Terminal operators back federal government anti-coronavirus campaign with N700 million
Port concessionaires under the aegis of the Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) have collectively donated the sum of N700million to the Federal Government to support the country’s effort to curtail the spread of…
COVID-19 Lockdown: ‘Buhari delivered a hopeless speech’ – AAC
The African Action Congress (AAC) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of delivering a hopeless speech in his address to Nigerians on Monday night. The party said for the third time amidst Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, Mr Buhari…
US will bill China more than $160 billion for coronavirus damage -Donald Trump
President Donald Trump has said the US will bill China a substantial amount for damages caused by the coronavirus. Trump was asked whether he was considering seeking money from the country after a German newspaper published…
Coronavirus: Fayemi slashes all political appointees’ salaries by 50%
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has directed that salaries of all political appointees in the State be slashed by 50 per cent with immediate effect. Fayemi gave the directive in a statement…
How coronavirus killed the first U.S. casualty, Patricia Voyles Dowd
Patricia Voyles Dowd, the first U.S. citizen killed on 6 February by coronavirus-related ailment died from a ruptured heart, an autopsy has revealed. The ruptured heart was triggered by the virus’s…
COVID-19: Decrease in footballers’ market value imminent
Ralph Hasenhuettl, manager of English Premier League club side Southampton, says the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could mean a decrease in the market value of players when the transfer…
Coronavirus vaccine: Oxford University to begin clinical trial on 6,000 people
The Oxford University’s Jenner Insititute believes it has produced an effective Coronavirus vaccine, and plans to carry out clinical tests on 6,000 people before the end of May. The Jenner…
Ibeju Lekki youths protest against FG’s lockdown, Restrictions
...Set trucks, vehicles ablaze There were serious protests in Ibeju-Lekki axis of Lagos State on Monday as irate youths and other residents of the area trooped out to protest the…
BP records $4.4 billion quarterly loss as oil prices crash
BP on Tuesday said it slumped into a $4.4-billion net loss in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic crushed demand for oil. “The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with pre-existing supply and demand factors…
Abba Kyari’s daughter blows hot, says ‘let my father rest in peace’
Aisha, one of the children of the late Chief of Staff of the President, Major General Mohammadu Buhari (retd.), Abba Kyari, has asked her father’s critics to let him rest in peace.…
PUZZLE: Buhari’s draft speech leaked ahead of broadcast — but who did it?
Hours before President Muhammadu Buhari delivered his address to the nation on Monday night, a version — full of errors — was already circulating on social media. Although the version he…
Coronavirus stirs rancour in South Africa on democracy anniversary
South Africa’s divisions over race and wealth inequality, which the COVID-19 crisis had briefly sidelined, returned to the fore on Monday’s 26th anniversary of the end of apartheid. President Cyril Ramaphosa has been praised for…
700 die in Iran after drinking alcohol to cure coronavirus
More than 700 people have died in Iran after ingesting toxic methanol, erroneously thinking it can cure the new coronavirus. The national coroner’s authority said that alcohol poisoning killed 728 Iranians between February 20…
ICPC confiscates ex-JAMB chief’s properties
A Nigerian anti-corruption agency, ICPC, has secured an interim forfeiture of properties traced to a former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Dibu Ojerinde. In a public announcement published in a…
Nigeria’s total testing capacity now 50,000 – NCDC
As the country continues to ramp up its capacity to detect cases of coronavirus, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has put Nigeria’s total testing capacity at about 50,000. This is even as the Federal Government said,…
We didn’t return rice palliative to FG – Ekiti govt.
The Ekiti government on Monday said it did not return 1800 bags of rice donated to the state by the Federal Government as palliative to mitigate the effects of the lockdown aimed at curtailing the spread of the COVID-19. Prof.…
Power supply not free during lockdown – Ikeja Electric
Ikeja Electric Plc, one of the power distribution companies in Lagos State, says electricity is not free during the lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic in the state. The company stated this on Monday via Twitter saying…
Almost two million Australians download coronavirus tracker app
Nearly two million Australians rushed to download a new smartphone app designed to make coronavirus contact tracing easier, the government said Monday, overlooking privacy concerns in the hope of speeding up the end of…
Why Kano recorded many coronavirus cases within two weeks – NCDC
Kano recorded a high number of confirmed COVID-19 cases because of its densely populated nature, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said. Ihekweazu, while speaking at the…
Imo: Tension as Uzodinma, Ihedioha battle over N19.63b
Following Imo State Government’s approval to probe the utilisation of over N19.63 billion withdrawal from its Local Government Joint Accounts, supporters of Governor Hope Uzodinma and former…
NNPC, IOCs in talks over production cut
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has delayed publishing its future oil export plans so as to conclude discussions with International Oil Companies (IOCs) and their local…
BUA Group donates additional N3.3b to COVID-19 fund
Disturbed by the increasing spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria especially in Kano and Lagos states, the Executive Chairman/Founder of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu has made available,…
CBN lifts suspension on cheque clearing
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted suspension placed on cheque instruments in the Nigerian clearing system. Consequently, cheque instruments will be allowed to pass through the…
Today’s Full Address By President Muhammadu Buhari
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19…