Coronavirus: NCDC confirms 51 new cases as death toll rises to 17
The Nigeria Centre for Disease control has confirmed Fifty-one new infections of #COVID19 in Nigeria. This was disclosed by the NCDC in a Twitter message on Friday night. It…
COVID-19: Over 400 families benefit from Lagos Phoenix Lions Club’s food relief programme in Lagos
Some of the beneficiaries In response to the hardship occasioned by the COVID-19 lockdown in the country, members of the Lagos Phoenix Lions Club with support from the TGI…
Oyo State kick starts mask wearing policy, to produce 1 m face masks
Gov. Seyi Makinde The Oyo State Government says wearing of face mask in public places is now compulsory. Gov. Seyi Makinde announced this on Friday in Ibadan while briefing…
CACOVID monetary donations now N25.8bn – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday said that monetary contributions to its relief fund under the auspices of Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) had risen to N25.8…
IGP orders redeployment of Rivers State Commissioner of Police, 2 others
IGP Mohammed Adamu The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the redeployment of Rivers State Commissioner for Police, Dandaura Mustapha. According to a statement by Force Spokesman, DCP…
PENGASSAN condemns continued detention of oil workers in Rivers, says they have broken no law
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has reacted to the arrest of some of its members by Rivers State Government stressing they have broken…
Coronavirus: NAF begins mass production of face masks, PPE
The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has commenced mass production of face masks and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to fight the coronavirus in the country. The Chief of Air Staff, Air…
WHO says 44 countries in Africa can now test for coronavirus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 44 countries in Africa can now test for COVID-19. The UN’s health agency disclosed this on Friday in its official twitter account @WHOAFRO. The…
Over a third of banking malware attacks in 2019 targeted corporate users
In 2019, 773,943 users of Kaspersky solutions globally were attacked by banking Trojans. Of those users, a third (35.1%) were in the corporate sector. African countries were affected too:…
Niger govt to purchase prepaid metres for consumers
The Niger State government on Friday said it would negotiate with the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) buy prepaid metres in bulk for electricity consumers in the state. Alhaji Ahmed…