Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan The Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday directed federal civil servants from Grade Level 12 and below to stay and work from home with effect from Tuesday, to stem the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Head …
Read More »BREAKING: Nigeria records four new cases of Coronavirus, total now 40
Nigeria on Monday night recorded four new cases of Coronavirus with three recorded in Lagos and one in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), as at 11.00 p.m. on Monday, there are 40 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. Two of them have …
Read More »Hantavirus: Man dies in China after testing positive to new virus
A man has died in Yunnan province of China after testing positive to Hantavirus. The man died while on his way back to Shandong Province for work on a chartered bus, China’s Global Times reports. Hantavirus immediately became a trend on social media following the report with people panicking that …
Read More »Nigerian Businesses Need To Position Themselves For Greater Challenges Ahead
Nigerian businesses need to prepare and brace themselves for a highly challenging period ahead as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts day-to-day life and commerce. This follows the Federal and State Governments’ recent announcements of a set of bold measures to halt the spread of the coronavirus in Nigeria, including travel bans, …
Read More »Heritage Bank stimulates CBN’s financial inclusion on 2020 target
As part of efforts to consummate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) initiated policy aimed at reducing the figure of the unbanked populace by 20 percent by 2020 and to ensure greater participation in the nation’s financial sector, Heritage Bank Plc has keyed into this initiative to drive financial …
Read More »BREAKING: Atiku’s son tests positive for Coronavirus
Atiku Abubarkar The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son tested positive for coronavirus. He made this known via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday. “My son has tested positive to coronavirus,” he tweeted. According to the former Vice-President of Nigeria, his son …
Read More »UBA Empowers 400 Entrepreneurs In Onitsha with Capacity Training
Pan African financial Institution, United Bank for Africa during the weekend held a Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) capacity training in Onitsha where about 400 small and medium scale business entrepreneurs in Onitsha, Anambra State, benefitted immensely from the impactful training. The beneficiaries were trained in record keeping, cost …
Read More »BREAKING: Ex-PPMC Managing Director, Becomes First Person To Die Of Coronavirus In Nigeria
A former Managing Director of Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, a subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Suleiman Achimugu, has died of Coronavirus. Achimugu, who returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom two weeks ago, started showing symptoms of the virus last Tuesday, according to findings by SaharaReporters. He eventually …
Read More »Pastor Adeboye: Coronavirus will not end, it has come to stay
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has revealed when the Coronavirus pandemic will only subside and not die, THE WITNESS reports. Speaking at the studio of the church’s TV station, today, Adeboye, who also revealed that God had told him earlier in …
Read More »Coronavirus: Lagos Seals Plaza, Mall In Lekki For Violating Directive Against Large Gathering
The Lagos State Government has just sealed one mall and a plaza in Lekki for violating its directive banning large social gatherings, parties, and clubs in the state as part of measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. The outfits sealed by the state enforcement team which include officials from …
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