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The Federal Government says it has no plans to impose travel restrictions on visitors from countries where coronavirus continues to spread rapidly. However,  Nigeria has decided to screen visitors entering the country from  China (where the disease originated last year), Japan, Iran, Italy, Germany, France,  South  Korea and Spain. The …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced six new policy measures to mitigate the spread of the dreaded coronavirus across the country.Addressing journalists Monday in Abuja, the governor, Godwin Emefiele, said the apex bank’s intervention facilities had been granted a further moratorium of one year in all principal repayments, with effect …

The 2020 edition of the National Sports Festival has been postponed. The decision was reached after a meeting with the Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, his health counterpart, Dr Osagie Ehanire and a few other experts at the Health Ministry. They  reviewed the COVID-19 situation vis-a-vis Edo 2020 Sports festival …

The National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, has announced the postponement of its 9th convocation ceremony indefinitely, over growing fear of the Coronavirus outbreak across the country. A terse statement signed on Monday by the university’s Registrar, Felix Edoka, said the postponement became necessary in view of the “health dangers inherent in the …

Honourable Mudashiru Obasa The Human Rights Monitoring Agenda (HURMA), a non-governmental organisation, has accused Honourable Mudashiru Obasa, speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, of being reckless with funds meant for development, THE WITNESS reports. In a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), and signed by its executive director, …

The Lagos state government has confirmed a third case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Akin Abayomi, the state’s commissioner of health, disclosed this at a press conference, on Tuesday. LSMOH ✔@LSMOH Breaking! Third case of #COVID19NIGERIA confirmed in Lagos. – This is a new case independent of the index …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has arrived the scene of Sunday’s explosion in Abule Ado area of Festac which claimed lives and property worth billions of naira. Earlier, the Deputy Governor, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat and members of the State Executive Council also arrived the scene to carry out …

Barring last minute change, President Muhammadu Buhari, will on Thursday March 19 unveil the Nigeria National Broadband Plan 2020-2025, and will also commission three other projects executed by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and parastatals under it on the same day. Dr Isa Ali Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital …

By AFP President Donald Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, his physician said Saturday, following concerns over his exposure to a disease that has paralyzed the globe. Trump agreed to the test after coming in contact with several members of a Brazilian presidential delegation visiting his Florida resort who …

The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, speaks on the two-week warning strike and the contentious issues, including the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, in this interview with OLALEYE ALUKO Your union has commenced a two-week warning strike over issues that involve the 2009, …