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Nigeria, on Sunday night recorded 170 new cases of Coronavirus. According to a tweet from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, (NCDC), Lagos State recorded  39 cases, Kano State had 29 cases, Ogun State had 24 cases, Bauchi State had 18 cases and Kaduna state recorded 15 cases. The Federal …

The Central Bank of Nigeria and the banks in the country have agreed to shelf the planned sack of workers in the banking sector as a result of the pandemic. This was announced in a statement signed by Isaac Okorafor, CBN director of corporate communications. Some banks had proposed the idea of downsizing …

The Lagos State Government has issued fresh guidelines for the reopening of markets and shopping malls as part of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered gradual easing of the lockdown imposed on the Lagos, Ogun and FCT from Monday. Speaking at a …

The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has disclosed why the state experienced mysterious deaths in the past weeks. Ganduje, who spoke through one of his Media Aides, Salisu Yakasai explained that preliminary investigations showed the victims died from malaria and cerebrospinal Meningitis. Speaking during an interview on a German-based radio, …

Late Emir of Kaura-Namoda, Mohammed Ahmad Asha The Emir of Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Mohammed Ahmad Asha is dead. Asha reportedly died in the early hours of Sunday. He was said to have died of suspected coronavirus-related complications. The Emir, according to the Publicity Secretary for the Control and …

Access Bank Plc has urged its customers and the general public to disregard social media report of its shutting 340 branches nationwide. Responding to enquiry, its Media Relations officer, Mr Abdul Imoyo, says the online report is misleading. According to him, “branches were closed at the onset of the COVID-19 …

L-R: Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki and Deputy, Philip Shuaibu A socio-political Organization, Safe Edo Movement, has petitioned the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, the World Bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged diversion of funds meant to jumpstart agricultural revolution …

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has announced another COVID-19 related death, involving a 25-year-old male patient. Abayomi, through his Twitter handle on Thursday, said the deceased at the time of admission at the state isolation facility was in a state of severe breathlessness. “We regret to …

Agency Reporter   Ekiti House of Assembly is to resume legislative activities on Monday, May 4, after weeks of indefinite suspension as result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The resumption date is contained in a statement signed by the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Publicity, Mrs Yemisi Ayokunle …

Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31 2020, with gross earnings rising by 6% from N158.1 billion in March 2019 to N166.8 billion. From the unaudited statement of account which was presented to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday, April 29, …