COVID-19: Support for informal sector priority for economic recovery– Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says providing support to small businesses in the informal sector should be priority for all economies aiming at lessening adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. This…
Google to rollout free video conferencing app soon
Google Cloud on Wednesday announced it was making Google Meet, its premium video-conferencing solution, free for users and would be rolled out over the coming weeks. Google Meet is an app…
Gradual reopening of the economy will stand a total of 6 weeks broken into 3 tranches of two weeks each – PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in its daily press briefing said that banks and offices will reopen from Monday next week. In a briefing on Wednesday, PTF…
Lagos discharges 49 recovered COVID-19 patients
The Lagos State Government has announced the discharge of 49 former COVID-19 patients. According to a tweet by the state Ministry of Health on Wednesday, the discharged patients consisted of…
CBN resumes dollar sales, to provide over US$100mn weekly to banks for SMEs, School fees
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has resumed the provision of foreign exchange to banks to enable parents pay school fees and to allow Small and Medium Enterprises make essential…
COVID-19 lockdown easing: ILO warns of resurgence if workers are not protected
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned that without adequate protection of returning workers during the lockdown ease countries may face the risk of COVID-19 resurgence. The UN agency in…
Union rejects 25% deduction of workers’ salaries by KASG
The Joint Unions of Tertiary Institutions of Kaduna State (JUTIKS) has rejected the deduction of 25 per cent of workers’ salaries by the state government. The union in a statement…
UCH attends to 10 COVID-19 patients, records 2 fatalities- CMD
The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, says it has attended to 10 COVID-19 patients. Its Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, made this known in a series…
COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,233 active cases of 1,532 confirmed cases in 33 states and FCT
Nigeria now has a record 1,233 active coronavirus infections as confirmed cases rises to 1,532. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, in a series of tweets…
I know some money was paid for my release but I do not know how much – Kidnapped priest saysÂ
Rev. Fr. Augustine Ashigabu, a Catholic Priest in Nasarawa State, has thanked God for his release, as he narrated his ordeal in the hands of abductors. The priest, who was…