The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has commenced work to provide and equip medical facilities in the six geopolitical zones to help contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The bank’s Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday. According to the statement, […]

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) says all its offices and outlets would be closed in compliance with the Presidential directive on the cessation of movement in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory. EKEDC’s  General Manager Corporate Communication, Mr Godwin Idemudia, in a statement issued on Monday in Lagos, said the closure of the offices […]

The Lagos State Government has confirmed the authenticity of Short Message Service (SMS) messages forwarded to residents who are 60 years and above as part of measures adopted in the distribution of stimulus food package in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Gbolahan Lawal, who made the clarification in Lagos on Monday, said […]

Rose of Sharon Foundation, ROSF, Monday, pledged to give N25,000 each to widows and orphans across all the six geo-political zones of the country to cushion the effect of the lockdown declared by the federal and state governments in the wake of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the donation of N1 billion toward the joint effort by the Nigerian Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID). Dr Adesola Adeduntan, the bank’s Chief Executive Officer, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Monday. Adeduntan said the donation was to rapidly expand health facilities; especially for […]

Ponders state wide curfew Suspends LG boss To derobe monarchs condoning markets opening in domains By Egufe Yafugborhi GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike has imposed dusk to dawn curfew on specific localities in Port Harcourt and environs in furtherance aggressive measures to check spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) in Rivers State. Wike in yet another state broadcast Monday […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), yesterday, said it has activated measures to guarantee seamless distribution of petrol across the country throughout the period of the lockdown and beyond.

Declares Pandemic dangerous infectious disease By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, signed the Covid-19 Regulations, 2020, which declared Covid-19 a dangerous infectious disease. This was In exercise of the powers conferred on him by Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Quarantine Act (CAP Q2 LFN 2004), and all other powers enabling him in […]

Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Monday, disclosed that Nigeria earned a total of $32.63 billion from the oil and gas sector in 2018, a 55 per cent increase on the $20.99 billion recorded from the sector in 2017.

The police in Kaduna arrested 165 persons for not adhering to the sit at home order of the state government. The government had imposed curfew on the state as part of measures to prevent the spread of COVID 19.