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COVID-19: CBN unveils billionaires club, other committees to fight pandemic

    … Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu, Femi Otedola, Herbert Wigwe, Jim Ovia, Segun Agbaje, Abdulsamad Rabiu, CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele made the...

Lagos Govt. imposes N100,000 fine, jail term for defaulters as lawmakers pass COVID-19 bill

    In a bid to ensure total compliance with its emergency regulations on Coronavirus, Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed...

US Embassy, State Department Scramble to Arrange Flights For Stranded Citizens in Nigeria

  The United State’s Mission in Nigeria has urged all citizens stranded in the country to enroll in the Smart traveler Program to...

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...

COVID-19: FG Releases N10bn To Lagos, N1bn To Pharmaceutical Companies

  In a bold move to combat COVID-19 scourge, the Federal Government says it will release N10 billion to the Lagos State Government...

COVID-19: UBA Donates N5Bn For Relief Support To Nigeria, Africa Countries

  …Lagos gets lion share of N1bn, FCT N500m, N1bn to 35 states   A megabuck of N5 billion ($14 million) has been...

Large-Scale Disinfection Efforts Against Coronavirus Commence At The Presidential Villa

  The Presidency Thursday has been blasting disinfectant across wide areas of the presidential villa, including the office of President Muhammadu Buhari. The...

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...

Coronavirus: No Villa shutdown lurking, says Presidency

  Denies banning of some media houses Says no need to panic   The Presidency on Wednesday has given reason this week’s Federal...

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...

Anyone caught intentionally spreading coronavirus would be charged as terrorist

  People who intentionally spread the coronavirus could face criminal charges under U.S federal terrorism laws, the Justice Department’s No. 2 official has...

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...