fight the scourge.

The downward trend in the fortunes of the Naira last month is expected to persist this month even as the nation’s external reserves is expected to trend below $34 billion for the first time since September 2017.
Last month, the external reserves fell for the ninth consecutive months, shedding N1.135 billion. According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) the reserves fell to $35.164 billion on March 31st from $36.299 billion on February 28th, indicating month-on-month (MoM) decline of 3.1 percent or a reduction by $1.135 billion.