Covid-19 Archives — Page 19 of 27

May 15, 2020 No Responses

EU Diplomat Seeks Independent Investigation Of Coronavirus Origin

European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has called for an independent scientific investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus. In a guest column in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper on Friday, Borrell called on China, where the...

May 14, 2020 No Responses

PwC Nigeria Rolls Out COVID-19 Intervention Packages

PwC Nigeria has deployed one hundred million-naira (N100m) intervention to support individuals, businesses and government in responding to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. A statement sent to City BusinessNews (www.citybusinessnews.co...

May 14, 2020 No Responses

Weststar Reopens Facilities, Fumigates Premises

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com Weststar Associates Limited, authorized general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria has reopened its facilities in Lagos and Abuja for business operations. However, due to Coronavirus pandemic and in line with gove...

May 14, 2020 No Responses

NAFDAC Warns Against Use Of Chloroquine

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has, again, warned Nigerians against taking Chloroquine as treatment for Coronavirus (COVID-19). “Nobody should buy Chloroquine and use. If you have COVID-19, go to a doctor. We have...

May 14, 2020 No Responses

Kia Motors Nigeria Resumes Operations, Explains Safety Modalities

By Citybusinessnews@yahoo.com Kia Motors Nigeria has opened its facilities inline with government’s and health experts’ directives for business operations as the Coronavirus lockdown eases in phases. Marketing Manager, Olawale Jimoh, in a ...

May 14, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 184 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 184 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 4,871. The NCDC also said that six new patients have been confirmed dead...

May 14, 2020 No Responses

WHO: Coronavirus May Never Go Away

The coronavirus “may never go away”, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Speaking at a briefing on Wednesday, WHO emergencies director Dr Mike Ryan warned against trying to predict when the virus would disappear. He added that even if.....

May 13, 2020 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Partners NCDC On Sensitization

Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is collaborating with the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, to contain the spread of COVID-19, particularly in the Maritime community in Nigeria. Under the arrangement, the council will hand over hundreds of...

May 13, 2020 No Responses

Fountain University Unveils Free Internet Data For Students’ e-Learning

May 12, 2020 No Responses

Group Seeks Quarantine Exception For 200,000 Seafarers, Maritime Workers

The UK Chamber of Shipping — the voice of the country’s shipping industry — has urged the UK government to exempt seafarers and maritime workers from any quarantine restrictions planned to be imposed. The trade association has also called on the...

May 12, 2020 No Responses

Catholic Bishops Offer 425 Hospitals As Isolation Centres

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF), Mr Boss Mustapha, on Monday disclosed that Catholic Bishops have volunteered 425 of their Hospitals across the country as isolation centres. Speaking i...

May 11, 2020 No Responses

Minister: Lagos, Abuja Isolation Centers Saturated By 600 Evacuees From Foreign Countries

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, on Monday said over 600 evacuees from different countries are already at various isolation centres in Lagos and Abuja. Speaking at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 press briefing in Abuja, the...

May 9, 2020 No Responses

Poultry Farmers Lament 40% Drop In Resources

Poultry farmers across the country have lost between 35 and 40 per cent of their resources due to restriction of movement as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) President, Mr Ezekiel Ibrahim, has said In a...

May 7, 2020 No Responses

NSE Boosts Fight Against Coronavirus With N100m

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has committed the sum of N100 million to support the fight against coronavirus pandemic in the country. The exchange explained in a statement on Thursday that N60 million out of the N100 million would be...