COVID-19: France’s PM Extends Nationwide Lockdown
French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced on Friday a two-week extension of a nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem a surge in coronavirus cases across France. The French PM said in a speech that the government had decided to…
Governor Fayemi Tests Negative for Coronavirus
The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi has tested negative for Coronavirus after suspected exposure to COVID-19 at a meeting attended by a patient. The governor had revealed on Wednesday that he had gone into self-isolation following his meetings with two…
COVID-19: Airfrance Evacuates 260 Europeans from Nigeria
A chartered AirFrance Flight AF0986 has evacuated 260 European citizens from Nigeria and additional 118 European citizens from other West African countries through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. THISDAY reported that the Air France flight landed in Lagos…
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson Tests Positive For COVID-19 Virus
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson has said he tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. I a tweet, Johnson said he had mild symptoms and is on self-isolation in Downing Street. “He was tested for coronavirus on the…
COVID-19 Scare: Minister Wants Speedy Decongestion Correctional Centres Nationwide
..Over 52,000 Imates on Awaiting Trial in Nation’s Correctional Facilities – Controller General of Corrections Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has called for immediate decongestion of all the Correctional Centres in the country as a measure to ensure that…
Enugu Govt Boosts Fight Against #Coronavirus, Approves Assurance Package for Doctors, Other Health Workers
…Mobilizes Volunteers, Town Criers for Coronavirus Enlightenment Campaign in Rural Areas By Chris Ugwuja, Nsukka In furtherance of his resolve to strengthen the state’s response to Corona Virus Disease pandemic, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has approved the immediate…
COVID-19: AEDC Scales Down Operations, Pledges Service Delivery
The Electricity service provider for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kogi, Niger and Nasarawa States, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has been forced to scale down its operations following the global outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, and the several…
Bauchi Governor’s Contact Tests Positive for COVID-19
Bauchi Records Second COVID-19 Victim The Bauchi State government has confirmed a second case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state after a contact with the state governor, Bala Mohammed, who had tested positive for the various also tested positive. The…
Lagos Assembly Passes Emergency Bill to Combat COVID-19 Spread
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed into law an emergency bill to help the state combat the Coronavirus, the pandemic currently spreading across the world. Sponsored by Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, the Emergency Coronavirus Pandemic Bill 2020 also…
No COVID-19 Grants, FG Warns of Fake Website’s Claims
The Federal Government of Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned Nigerians to disregard a “fake” website which claims the Federal Government is issuing grants to them. In a statement on Tuesday by the NITDA Head, Corporate Affairs…
COVID-19: IMF Worried About Global Economic Contraction in 2020, Lists What Must Be Done
…As IMF Recommends Targeted Fiscal Support to Households, Large and Small Businesses to Keep Afloat and Accelerate Recovery Amid the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging nations of the world, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that global economic contraction in 2020…
