Coronavirus crashes oil price to $32, Nigeria’s 2020 budget under serious threat
Nigeria’s 2020 budget implementation has received a battering as oil futures suffered their biggest daily loss since 1991 on Sunday after Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling price (OSP) and…
Two British Airways staff contract coronavirus, South Africa infection traced to Dubai
Two British Airways baggage handlers at London’s Heathrow Airport have tested positive for the killer coronavirus after the UK confirmed another death with the number of infected patients now up…
Covid-19: Samsung phone factory suspends operation after another worker tests positive
Samsung Electronics has suspended operations at its smartphone factory in South Korea’s southeastern city of Gumi again on Friday after another worker tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19), a spokeswoman said….
Laughter as minister refuses to shake Merkel’s hand over coronavirus
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, on Monday raised a rare laugh when he refused to shake the hand of his boss, Chancellor Angela Merkel, at a meeting in Berlin. This…
Corona Beer maker suffers N102bn sales loss to coronavirus
AB InBev, the giant maker of beers such as Castle Lager, Budweiser and owner of Corona beer brand, says the Covid-19 virus outbreak has hit its sales hard. It lost…
Global stocks dip in worst week since 2008 for fear of coronavirus
World share markets were headed for their worst week since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis as investors ditched risky assets on fears the coronavirus would become a pandemic…
Coronavirus in Nigeria: Things you must do to avoid infection – Prof. Abayomi
With the confirmation of the first case of coronavirus in Lagos State, the state’s ministry of health has issued guidelines on what to do to avoid being infected. The Lagos…
Coronavirus: Airlines to lose $5bn in Q1; 8 aircraft on lockdown at Heathrow
The world’s airlines face potential revenue losses between 4 billion and 5 billion dollars in the first quarter as the coronavirus outbreak has led to widespread flight cancellations, according to…
Passenger in Ethiopian Airways brings Coronavirus to Botswana
The Republic of Botswana has announced that it has registered its first ever suspected case of Coronavirus on Jan. 30, stating that the suspected case was registered at Sir Seretse…
Coronavirus: Businesses suffer billion dollar losses; Apple shuts stores
Experts have predicted global financial loss in billions of dollars due to the now ravaging coronavirus outbreak which started from China’s central city of Wuhan. British Airways and major airlines…