The government of Osun has described as untrue, reports that six persons who tested positive for coronavirus escaped from one of the isolation centres in the state. In a statement, Funke Egbemode, commissioner for information, said a headcount which was conducted on Saturday morning, showed that only one person could not be accounted for. Some […]
Monetary contributions to the account set up at the Central Bank of Nigeria under the Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 have hit N19.48bn. A statement issued on behalf of the coalition by the Director, corporate communications, CBN, Isaac Okorafor, on Friday listed 47 donors, including individuals, banks and other corporates. In the statement, four contributors […]
The United Nations has donated €80,000 (N32.5m) worth of medical equipment and supplies to Nigeria to assist in the fight against coronavirus. The materials include diagnostic machines and kits, reagents and laboratory consumables, biosafety supplies, such as personal protection equipment and laboratory cabinets, amongst others. Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, made this disclosure on Friday […]
The federal government says a medical team from China will arrive the country in a few days. Osagie Enahire, minister of health, broke the news at the presidential task force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja on Friday. He also said a group of Chinese companies working in Nigeria have donated medical supplies to support the […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has directed all its missions abroad to compile a list of willing Nigerian nationals who wished to come back home. Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed that this was sequel to requests received from Nigerians stranded abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic. She, however, said that the MFA had […]
The OPEC+ crude oil exporter group is debating cutting global supply by 10 million barrels per day (bpd), an OPEC source said on Friday, adding that any further cuts must include producers from outside the alliance. U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had brokered a deal that could result in Russia and Saudi […]
Civil Society Organisations in the country have called on the Federal Government to ensure transparency in the spending of the over N30bn so far donated by individuals and corporate bodies towards combating the COVID-19 pandemic. They called for the inclusion of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, as […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), on Thursday, projected a potential revenue loss by airlines in Africa and the Middle East to have reached $23 billion (N8.74 trillion) due to the Coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. Muhammad Al-Bakri, the IATA’s Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East, made the disclosure in a statement […]
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said on Thursday its daily basket oil price fell to $16.87 a barrel on April 1, down from $22.61 the previous day, its lowest since it was introduced in 2005. The basket was introduced on 16 June 2005 and includes Algeria’s Saharan Blend, Angola’s Girassol, Congo’s Djeno, […]
Chinese Nationals who were kidnapped in Ebonyi State last week have regained their freedom. They were kidnapped at Green Filed Nigeria LTD Company site Ishiagu in Ivo LGA by gunmen suspected to be Herdsmen. A statement by the Police Spokesman in the state, Loveth Odah, said the victims were released unharmed as a result of […]