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Economic lessons for Nigeria amid coronavirus outbreak
Nigeria has a lot of lessons to learn from the coronavirus outbreak, one of which is that it needs to build an economy with strong buffers.
The country’s over-dependence on oil is no longer…
Nigeria gets $1.4 million UN Covid – 19 basket fund as 50 ventilators arrive…
Nigeria has so far gotten $1.4 million United States Dollars from the Nigerian-UN Covid -19 basket Fund launched on Monday to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Also, 50 ventilators and…
Funke, husband sentenced to 14-day community service for violating social distancing…
Funke Akindele-Bello, popular Nollywood actress, and her husband Abdulrasheed Bello have been sentenced to 14-day community service for violating the Covid-19 social distancing law of Lagos…
Lagos to move mild Coronavirus cases to Onikan, as centre opens Tuesday
Mild cases of the COVID-19 pandemic are to be moved to the newly completed isolation centre at Mobolaji Johnson Arena (formerly Onikan Stadium), the Lagos State government has said.
The…
45% of new Coronavirus infections in Lagos now community transmission
Community transmission is fast emerging the fastest way of transmitting the Coronavirus disease according to Akin Abayomi, Lagos state commissioner of health.
In a briefing with…
Update: FG confirms partnership talks with Innoson, other auto firms on ventilator…
FG confirms partnership with Innoson, other auto firms on ventilator manufacturing
Nigeria, Angola could lose $65bn income as coronavirus threatens 20m jobs in Africa
Nigeria and Angola, Sub-Saharan Africa's biggest oil producers alone could lose $65 billion in income just as about 20 million jobs are at risk in Africa as the continent's economies are…
Covid-19: Police arraign Funke Akindele for violating social distancing directive
The police on Monday arraigned popular actress, Funke Akindele-Bello for violating the social distancing directive meant to curtail the spread of the Covid:19 pandemic.
The actress…
Coronavirus: NMA rejects invitation of Chinese doctors
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has strongly rejected the invitation of Chinese doctors to assist Nigeria fight against the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and called on the federal…
Lebanon evacuates 140 Nationals from Lagos
A batch of 140 Lebanese nationals were evacuated from the Murtala Muhammad International Airport on Sunday.
They were flown out of the Lagos Airport by Middle East Airlines after going…