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By Ismaila Chafe/ Mustapha Sumaila Abuja, March 30, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the Covid-19 Regulations, 2020, which declared Covid-19 a dangerous infectious disease. The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, confirmed the development in a statement in Abuja. He said President Buhari’s action was in exercise of the powers …

By Abujah Racheal/ Oluwafunke Ishola/ Harrison Arubu/ Ismaila Chafe/ Cecilia Ologunagba Abuja, March 29, 2020 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday night confirmed 14 new cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria, with nine reported in Lagos State and five in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The …

  ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians, 2. From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, March 28, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday received briefing from the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on the latest developments over the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister, who was at the official residence …

By Harrison Arubu, New York,/Mustapha Sumaila, Abuja, March 27, 2020 President Donald Trump on Friday signed the $2.2 trillion (N827 trillion) financial stimulus package to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. This came hours after the country’s House of Representatives approved the bipartisan bill, which …

  Emmanuel Yashim/ Oluwabukola Akanni Beijing, March 27, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States and China are “working closely together” to fight the coronavirus pandemic after a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. Trump tweeted that he and Xi had “a very good conversation” …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, March 26, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has again enjoined all citizens to follow to the letter, the health guidelines issued by the Federal Ministry of Health and State Governments aimed at fighting the Coronavirus pandemic. The President made the call in a special message to Nigerians …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha(Abuja)/ Monday Ajogun (Benin) March 25, 2020 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has advised the Federal and State Governments to provide palliatives to Nigerians to enable them comply and survive the directive to work from home. This is as the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor …

United Nations, March 25, 2020 President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande has called for concerted global action against modern slavery. Muhammad-Bande made the call in a message to mark the 2020 International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. …

By Ayinde Olaide/Amina Ahmed Bauchi, March. 24, 2020 Some residents of Bauchi on Tuesday said they received with shock, news of Gov. Bala Mohammad of Bauchi State testing positive to the deadly coronavirus disease. Mr Muktar Gidado, the governor’s Senior Special Assistant (SSA), Media, revealed  that Gov. Mohammad tested positive …

Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, reputed to be the defacto president of Nigeria, Malam Abba Kyari, has tested positive for Coronavirus. Details of his infection are still sketchy and the story is coming against the background of high level of anxiety that has gripped the people of Bauchi …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his as yet unnamed son who has tested positive to the novel coronavirus have come under attack by people who have condemned the handling of the crisis, especially by the former Vice President’s now hospitalised son. Comments on the social media say that the …

Chairman, Nigeria’s Presidential Task Force On COVID-10 Pandemic, Mr. Boss Mustapha, has  announced that the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meetings and a scheduled meeting of the National Council of States, NCS, have all been suspended as part of the efforts of the government to stop the spread of the …

From: Ruth Yarnap Bauchi Bauchi state Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has gone into self isolation following contact with the son of the former Vice President, Mohammed Atiku Abubakar last week. This came as the result of the report from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, that the son of …

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son has tested positive to coronavirus. Abubakar, who was also the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the last general election made the announcement through a tweet on his handle, saying that his infected son has been …

LAGOS As the country continues to record new cases of corona virus, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bankers’ Committee rose from an extra-ordinary meeting held in Lagos on Saturday, March 21, 2020, with the pledge to grant funding facilities (in Naira and foreign exchange) to pharmaceutical companies …

As the Coronavirus pandemic spreads, the World Health Organization has launched a Health Alert on WhatsApp. The new service, which is free to use, has been designed to answer questions from the public about Coronavirus, and to give prompt, reliable and official information 24 hours a day, worldwide. This will …

By Ahmed Ubandoma Abuja, March 19, 2020 One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughters, who returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom, UK, one of the countries seriously affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19) has gone into self-isolation. This was revealed by her mother, the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, who, in a circular …

Idowu Ariwodola Ado Ekiti, March 18, 2020 Ekiti State Government on Wednesday formally confirmed that one positive case of the Coronavirus had been recorded in the state.  This is as the Lagos State Government announced that as part of preventive measures against the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, it would …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says that the new  N125 pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol will take effect from Wednesday, March 19. NNPC disclosed this on its official tweeter handle in Abuja, on Wednesday. “In compliance with the directives of the Honourable …

By Cecilia Ologunagba/ Racheal Abujah Abuja, March 18, 2020 The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) on Wednesday confirmed five new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria within the last 36 hours, bringing the total number of cases to eight. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, confirmed this development at …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, March 17, 2020 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for policy measures to protect Nigeria’s economy and the well being of the citizens as Coronavirus ravages many countries across the world. Abubakar, who was the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria has foreseen the economic problems that may come in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, and will explore all alternatives to protect her people. He spoke Tuesday at State House, Abuja, during a briefing session by the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) led …

Dangote Industries Limited has said that an Indian national, who is their contractor, has been quarantined and is undergoing tests for possible coronavirus infection. The conglomerate, in a statement said that the Indian, “who is a staff of Onshore Construction Company – a mechanical, electrical and instrumentation contracting firm that specializes …

Shareholders of Zenith Bank Plc, on Monday, at the 29th Annual General Meeting of the Bank held at the Shehu Musa Yaradua Centre, Abuja unanimously approved the proposed final dividend of N2.50 per share, bringing the total dividend payment for the 2019 financial year to N2.80 per share with a …