Lockdown: Police arrests Funke Akindele, asks Naira Marley, others to report at the CID
Funke Akindele Bello. The police in Lagos has arrested Nollywood actress and producer, Funke Akindele. The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, Bala Elkana, confirmed this in a…
33 COVID-19 patients discharged as confirmed cases rises to 232
The Nigeria Centre for Disease control, NCDC, has confirmed 8 new cases of COVID19 in Nigeria; 5 in Lagos, 2 in the FCT and 1 in Kaduna State. According…
COVID-19: Resident doctors kick against FG’s plan to invite Chinese medical experts
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has kicked against a plan by the Federal Government to invite an 18-man Chinese team of medical experts including doctors, nurses and those…
COVID-19: Finance minister seeks NASS approval for N500bn intervention fund
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Saturday met with the leadership of the National Assembly to intimate it on an Executive proposal to establish a…
COVID-19: Reps to pass Bill to ensure 2 months free power supply to Nigerians
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, says the House will pass a stimulus Bill to ensure Nigerians get free electricity supply for two months. In a…
Social distancing is imperative now, fiscal distancing is not – Adesina
Owing to the continuous spread of the coronavirus across the globe, the Africa Development Bank, AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina says “we must avoid fiscal distancing at this time. A stitch…
AfDB predicts Covid-19 could cost Africa a GDP loss between $22.1 and $88.3 bn
By Akinwumi A. Adesina The African Development Bank estimates that Covid-19 could cost Africa a GDP loss between $22.1 billion and $88.3 billion in the worst case scenario. These are…
NCDC regrets error, says Nigeria records 25 new cases of Covid-19 not 26
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday said the number of new cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19 ) pandemic outbreak in the country was 25 and not 26…
No licence issued for 5G in Nigeria – Pantami
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, on Saturday said no licence has been issued for 5G in Nigeria. In a statement the minister said the President…
Abia State Govt introduces free radio religious worship
The Abia Government has introduced a 30-minute free airtime radio worship programme for Saturday and Sunday in view of the lock down arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. It would be…