Ecobank Nigeria says it is committing about a hundred million naira to drive its National Radio Campaign “StaySafeNigeria”, being part of its corporate actions to support measures to check the rising spread of Coronavirus. The campaign which is a call to action, creating awareness and educating the populace on safety measures to adopt against the dreaded COVID -19, is currently running in over 50 radio stations across the six geopolitical zones of the country, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) network news. This amount is in addition to the bank’s contribution as a corporate member of the Bankers Committee and the Nigerian Private Sector led Coalition to raise funds against COVID-19, The details of this contribution will be made public in due course.

…Announces Zero Charge for Digital Money Transfers Below N5,000  Lagos, March 29, 2020 – Ecobank Nigeria says it is committing about a hundred million naira to drive its National Radio Campaign “StaySafeNigeria”, being part of its corporate actions to support measures to check the rising spread of Coronavirus. The campaign which is a call to […]

AS the Coronavirus pandemic is taking its toll on Oyo State, the governor of the state, Mr Seyi Makinde has been advised to begin the activation of medical and information machinery for prevention and identification of the cases at the local government level.

Victor Ogunyinka The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 14 new cases of coronavirus. The latest update released at 9.30 pm Sunday brings the total number of cases across the federation 111 with one death. “Fourteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 9 in Lagos and 5 in FCT As […]

AS the Coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on many states, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, has warned members to stop all physical interviews to prevent being infected by the virus.

The death toll from alcohol poisoning in Iran has risen to 300 after people started to consume methanol because of a rumour that high proof alcohol could cure the coronavirus.

 The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sunday night lamented decried President Muhammadu Buhari’s broadcast on the COVID-19 pandemic, describing it as empty and failing to address the yearnings of Nigerians.

The Executive Secretary of the Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board, Orishedere Sunny, yesterday, disclosed that payment for the 2019/2020 bursary may be delayed due to closure of tertiary institutions across the country. The closure is part of measures by the Federal Government to contain the spread of the Coronavirus disease which has claimed thousands […]

By Henry Ojelu A senior lecturer in the faculty of law, Lagos State University, Gbenga Ojo has said this is not the time for lawyers to engage in legal arguments over the legality of the restriction of movement s in Lagos and Abuja by President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking to Vanguard, Gbenga Ojo said: “First, let […]

Images of law enforcement agents enforcing the directive of the Federal Government on social distancing in Abuja, yesterday.