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Against the background of the increasing number of people confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus, the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has, after an emergency meeting, asked some of its staff to stay at home for two weeks with effect from Tuesday, March 24, 2020. In a statement, the frontline university …

Maritime stakeholders have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing a technocrat, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, as Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Voicing the endorsement at a recent reception in Lagos to honour the new Director-General, the industry stakeholders said with Jamoh leading the charge, …

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 …

By Muftau Ogunyemi/Polycarp Auta Akure/Jos The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of two players of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) by gunmen on Benin-Akure Expressway on Sunday evening. The players are Dayo Ojo of Enyimba FC and Iluyomade Benjamin of Abia Comets FC.  This is as …

By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Lagos, March 23, 2020 United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Transcorp have announced the cancellation of their 2019 Annual General Meetings (AGMs) to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The companies stated this in a statement to their shareholders and stakeholders posted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) …

William Attah, Gombe Association of Resident Doctors in Gombe State who downed their tools last week Monday following poor working conditions have called off the strike action. According to the State Chapter President, Dr. Saidu AB Alhassan, the strike was called off in the interest of the people of the …

Dangote Cement Plc yesterday donated N100 million worth of cement to the Lagos State government, to support the ongoing reconstruction process at the Abule-Ado area of Amuwo-Odofin Local Government of the state, which was affected by a pipeline explosion last weekend. The donation was made by the Chairman of Dangote …

Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has described retired Supreme Court Justice James Ogebe as an exemplary jurist of all times. Obi was speaking at the weekend in Abuja during the launch of the autobiography of the octogenarian entitled, Justice Under the Shadow of the Almighty: My Life …

Renowned technology leader and former President of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria, Dr. Chris Uwaje has called on the Federal and State Governments to partner with innovative indigenous Nigerian brands with nationwide reach such as Konga to ease the impacts of the coronavirus scourge on Nigerians. As a …

By Okuanwan Offiong Lagos, March 22, 2020 MTN Nigeria on Sunday said its team would start working from home as part of the precautionary measures to stop the spread of COVID-19. Mr Funso Aina, the telcos Senior Manager, External Relations, said in a statement that from March 23, workers are …

Lagos State has introduced more preventive measures to break the cycle of transmission of the novel coronavirus among residents. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, directed the State’s civil servants from Grade Level 1 to 12 to stay off office for 14 days. They are to work from their homes, the …

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 …

By Abujah Racheal Abuja, March 22, 2020 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak cases in Nigeria have increased to 30, just as it confirmed three new cases in Lagos State. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this to the News …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his leadership position to “urgently instruct the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to jointly track and monitor spending by federal …

By Polycarp Auta Jos, March 22, 2020 Mr Rufus Aplang, a groom at a wedding ceremony on Saturday in Jos, left guests and worshipers in shock when he walked out of the Church during the ceremony, abandoning his supposed bride, Judith. Aplang fled the God’s Glory Ministry, Jos, venue of …

Washington, March 21, 2020 New York State has ramped up testing and now has 10,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday. The majority of the cases are in New York City, the most densely populated area. Westchester, an initial epicentre, is seeing efforts to …

The Senate Committee on Works has assured Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State that it will liaise with the Federal Ministry of Works to ensure reimbursement of N23.7 billion being owed the state on outstanding certified expenditure in respect of rehabilitation of federal roads in the state. Responding to a …

The Lagos State Government will be conducting a clinical trial on the effectiveness of chloroquine in the prevention and management of Coronavirus. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Health, Lagos State, Prof. Akin Abayomi. Abayomi explained the clinical trial was initiated against the background of the fast-spreading news that …

Representatives of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum on Saturday visited the Abule Ado explosion site in Lagos for an on-the-spot assessment of the devastating effects of recent gas explosions that claimed many lives and destroyed several properties worth billions of naira. Led by the NGF chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, …

Former Senator, Dino Melaye has said the cure for Coronavirus is for the people to go back to God through repentance. He said it is not by ramping up measures to curtail the spread of the disease, but that the cure is in the Bible. According to him, it is …

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 …

Zenith General Insurance Company Limited (commonly known as Zenith Insurance) has, in a trailblazing move, partnered with Telecommunications giant – MTN Nigeria to provide the first ever mobile insurance service in Nigeria. Using the USSD code *5966#, customers can now buy Third Party Motor Insurance and Personal Accident Insurance on …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has joined in mourning Evelyn Murray-Bruce, wife of Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, who recently succumbed to cancer. Obi in a message to the man he addressed as “Distinguished & My Very Dear Elder Brother”, said …

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 …

Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), a leading healing and deliverance ministry, this weekend released prayers vomited by the Holy Ghost to arrest the continuing spread of the dreaded coronavirus disease and advised Nigerians not to take panic. It has also, in compliance with the ban on gatherings and …