By Prince Osuagwu The Visa Foundation has announced two programmes totalling $210 million to support small and micro businesses and empower women entrepreneurs. The first programme of $10 million is for immediate emergency relief to support charitable organisations on the frontlines responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as public health and food relief, in each […]

By Juliet Umeh As the coronavirus threat looms large all over the world, disrupting daily lives and activities, experts have warned that there is a link between COVID-19 and smartphones — transmission. Researchers have shown that a smartphone is one of the easiest means of transmitting the virus. Unfortunately, while most people have been focusing […]

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Saturday said there may be another extension of the current lockdown following the discovery of a new case of COVID-19 in the state. Fayemi, at a media briefing in Ado Ekiti, confirmed the new case earlier announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The governor said the […]

The Lagos State Ministry of Health on Saturday announced the state’s eleventh COVID-19 related death. The ministry, through its verified Twitter account, said the new death brings to 11, the number of COVID-19 related deaths in Lagos. It, however, did not disclose further information about the sex, age and medical history of the deceased patient. […]

Anap Foundation has urged the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 to enforce the social distancing order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. This is just as the Anap COVID-19 Think Tank joined millions of Nigerians in mourning the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari whose death was announced early hours […]