Anambra government said the coronavirus index case in the state was being taken care of at the Protective Care Centre at the General Hospital, Onitsha. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Vincent Okpala, said in a radio programme that of the 14 Read more…
Month: April 2020
•Calls for debt relief, single digit interest rates As Nigerians struggle to absorb the shock of an extended COVID -19 lockdown the national leader of the All People’s Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has advocated an economic relief package Read more…
Fire gutted the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Abuja. The cause of the fire is unknown, but the Federal Fire Service was alerted about the incident. And spokesperson of the Federal Fire Service, DSF Ugo Huan confirmed that Read more…
As of Wednesday (14:30 WAT/15:30 CEST) April 15, 2020, Nigeria has confirmed a total of 373 infection from Corona virus cases. There have been 11 deaths arising from Covid-19 virus, while, 99 people have been treated and discharged. According to John Hopkins Read more…
In order to enhance Social distance and hygiene during the lock-down period,the Anambra State Government has designated ‘new’ markets for food items established in all communities of the State according to respective Local Govt Areas. In view of the above,the Read more…
Many African countries have introduced lockdowns in order to halt the spread of coronavirus, but, as Alex de Waal and Paul Richards argue, ordinary people have to be involved in choosing the solutions that will work for them. Countries on Read more…
The Anambra State Government has ordered the closure of private and public motor parks in the state. This followed the announcement of the state’s COVID-19 index case on Friday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Our correspondent learnt that Read more…
Nigeria’s former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was on Friday named a member of the External Advisory Group constituted by the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva. The group of prominent individuals from around the world are Read more…
Today I met with the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria on the disturbing allegation of ill treatment of Nigerian citizens in China. I showed him the video clip that had made the rounds. He promised to look into it and get Read more…
Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, has relocated to the north-east to join soldiers fighting Boko Haram insurgents, according to the army. In 2015, following President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive, the military command centre was relocated to Maiduguri in Borno state, Read more…
