Sell forex at N380/$ – ABCON tells BDCs
Bureaux De Change (BDCs) operators across the country have been directed to comply with the new official exchange rate of N380 per dollar, as well as other provisions of the…
Lagos explosion: Dangote donates N100m cement to victims
Dangote Cement Plc has 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…
Coronavirus: MTN staff to work from home
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…
Oil prices continue free fall, may plunge below $20
Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel at the start of the trading session early Monday, as demand outlook for crude remains bleak amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Brent crude futures fell…
Union Bank asks some staff to work from home
Union Bank of Nigeria said on Sunday that some of its workers would work from home from Monday and also quickly denied social media report that it would shut down its daily operations because of the…
No nation immune to the virus
SIR: The OECD has termed COVID-19 the ‘greatest threat to the global economy since the financial crisis’. All over the world, supply chains have been disrupted, schools closed, events canceled and…
Italy allowing coronavirus patients above 60 to die – Israeli doctor
An Israeli medical doctor Gai Peleg has told Israeli television that in northern Italy the orders are not to allow those over 60 access to respiratory machines. Israeli doctor Gai Peleg, who…
BREAKING: Atiku’s son tests positive for coronavirus
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). He made his known via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday.…
Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the coronavirus in prison — and most likely contracted the disease at Rikers Island, an official briefed on the matter told The…
Man United, Man City donate £100k to food banks
Manchester United and Manchester City have joined forces to donate £100,000 to help food banks in Greater Manchester meet increased demand as a result of the…
Coronavirus: Idris Elba’s wife also tests positive
American model and actress Sabrina Dhowre Elba has confirmed that she has tested positive for coronavirus, a week after her husband Idris Elba was diagnosed with Covid-19 despite showing…
Coronavirus: Africa receives 5.4m masks, 1m testing kits from Jack Ma
Massive medical supplies donated by China’s Jack Ma Foundation to 54 African countries to battle coronavirus, arrived on Sunday morning in Addis Ababa, through an Ethiopian Airlines cargo flight. They include 5.4…
U.S. Senator Rand Paul attacked by coronavirus
Republican Senator Rand Paul from Kentucky on Sunday became the first known US senator to test positive for COVID-19. “Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19,” Paul’s account tweeted.…
Eko Hotel shut over threat of Coronavirus
Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island was on Sunday shutdown by the management over threat of the deadly Coronavirus. The hotel’s management announced on Sunday that it has shut the…
U.S. breaks world coronavirus record with highest new cases
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting the United States too hard with a world record 13,960 new cases recorded on Sunday, spiking the national total to 38,167. The death toll also received a…
Angela Merkel in self-isolation after her doctor tests positive for coronavirus
Angela Merkel, German chancellor, has quarantined herself at home after having contact with her doctor who tested positive for coronavirus. Steffen Seibert, Merkel’s spokesman, said the German…
EFCC to arraign Oyo-Ita for ‘fraud’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will arraign Winifred Oyo-Ita, former head of service, for alleged fraud on Monday. In a statement on Sunday, Tony Orilade, EFCC acting spokesman,…
BREAKING: Coronavirus cases in Nigeria now 30 as Lagos toll rises
Nigeria has confirmed three new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of patients with the disease to 30 — but two have been discharged. According to the National Centre for Disease Control, the new cases were…
BREAKING: IGP bars detention for minor offences over coronavirus
Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), has barred police officers from detaining suspects for minor offences over the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement on Sunday, Frank Mba, police spokesman, quoted the IGP as saying…
FIRS collects ₦338.1bn tax revenue in January 2020
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS ) in January 2020 collected tax revenue of N338.1 billion against a tax target of N620.2 billion. The figure represents the aggregate…
Coronavirus:’Stay away from worship centres’ – Nnamdi Kanu tells Ndígbo
Leader of Secesonist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu on Sunday urged Ndígbo to stay away from Churches and other worship centres for now. He was reacting to the outbreak of Coronavirus which has…
Olanipekun defends action on Supreme Court verdict on Balyesa
Ex-President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) has broken his silence on why the All Progressives Congress (APC) prayed the Supreme Court to review its…
Coronavirus: Trump again calls for use of chloroquine
The United States of America’s President, Donald Trump has again called for the use of ‘chloroquine and another antibiotic to be approved for use against the novel coronavirus. Trump tweeted on Saturday,…
‘I made up my mind 10 years ago to disgrace her’ — Bride ‘collapses’ as groom walks out during…
There was drama at the God’s Glory Ministry in Jos, when Rufus Aplang, a groom reportedly walked out on Judith, his supposed bride, on their wedding day. According to NAN, Judith…