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…Markets to open for three days weekly in alternation …Governor releases numbers for whistleblowers to report erring companies    The five-week lockdown imposed by the Federal Government on Lagos State and two other states to combat Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) will be eased on Monday (tomorrow), but Lagos State Government has asked all its civil servants not to resume for work ...

The bankers committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has agreed that plans to lay off staff would be suspended. This was announced in a statement signed by Isaac Okorafor, CBN director of corporate communications, and made available to us on Sunday. Okorafor said: “A special meeting of the Bankers’ Committee was convened on May 2, 2020, to further review the implications of the COVID-19 ...

The Kano State government has said President Muhammadu Buhari gave consent to ease the lockdown imposed due to coronavirus. The State Ministry of Health made this known on its Twitter page on Saturday. Recall that reports emerged online that Governor Ganduje came under attack for relaxing the lockdown order in the state despite a record of 92 new cases. The Governor had ...

The governor made the announcement at a press briefing organised by the Kano State Government State Taskforce on COVID-19, held at the government house on Saturday. He explained that the government has relaxed the lockdown by six hours each day from 10 am to 4 pm on Mondays and Thursdays. He added that all the major markets in the state ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 238 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 2170. The NCDC made this known via its Twitter handle on Friday. It also said that 92 of the new infections were recorded in Kano. The breakdown: 238 new ...

As the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus pandemic) takes an intense twist, with its prevalent negative effect on individuals, households, businesses and health systems, leading financial services provider, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), is stepping up the tempo of its interventions through various humanitarian gestures.  As a caring and responsive Bank, FCMB has ensured the stability of its robust digital channels thereby enabling ...

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 pandemic, while stressing that the gradual reopening of Nigeria’s economy will span a total of six weeks, has said the next phase of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown would be stricter. Mustapha, who made this known on Wednesday during the daily press briefing ...

Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has given new guidelines for easing the COVID-19 lockdown which begins on Monday May 4, 2020. See details, below. 1.All places of worship remains closed until further notice. 2. Eateries and restaurants to open between 9am-3pm and are to do only takeout.  No eat in. Also 9am-3pm only! Take note! Must wear gloves and masks. ...

This brings the total number of discharged patients in the state to 187. The Lagos State Ministry of Health made this known via its Twitter handle. It tweeted, “49 #COVID19Lagos patients: 28 females and 21 males including a foreign national – a Greek – were today discharged from our Isolation facilities at Yaba and Onikan to reunite with the society “The patients: ...

The committee, regarded as “Pan Okun Relief Agenda” was formed to address the various issues relating to the Coronavirus pandemic to the people of the senatorial district. The committee consists of 21-member Steering Committee and sub-committees including Elders’ Advisory Committee, Steering Committee, Media Committee, Fund Raising/Relief Materials Collection Committee, and Contact/Network Committee. Others are Relief Response Funds/Material Management Committee, Audit ...