The 43 ministers in the federal cabinet have donated 50 per cent of their salaries for the month of March 2020 to support government’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. In a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, quoted the Minister of State […]

One of the leading global rating agencies, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has downgraded Nigeria’s credit rating and that of four other oil producing countries – Mexico, Angola, Ecuador and Oman – further into junk territory, with a B- rating, down from ‘B/B,’ due to the plunge in oil prices. This was a one-notch downgrade. Under […]

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, yesterday announced cash support of N23.5 million to families of 47 soldiers killed by Boko Haram in last Sunday’s attack. The governor, who was at Maimalari Army Barrack in Maiduguri, said each family of the 47 fallen heroes would be given N500,000 cash, “which should not be seen as compensation […]

Nigeria yesterday recorded 16 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 81, up from 65 earlier Friday morning. The Nigeria Disease Control Centre made this known late yesterday night. It said eight new cases were recorded in Lagos State, three in the FCT, two in Enugu State, […]

The United States has asked medical professionals seeking to work in America to apply for a work visa at the nearest US Embassy as part of measures to strengthen the health system to contain the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The government in a statement published on www.travel.state.gov on Friday, advised foreign medical professionals already […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self isolating but will still lead the government’s response to the outbreak. “Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus,” Johnson said. “I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via […]

The President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, saw its total net worth drop by $2.5bn in the last 30 days, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The index, which is a ranking of the world’s 500 richest people, showed that his wealth fell from $15.9bn as of February 25, 2020, to $13.4bn on March 26. It had […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent words of appreciation across to his rival at the last general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and other Nigerians who had contributed to the efforts against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in Nigeria. Others in the President’s ‘thank you’ list included the Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, […]

The Barge Operators Association of Nigeria (BOAN) has applauded the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.) over the recent reversal of ban on the use of barges to move cargoes at the nation’s seaports. The President of BOAN, Mr. Edeme Kelikume, who stated this at a media briefing in […]

Military authorities thursday denied any plans to enforce a nationwide lockdown friday. It said media reports to that effect were speculative and unfounded. Some reports had claimed the Nigerian Army via a memo issued to army formations was preparing to forcibly transfer the sick to hospital and enforce curbs on movement to try to shield […]