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Nigeria:
COVID-19 - Nigeria Eyes U.S.$7 Billion From IMF, World Bank, Others
This Day, 6 April 2020
Nigeria is seeking about $7.050 billion or an equivalent of N2.679 trillion from multilateral financial institutions as well as $150 million from the Nigeria Sovereign Investment… Read more »
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Nigeria:
$6.9bn COVID-19 Loan, Plot By Govt to Deceive Nigerians - PDP
Vanguard, 8 April 2020
Plans by the Federal Government to source as much as the sum of $6.9 billion from international lenders to fight the COVID-19pandemic has been described by the Peoples Democratic… Read more »
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Nigeria:
COVID-19 - Atiku, PDP Blast Govt Over $6.9bn Loan Bid
Vanguard, 8 April 2020
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its presidential candidate in the 2019 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku abubakar have berated the Federal Government for seeking a salad… Read more »
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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:
Nigeria to Raise N3.2 Trillion to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic
Premium Times, 6 April 2020
The federal government said it is working to raise N3.2 trillion to finance the battle against the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Read more »
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Nigeria:
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Hit 238
Daily Trust, 6 April 2020
The Nigerian government says the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country is now 238. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt Revises 2020 Budget, Adjusts Fiscal Benchmarks
Premium Times, 6 April 2020
The Nigerian government has amended the 2020 Appropriation Act to reflect the current economic realities as a result of the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the global… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Contributors to COVID-19 Pandemic Fund to Enjoy Special Tax Relief
Premium Times, 6 April 2020
Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed [PHOTO CREDIT: @FinMinNigeria] Read more »
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Nigeria:
COVID-19 in Nigeria - Economic Perspectives and Mitigating the Risks
This Day, 7 April 2020
Despite witnessing wars, natural disasters and the Great Recession, this generation is witnessing a unique global health pandemic that has challenged even the most pessimistic of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Kaduna Records Another Case of COVID-19
This Day, 6 April 2020
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Health Dr. Amina Mohammed Baloni, has announced that a new case of COVID-19 was recorded in the state on Sunday. Read more »