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United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has donated over N5bn ($14 million) through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response to the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. Nigeria and 19 other African countries will benefit from the support targeted at supplying relief materials, critical care facilities and financial support to governments. The bank, in a statement, said Lagos ...

The Lagos State Police Command says it has shut down 15 schools, eight clubs, six event centres and eight places of worship in the last six days allegedly for not complying with both the state and federal government’s directive limiting gatherings to 25 persons to avert the spread of coronavirus. A statement yesterday by the Lagos State Police Public Relations ...

Nigeria announced new cases of COVD-19 onWednesday night, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 51, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has disclosed. The NCDC on its website said, “On the 25th March 25, 2020, five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 was recorded in Nigeria. “Till date, 51 cases have been confirmed, two cases have ...

Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has said that the reported spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria is political, full of lies and an avenue for political office holders and corrupt officials to embezzle and steal the nation’s resources. The governor disclosed this in a post on his verified Facebook page on Wednesday while denying rumours that he tested positive to the ...

The Federal Government on Tuesday warned Nigerians over the existence of an Android-based malicious and fraudulent coronavirus (COVID-19) Ransomware application. The warning was stated in a statement by Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, signed by his Special Assistant, Segun Adeyemi. Lai Mohammed stated that the Ransomware app claims to provide updates on COVID-19 and infections near the user ...

Two new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Lagos and Ogun states. One is in Lagos state and the other in Ogun state. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), one case is a returning traveller while the second case is contact of a previously confirmed case. So far, there are 42 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday directed federal civil servants from Grade Level 12 and below to stay and work from home with effect from Tuesday, to stem the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID -19) pandemic. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, gave the directive in a circular with reference number: HCSF/109/SJ/1/100 ...

Nigeria on Monday night recorded four new cases of Coronavirus with three recorded in Lagos and one in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. We understands that two of the cases are said to be returning travellers. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), as at 11.00 p.m. on Monday, there are 40 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. Two ...

There is panic over likely petrol scarcity in Nigeria  as members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) on Monday raised the alarm over the inability of the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketing Association (DAPPMA) to secure the Federal Government’s approval for selling the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol at N125 per litre. The Federal Government on Wednesday, last week ...

The Lagos State Government has declared two weeks break for civil servants in the state over the Coronavirus pandemic. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said this during a live press conference on Sunday. According to him, civil servants from levels one to 12 are mandated to remain in their houses for the next two weeks. He said, “We are shutting ...