Return of Nigerian citizens: Foreign Affairs ministry has instructed that financial implications be borne by prospective evacuees – NIDCOM
following the requests by some Nigerians stranded abroad in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic to be evacuated, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) says the…
Private sector pools N19.4bn to fight Covid-19
The Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has so far realised N19.4 billion to help fight COVID-19 pandemic. The update of the contribution was made known in a document…
President Buhari directs army to support the police in fight against bandits across the country
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigerian Army to join the Police to flush out bandits from forests around the country, particularly in the areas that witnessed recent…
Covid-19: Africa records 284 deaths; Nigeria has 4 deaths, 210 cases
Data from the Africa Centre for Disease Control (AfricaCDC) shows that there are 7,028 COVID-19 cases, 284 deaths, and 561 recoveries in Africa. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…
COVID-19: INEC deploys 100 vehicles for contact tracing in 6 States
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed about 100 of its vehicles in six states to support the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on combating Coronavirus. The commission disclosed this in…
UN describes Nigeria’s response to COVID-19 as remarkable
Nigeria’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic has caught the attention of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who described it as remarkable. Speaking during a virtual news briefing in New York…
Never in the history of IMF have we witnessed world economy come to a standstill
More than 90 countries have asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for emergency funding as the coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented economic crisis, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on…
Fight against COVID-19 limited by funds, infrastructure, human resources – NCDC
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is making all efforts to increase its testing capacity for the COVID-19 in the country. The Director-General of the commission, Chikwe…
FG working to provide medical, life insurance cover for health workers
The Nigerian government says it is making efforts to provide medical and life insurance cover for health workers battling the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Chairman of the…
COVID-19: FG to ascertain how many Nigerians would want to return home
The Federal government says it has sent communication to all Nigerian Embassies and Missions to ascertain if and how many Nigerians would like to return home because of COVID-19. The…