Boss Mustapha Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has extended the gradual easing of the lockdown by two weeks across the nation. The chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, announced this on Monday during the daily briefing …
Read More »LCCI survey: Lockdown severely hit businesses
•Lagos unemployment rate may hit 45 per cent THE Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says a significant fraction of businesses, precisely 81per cent, has been ‘severely’ affected by the COVID-19 lockdown in Lagos. It noted that only 17 per cent indicate moderate impact on their business. “Additionally, the …
Read More »Rivers State Gov. Nyesom Wike loses media aide
Wike The Special Adviser to Governor Nyesom Wike on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, is dead. The cause of his death is still unknown, but sources at Government House Port Harcourt said Simeon may have died of cardiac arrest. Governor, Nyesom Wike in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and …
Read More »Lagos govt reveals plans to reopen economy, worship centres, others
Lagos State is considering the full re-opening of the critical sectors of its economy, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed on Sunday. But the move will not be pushed in a hurry. In the coming days, Sanwo-Olu said the State Government would be rolling out Register-to-Open initiative as part of the plans …
Read More »Heritage Bank to disburse CBN’s N100bn loan to health, sells FX to SMEs, education sectors
As part of proactive measures to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 and revamp the nation’s dwindling economy, Heritage Bank is set to disburse the N100billion set aside by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This is in line with the apex bank’s policy to introduce another intervention scheme directed …
Read More »COVID-19: Stop disclosing your treatment, PTF tells survivors
Boss Mustapha, chairman, PTF The federal government yesterday pleaded with COVID-19 survivors to stop giving details of the drugs used for their treatment to discourage self-medication. The Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, made the plea at a press briefing in Abuja, following recent video testimonies of …
Read More »Davido, Patoranking, Ini Edo, Others Partner for Infinix Note 7 Launch, Live on YouTube
Glamour, class and sophistication were on display on Thursday May 14 as Infinix Mobility launched its latest flagship mobile phone, the luxurious Infinix Note 7 — live on YouTube. Among the glammed up celebrity spokespersons who showed up to hype the features of the device were superstar pop musician Davido, …
Read More »COVID-19: Keystone Bank launches online platform to empower SMEs
Keystone Bank Limited has launched an online platform to empower Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) with knowledge to manage and grow their businesses in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The lender in a statement on Wednesday disclosed that the programme tagged: “Keystone Bank Online MSME Academy” is aimed …
Read More »In Nigeria, no difference between COVID-19 and malaria – Dokpesi
Raymond Dokpesi and son at the Daar Communications headquarters in Abuja on Friday. High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, who recovered from Coronavirus (COVID-19) 12 days after contracting the deadly virus, said all the drugs administered to him in isolation were malaria drugs. Dokpesi, who is the founder of Daar Communications Plc, …
Read More »ATM stands, major source of COVID-19 transmissions – Health officers
People on queue to use an ATM machine in Lagos, recently. THE Environmental Health Officers Association (EHOAN), Lagos Chapter, has said that the surge in a number of people struggling to patronise banks’ Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) was a source of community transmission of COVID-19. Mr Taiwo Awonuga, its President, …
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