*…says global E&P CAPEX cut to $450bn for 2020 By Michael Eboh Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, Mohammad Barkindo, has said disclosed that the coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic has plunged the global economy and the global oil market into one of the most severe crises in recent history. In his statement to […]

GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has warned the committee members and community leaders against segregation while distributing palliatives to people of the state following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the state.

LAGOS—THERE was panic in some areas of Lagos State, yesterday, following reports of attacks by street urchins and cultists on residents.

ENUGU—INDIGENOUS People of Biafra, IPOB, has alleged that the Nigerian armed forces have killed more civilians in this Coronavirus period than the virus itself.

LAGOS—Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said yesterday that every state of the federation would have its share of coronavirus.

ABUJA— Governors in the  36 states of the federation have resolved to set up infection prevention and control committees in their states as part of  efforts to support health workers on the frontline of the pandemic.

ABUJA — THE Federal Gov- ernment said yesterday it does not have enough isolation centres to keep the high number of Nigerians in diaspora who have indicated willingness to return home. It also reiterated its warning to state governments not to relax their control measures, declaring this was not the time to play games

Britain on Thursday extended its nationwide lockdown for no less than another three weeks, as stand-in leader Dominic Raab ordered Britons to stay at home to prevent the spread of a coronavirus outbreak, which has already claimed over 138,000 lives globally. “Relaxing any of the measures currently in place would risk damage to both public […]

President Trump said Wednesday that the US had passed the peak of the coronavirus pandemic — and that some states would reopen before his May 1 deadline. “While we must remain vigilant, it is clear that our strategy is working, and very strongly working. New cases are declining throughout the New York metropolitan area. Cases […]

By Therese Nanlong, Jos The Plateau State Government has on Wednesday relaxed the six days total lockdown earlier imposed on the State but however added that the exercise would continue next week Monday except for people on essential services. The State Governor, Simon Lalong in a State-wide broadcast say the few days of reprieve is […]

…says no staff has coronavirus By Michael Eboh Chevron Nigeria Limited, on Thursday, stated that none of its employees has contracted the coronavirus, COVID-19, noting that it has continued to operate safely, and without any COVID-19-related incident in its operations. Reacting to speculations that the company quarantined some of its staff suspected of having the […]

By Ahiuma Young INTERNATIONAL Labour Organisation, ILO, has warned that the coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic will worsen poverty, inequality and employment crisis globally. ILO’s Chief Economist, Patrick Belser, in a document released in Geneva, Switzerland, noted that  in many countries, income inequality had risen steeply since the 1980s, with adverse social and economic consequences. According to […]

Former Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday celebrated his 93rd birthday under strict isolation at home due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Benedict, who has been living in a monastery within Vatican grounds since retiring seven years ago, has stopped contacts with the outside world to minimise contagion risks. “We live under ‘house arrest’ like so […]

By Ahiuma Young As employers, organised labour and even ordinary workers continue to ponder over the consequences of rampaging coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, to the lives of workers, their jobs and even wages, IndustriALL Global Union, IGU, is calling for synergy by stakeholders in the labour sector for innovative, problem-solving agreements to ensure that workers don’t […]

By David Royal Thirty-five new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 442, Vanguard reports. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC announced via its Twitter handle on Thursday night that as at 10:20 pm 16th April there are 442 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported […]