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Africa:
Four Ways Nigeria Can Reduce Importing COVID-19 Via Its Border
allAfrica, 6 April 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages globally, the African continent has not been severely affected. Overall, Africa – a continent of 1.2 billion people – has… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Coronavirus - FG Seeks Approval of N500bn Loan for Intervention Fund
Premium Times, 4 April 2020
The federal government wants to create a N500 billion crisis intervention fund to help contain the rising cases of coronavirus across the country. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Country Records New Deaths, 20 More Coronavirus Cases
Premium Times, 4 April 2020
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday corrected the figures of confirmed cases of COVID-19 from 210 to 209. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Moghalu Defends 'Low Crude Oil Price' Wish
Premium Times, 4 April 2020
A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, on Saturday stirred controversy on Twitter when he took on Nigerians who criticised his recent wish… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Seven Ways to Fix Nigeria's Leadership Crisis
This Day, 3 April 2020
The Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the world as we knew it. By the time this is all over and, hopefully, treatment and vaccine developed, economies will… Read more »
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Nigeria:
How Buhari Is Leading Fight Against COVID-19 - Presidency
Premium Times, 1 April 2020
Amidst unrelenting criticism of alleged poor political leadership at the highest level in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, the presidency has listed "some of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Presidency Lists 50 Measures Govt Has Taken to Combat Coronavirus
Vanguard, 1 April 2020
The presidency has listed about 50 measures taken by the Buhari administration to combat the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Country's COVID-19 Cases Hit 174
Daily Trust, 2 April 2020
The federal government yesterday said it had tested over 2,000 persons for the COVID-19 across the country. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Lagos' Size and Slums Will Make Stopping the Spread of COVID-19 a Tough Task
The Conversation Africa, 1 April 2020
Human vulnerability has come to the fore with the coronavirus practically bringing the world to its knees. National and city governments are taking bold steps for mitigation and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Cuba Ready to Help in Nigeria's COVID-19 Battle - Envoy
Premium Times, 2 April 2020
Nigeria's challenge with the expanding footprints of the coronavirus pandemic is getting a badly needed signal to help from Cuba, the Caribbean nation whose biomedical industry is… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Organised Labour Rejects 25% Salary Cut in Nasarawa LGs
This Day, 2 April 2020
Organised Labour in Nasarawa State wednesday rejected plans by local government area chairmen of the state to cut down their monthly salaries by 25 percent. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt Opens Another COVID-19 Test Site, Recruits Medical Lab Scientists
Premium Times, 1 April 2020
Nigeria now has seven functional laboratories to test for the Covid-19 virus, the health minister, Osagie Ehanire, said on Wednesday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
COVID-19 Will Worsen Unemployment Crisis - Expert
Daily Trust, 2 April 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its disruptive spread with far-reaching implications for business efficiency nationwide, an entrepreneurship and small business expert, Dr Timi… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Why Buhari's COVID-19 Broadcast Is Right
This Day, 2 April 2020
Legal practitioner, Kayode Ajulo argues that President Muhammadu Buhari did the right thing in his COVID-19 broadcast to the nation Read more »
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Nigeria:
COVID-19 - NCDC Working With Affected States to Identify Cases, Confirmed Cases 174 - DG
Vanguard, 2 April 2020
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says its primary strategy is to work with affected states in the identification of cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Coronavirus - Presidency Replies Soyinka, Tells Nigerians Not to Trusts Fiction Writers
Premium Times, 2 April 2020
The presidency has responded to Monday's rebuke by Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, who criticised President Muhammad Buhari's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Coronavirus - Nigeria's Cases Rise to 174 As Akwa Ibom Records Five
Premium Times, 1 April 2020
Nigeria's tally of COVID-19 infections on Wednesday evening shot up to 174 from 151 announced earlier by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Read more »
