The World Bank has predicted recession for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic ravages the continent. The bank said in a new forecast yesterday, which is contained in the latest edition of the bank’s economic update, ‘Africa’s Pulse’, that this would be the first regional recession in 25 years In 2019, the region […]

With a steady rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria, in which Lagos State is the epicentre, the state government yesterday unfolded plans to begin a house-to-house search to identify those suspected of being infected with the virus. The state Ministry of Health said in a statement that the exercise, tagged the ‘Community […]

The charges against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) politician Babatunde Gbadamosi, his wife, Folashade, and musician Afeez Fashola (a.k.a Naira Marley) were dropped by Lagos State when they appeared in court for prosecution. Gbadamosis and Fashola were charged with flouting the Movement Restriction and Stay at Home Order of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Social Distancing […]

Amid a wave of opposition, 15 Chinese medical experts arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday, to join the battle against COVID-19. The Federal Government received some medical equipment and supplies brought by medical team which arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja in a chartered Air Peace flight. China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), the […]

A row has broken out between the Federal Government and Rivers State government over the Caverton Helicopter flight into Port Harcourt on Tuesday. The pilot and co-pilot of the flight which flew in 10 persons have been remanded till May 19 by a Magistrate’s court in Port Harcourt. They were arrested by Rivers State Governor […]

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has denied the allegation that the federal government’s fight against corruption is partial and discriminatory. Malami, while responding to allegations of bias by a US senator contained in a letter to him, described claims that the government was using the fight for […]

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has vowed that its members would not interact or collaborate with the 15-member Chinese medical team that arrived Nigeria wednesday. The team, whose members arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, is in Nigeria to help the country combat COVID-19. The confirmed cases rose by 22 to 276 yesterday. Five […]

The presidency has dismissed claims by the leadership of the National Assembly that the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIPs) of the federal government has gulped N2 trillion so far. The presidency also disagreed with the lawmakers, arguing that the programmes have not failed. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Social Investments, […]

The federal government is proposing a 20 per cent cut in the capital expenditure across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the 2020 budget to the tune of N312.820 billion. The proposal, titled “2020 Capital Revised Adjustment,” was one of the highlights of the presentation of the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. […]

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, yesterday said Nigeria would have to take tough measures to stop the country from slipping into an economic recession as a result of the harmful impact of COVID-19 on the economy. Ahmed spoke during an interview on Arise TV, the broadcast arm of THISDAY […]