Lockdown lifted on Australia’s Melbourne, alert still
Australian city Melbourne’s COVID-19 lockdown eased on Thursday midnight, while states remained on high alert as the investigation into an infected couple continued. Victoria lifted […]
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Golf: We need more tournaments, sponsorship – Oche
By Aderonke Ojediran Lagos – Andrew Oche, Nigeria’s number one professional golf player, on Tuesday called for regular tournaments and more corporate sponsorship for the […]
‘Pure water’ and rising hardship in the land, By Dakuku Peterside
The sachet water, commonly known as ‘Pure Water’ all over Nigeria, is the most popular source of drinking water in most cities and villages. Last […]
‘Manufacturers Spend Over N143bn On Alternative Electricity Supply’
Manufacturers in Nigeria, in the last two years, 2019 to 2020, spent about N143.29 billion on alternative power supply, says the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria […]
How we formed kidnapping gang, by suspects arrested for abducting businesswoman
Two suspected kidnappers who allegedly abducted a Delta State-based businesswoman on January 14 have been arrested by operatives of the Force Intelligence Response Team (IRT). […]
German Govt Seeks To Extend Shutdown Until March 14
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government wants to extend strict pandemic curbs until March 14, according to a draft text seen by AFP on Wednesday, even as […]
UK Pubs Urge Timeline To Reopen From Lockdown
The front page of the Evening Standard newspaper leads with the story that the government is contemplating making it compulsory that all visitors to the […]
CBN opposes lockdown, retains interest rate at 11.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday urged the Federal Government not to consider another round of lockdown. CBN […]
COVID-19 reloaded, By Dakuku Peterside
•Boss Mustapha, Chairman, PTF on COVID-19 That Nigeria currently battles with a second, more deadly wave of Covid-19 is no longer in doubt. The numbers […]
COVID-19: Uzodinma Threatens Another Lockdown In Imo, Mandates Use Of Face Masks
Following the spike in COVID-19 cases nationwide, the Imo state Governor Hope Uzodinma has threatened to order a second and complete lockdown in Imo state […]
Partial Lockdown Imposed On Beijing Over Covid-19 Outbreak
A partial lockdown was imposed on the Chinese capital Wednesday, with 1.6 million residents banned from leaving Beijing, after a handful of cases were detected. […]
PTF Speaks On The Possibility Of Another Lockdown
Following the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the presidential taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19 has commented on the possibility of a second lock down. PTF […]
There may be second lockdown, PTF warns
The Presidential Task Force (PFT) on COVID-19 has warned Nigerians against a second lockdown in Nigeria. The Chairman of PTF, Boss Mustapha, made the call […]
Hospitals won’t be able to handle serious COVID-19 cases soon — NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the country is now reaching a critical level, adding that the hospital capacity will no longer be able […]
It’s unsafe to reopen varsities now, COVID-19 guidelines absent – ASUU
Branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday assessed COVID-19 protocols in the universities and said the institutions were not ready for safe […]
NUC Directs Universities To Resume Academic Activities On January 18
A file photo of the NUC logo at the commission’s office in Abuja. The National Universities Commission (NUC) has directed Vice Chancellors of universities to […]
COVID-19: FG will impose fresh lockdown if… —PTF
The Federal Government on Thursday said it will have no option other than to impose a fresh lockdown on the country if the rising cases […]
‘Nigeria, Others Reduced Oil Supply By 1.9bn Barrels’
Nigeria and other member and non-member nations of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries reduced global crude oil supply by 1.9 billion barrels between May […]
In 3 Months, Forex Inflow Through CBN Hits $6.97bn
Foreign exchange inflow through the Central Bank of Nigeria in the third quarter of 2020 stood at $6.97bn. The CBN disclosed this in the third […]
UK PM Postpones India Trip Due To COVID-19 Crisis
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday postponed a post-Brexit trip planned this month to India after the Covid crisis worsened in Britain, Downing Street said. […]