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President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states for another 14 days as cases of coronavirus in the country continue to rise, with 20 new confirmed cases, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria to 343.   “Our approach to the virus remains in 2 steps – First, […]

Many countries across the globe are observing lockdown in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic that has left several thousand dead and many more infected has been a cause of concerns for authorities all over the world.   India is one of such countries and a nationwide lockdown […]

Not only is the coronavirus a health and medical problem, but it also has huge economic challenges. China and the West face severe economic contractions. Cities are shuttered. Multiple industries have closed. Millions have suddenly been rendered jobless. Supply chains have busted. Economic activity is a fraction of what it was before. Deep recessions are […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the current social register be expanded from 2.6 million households to 3.6 million households in the next two weeks. The president gave the directive on Monday in a broadcast in which he also ordered the extension of restriction of movement in Lagos, Ogun and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), by […]

Amid pressure from stakeholders that their presence amounted to a security risk, the federal government has disclosed that the team of medical experts from China who arrived Nigeria to help the country fight the deadly coronavirus has begun a 14-day isolation and would be tested for COVID-19. The FG also said the National Agency for […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared that the disruptions of activities occasioned by the outbreak of coronavirus cannot deprive Christians of the joy and victory over all evil, which the resurrection of Jesus Christ has brought to the world. CAN charged governments to be transparent and include all regions and religious persuasions in […]

Despite repeated assurances by the federal government, which has appealed to medical professionals in the country to see the coming of the Chinese medical team as a positive addition to aid the fight against the deadly coronavirus, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday opposed the entering of the Chinese doctors. Speaking at […]

A magistrate Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos State, has approved withdrawal of charges filed against Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley; former Lagos governorship candidate under the platform of Action Democratic Party (ADP), Babatunde Gbadamosi and his wife, Folashade, for flouting the Coronavirus social distancing directives. Chief Magistrate Yewande Aje-Afunwa made the order yesterday […]

Tension is rising between the Federal Government and Rivers State, following the arraignment of two Carveton Helicopters pilots and 10 passengers for violating the executive order of Covid-19 containment signed by Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike on March 19, 2020. The suspects, said to be oil workers, were arrested at the Air Force Base in Port […]

Social media platform, Facebook is expanding its Coronavirus Information Centre to 17 more countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria. The others include Benin Republic; Burkina Faso; Cameroun; Cape Verde; Chad; Cote d’ Ivoire; Ethiopia and Gabon. The rest are Guinea; Kenya; Mali; Mauritania; Senegal; Seychelles; the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Togo. The centres […]

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could push over 500 million people into poverty, says a new report by charity organization, Oxfam. In the report titled, “Dignity Not Destitution”, Oxfam urged world leaders to agree an economic rescue package to keep poor countries afloat, ahead of key meetings of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and […]