Covid-19 Archives — Page 6 of 27

December 26, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Decries Violations Of COVID-19 Protocols, Speed By Motorists

Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has decried high level of speed and COVID-19 violations by motorists across the country during the yuletide. Zonal Commanding Officer RS9, Enugu, Mr Owoimaha Odoma disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...

December 26, 2020 No Responses

Pope Francis Seeks Vaccines For All

Pope Francis in his message on Friday prayed for an end to suffering in the world and emphasized on unity among the people. The Pope on the Christmas day, offered the faithful the traditional papal blessing “Urbi et Orbi’’ (to the...

December 23, 2020 No Responses

Journalists To FG: Ban Flights From Britain

The Health Writers’ Association of Nigeria (HEWAN) has urged the Federal Government to ban flights from Britain and other countries currently experiencing the spread of the new COVID-19 variant. The call is contained in a statement jointly signed by Chioma.....

December 22, 2020 No Responses

Israel, Turkey, Germany, Others Block Flights From South Africa

Five countries on Monday announced that they have banned flights from South Africa following the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus. South African scientists last week confirmed that the new variant could see more people infected in the...

December 19, 2020 No Responses

May & Baker Accesses N2.5b CBN COVID-19 Intervention Fund

May & Baker Nigeria Plc has accessed N2.5 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) N100 billion intervention fund for the healthcare sector to cushion the COVID-19 impact. The Managing Director, May & Baker Nigeria Plc, Mr Nnamdi Okafor,...

December 19, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19 Claims 1,500 Teachers

COVID-19 took a huge toll on South Africa’s education system as 1,493 teachers succumbed to the virus this year, said Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshega. The minister said the 2020 academic year was most challenging due to the disruption caused...

December 18, 2020 No Responses

SEC Nigeria, FSD Africa Begin Master Plan Review

By ebosele@hotmail.com — The Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria (SEC Nigeria) and Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa on Thursday announced the start of a joint review of Nigeria’s 10-year Capital Markets Master Plan (CMMP) as part of...

December 18, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Warns Road Users Against Violation Of Traffic Rules, COVID-19 Protocol

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned road users to abide by traffic rules and regulations, and the COVID-19 protocol during the Christmas and New Year period. Dr Kayode Olagunju, the RS4 Zonal Commanding Officer, and Assistant Co...

December 16, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 758 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has registered 758 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country, bringing the nation’s total confirmed cases to 74,132. According to NCDC, topped the list with 305 case...

December 12, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 796 Coronavirus Cases

Nigeria on Friday registered 796 new cases of Coronavirus, highest single -day infections in 24 hours. According to Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), new infections showed an increase of 51 cases over the previous record of 745 registered cases,...

December 11, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 675 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 675 new cases of Coronavirus. According to NCDC, the 675 is the highest the country has recorded since Aug. 23, 2020 when 601 cases were re...

December 10, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria To Access Covid-19 Vaccine From January 2021

Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has assured Nigeria and other African countries of access to COVID-19 vaccines as from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021. A statement issued by the Mi...

December 9, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 550 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 550 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the country. According to NCDC, the 550 new cases had taken the total number of infections in the country to 70,195. The new cases were recorded.....

December 7, 2020 No Responses

Experts Proffer Leeway For Post COVID-19 Nigerian Economy

For the Nigerian economy to survive the negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic, some stakeholders in the financial market have offered solutions that would help boost the economy. Speaking at the weekend in Lagos, Uche Uwaleke, a Financial Economist and a....