The novel coronavirus pandemic, which has stunned Nigeria and the entire world, has affected global markets in all ramifications. With the Nigerian health care system, teetering, social distancing has become the most effective precaution that the government has taken to contain the spread of this virus, as there is currently no vaccine available to treat […]

The World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have said they were mobilising world resources to help Africa defeat COVID-19. The leaders of the two institutions held a virtual meeting with African leaders, bilateral partners, and multilateral institutions to spur faster action on COVID-19 response in African countries, they said in a joint statement, […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced the nation recorded fifty-one new cases of the coronavirus disease. A breakdown of the new cases according to NCDC thus: 32 in Lagos 6 in Kano 5 in Kwara 2 in FCT 2 in Oyo 2 in Katsina 1 in Ogun 1 in Ekiti “As at […]

Unilever Nigeria has released its unaudited report for the period ended 31st March 2020. The Company recorded turnover of N13.3 billion in the period under review. This represents a 46% increase compared to the previous Quarter 4 2019 and a 31% decline compared to N19.2bn recorded for the corresponding period, Q1 2019. READ ALSO: Use of […]

Finishing the season in a 40-day window was one of the scenarios discussed at a Premier League meeting on Friday. Top-flight clubs remain committed to playing all 92 remaining fixtures this season but did not discuss a deadline by which action must resume. Clubs were expected to debate a 30 June deadline to end the […]