By Bose Adelaja, Olayinka Latona & Rose Chukwu “Judging by the happenings around us, one can say that the Lagos State Government is trying its best though the FG is yet to provide adequate support apart from cash donations. From the look of things, other states are not fully prepared to fight the virus. “We need more […]

Chinese authorities have ordered a foreign national to be deported after the “foreigner” assaulted health officers who asked him to wear face mask, according to an official statement. The foreign national was captured in a video yelling ‘motherf*****’ at the officials before throwing his phone at them. The foreign resident is facing deportation after being […]

BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME Some youths in Udu area of Udu local government area yesterday reportedly stormed some markets in the area forcing garri sellers to revert to the old price of N800 naira for the small paint can. The youths according to eye witness accounts were heard shouting that the lockdown which commences in the […]

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged security agents to be friendly in enforcing the lockdown order announced on Sunday by President Muhammadu Buhari. Sanwo-Olu gave the charge on Monday, during a Security Council meeting held at the State House, Marina, with commanders of all security formations in the state. He urged those who would […]

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has established a mechanism to cater for the vulnerable groups within the city centre and satellite towns during the 14-day lockdown. The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, made this known on Monday in Abuja while addressing newsmen at the end of a meeting with relevant stakeholders charged with the […]

Lagos State Government on Monday discharged five coronavirus patients at Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba Mainland Hospital. This brings to eight the total number of discharged patients from the Centre. The patients who had been quarantined at the isolation centre for weeks looked stable and unruffled. Although the discharged patients preferred anonymity, they expressed joy and […]

By Peter Duru Chairman of the Benue State Action Committee on COVID-19 and Deputy Governor of the state, Mr. Benson Abounu has alleged that index case in the state has refusing to cooperate with his committee to enable contact tracing in the state. The Deputy Governor who made this known yesterday at the end of […]

To ensure continuous production of essential commodities during the lockdown occasioned by Coronavirus pandemic, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called for pre-Covid-19 foreign exchange (forex) rates for its members, among other enabling incentives.

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its donation of N1 billion towards the joint effort by the Nigerian Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID).

The latest development in the international oil market may have rendered inoperative the recently reviewed oil price benchmark for 2020 budget as Nigeria’s premium crude grade, yesterday, crashed to $20.59 per barrel (pb), the lowest in 18 years.