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Kaduna Governor El-rufai Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Is Self-Isolating

  Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, has tested positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, he announced Saturday. In a video announcement, El-rufai...

COVID-19 Lockdown: NNPC nods uninterrupted petrol supply

  …says it has robust stock and supply plans, warns against panic buying The nation’s petroleum industry leader, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...

High Number of Chinese Tourists Responsible for Italy’s Coronavirus Woes – US Task Force

  Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to the Trump administration’s coronavirus task force, said Thursday that Italy has been impacted particularly badly...

Epidemic of Fear: Addressing Misinformation and Panic in Infectious Disease Outbreaks – Dr. Oreh

  By Dr Adaeze Oreh A few weeks ago,Masaka,the last patient receiving treatment for Ebola, the deadly viral haemorrhagic disease was discharged in...

Obasanjo donates his 32-room Hilltop mansion for COVID-19 isolation centre 

  In a rare magnanimity, Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has handed over his 32-room mansion at Presidential Hilltop, Abeokuta, Ogun State, to the state government...

US not recruiting foreign medical professionals – US Embassy Nigeria

  The U.S Mission in Nigeria Friday said the United States is not recruiting foreign medical professionals to assist COVID-19 response. The US...

NNPC, Upstream operators, announce N11bn intervention to combat COVID-19

  An intervention fund of N11 billion ($30 million) has been announced by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and 31 players in...

Clem Agba, a daring team leader, @ 56

  By Sufuyan Ojeifo He is no less a child of providence, wielding power and privilege with fetching humility and exemplary focus.  He has...

Covid-19: Independent petrol marketers promise seamless products supply, distribution 

  The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria ( IPMAN) says it has made arrangements to sustain the supply and distribution of petroleum products...

US offers $15m for arrest of Venezuela’s president Maduro, indicts him on drug trafficking charges

  Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has been charged with federal drug trafficking crimes as part of a far reaching U.S. investigation stretching from...

Fidelity Bank In Upward Swing, Posts Pre-Tax Profit Of N30.4Bn in 2019

  With a good performance record, Fidelity Bank Plc has announced a profit-before-tax of N30.4 billion representing growth by 21 per cent compared...

UCH doctors in self-isolation after being exposed to coronavirus patients

    Some doctors of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State capital have gone into self-isolation while others are being quarantined...

Covid-19 Pandemic: NARTO to Tanker Drivers : Stop Loading Fuel, Stay At Home

      In a bid to minimize exposure to COVID-19, tanker drivers have been directed to stay at home with effect from...

FG cuts oil benchmark to $30 per barrel for Budget 2020

The Federal Government on Wednesday proposed the reduction of oil benchmark from $57 to $30 per barrel which it projected  for 2020 Finance Act. The...

World Bank, IMF call on bilateral creditors to suspend debt payments from poor countries

  The World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, with immediate effect, have called on all official bilateral creditors to suspend debt payments...

Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus

  The prince of Wales has been infected by the coronavirus. A spokesman for Clarence House, the official residence of Prince Charles, confirmed...