Air Canada to lay off over 5,000 employees due to coronavirus pandemic – Union
Air Canada will temporarily lay off more than 5,100 employees as it attempts to check the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the union representing the Canadian airline’s flight attendants said…
FG orders closure of all tertiary institutions, secondary, primary schools
The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered immediate closure of tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools nationwide following the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country and as part of measures…
Lagos explosion: LASEMA recovers yet another body from rubble
Four days after, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu says yet another body has been recovered from the rubble of the explosion that rocked the…
Abule-Ado explosion: LASG relocate 100 displaced persons to relief camp
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has said that 100 of the 468 people displaced from their homes after the Abule- Ado explosion are now in the relief camp,…
Coronavirus: Africa should wake up – WHO warns
Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded its first COVID-19 death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the World Health Organisation urged the continent to “prepare for the worst”. “Africa…
COVID-19: FG repositions economy to mitigate global effect of coronavirus
President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has directed a repositioning of the economy, starting with a review of 2020 budget to reflect realities in oil sector, and prioritizing health…
President Buhari directs govt. agencies to protect critical national infrastructure
Unveiling of the National Broadband Plan 2020–2025 President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja directed the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami to work with all…
LASG confirms four new cases of COVID-19
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has confirmed four new cases of the COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos. This brings…
NCDC working with Whatsapp to scale up information dissemination
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says it is working with WhatsApp to scale up capacity to keep Nigerians informed on COVID19. The NCDC made the announcement on…
Africa coronavirus cases may rise as some people slip through undetected – ACDC
Africa will likely see increasing numbers of coronavirus cases in coming weeks because it’s “very likely” that some cases are slipping through the net, the head of the Africa Centre…