The private sector relief fund, championed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to raise funds to combat COVID-19 has rallied to N21.58 billion. According to a CBN update yesterday on the private sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) Relief Fund, domiciled with the apex bank, the cash, which totalled N19.488 billion as at last Friday, […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said it has not yet fixed the cut-off marks for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination. It described the cut-off marks being circulated on the Internet as fake. The board stated this in its weekly bulletin obtained by our correspondent on Sunday. It stated that the 2020 UTME […]

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has commended the Federal Government, particularly the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), for giving manufacturers of essential products and services easy movement during the 14-day lockdown to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. MAN said the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and other complementing sectors that make the value chain of […]

WITH an advice to Lagosians against stigmatisation, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has confirmed the discharge of additional five patients who previously tested positive for COVID-19. The governor broke the news through his verified Twitter handle @jidesanwolu yesterday in Lagos. He called on members of the public to collaborate and support the discharged patients to get over […]

Oyo State Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde, yesterday disclosed that he has tested negative for COVID-19. The governor who had tested positive for the virus on March 30, said yesterday evening via his Twitter that he now tests negative for the virus. He said he received his second negative test for the virus yesterday evening while […]

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have rejected the plan by the federal government to invite Chinese doctors to assist in tackling the COVID-19 scourge in the country. This development is coming as the Lagos State Government has discharged a 10-year-old and four other COVID-19 patients from the […]

The Osun State government on Saturday has confirmed that one coronavirus patient is missing at the Isolation facility in Ejigbo. A statement by the Commissioner of information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemonde denied the report that six of coronavirus patients escaped the facility. Egbemonde said, “This morning we embarked on a headcount and found […]

RESIDENTS of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos State and Ogun State face possible extension of the ongoing 14-day Coronavirus lockdown if they continue to violate the stay-at-home order. The federal government warned on Friday that the only way to stop the spread of the deadly virus is for the people to play the part […]

Osun State residents panic as six persons who tested positive escaped from isolation centre at Gedu in Ejigbo area of the state. According to an unofficial public announcement the state has launch manhunt for the six persons who escaped from the isolation centre on Friday night. The announcement enlisted the names and phone numbers of […]

The total contribution to the Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) set up by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to raise funds to combat the pandemic is now N19.488 billion as at yesterday, up from the N15.325 billion reported on Wednesday. This amount, however, excludes the N3.4 billion pledges by four individuals and organisations […]