Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Sun, 04/19/2020 - 20:28
NIGERIA and several other African countries look set to receive a $510bn bailout from the World Bank to offset the disastrous economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated their economies.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Sun, 04/19/2020 - 19:34
GERMANY'S largest tabloid newspaper Bild has sparked outrage in China after it published a story invoicing the Chinese for €149bn saying this is the amount Beijing owes Berlin in lost revenue as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Sun, 04/19/2020 - 18:52
UNITED Nations (UN) officials have warned Nigeria to decongest her internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in the northeast of the country to prevent the rapid spread of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Sun, 04/19/2020 - 17:43
CHURCHES across Katsina State defied the government's lockdown and suspension of mass gatherings today and held their usual Sunday services putting their congregations at risk of contracting the dreaded coronavirus.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Sun, 04/19/2020 - 16:53
By Ayo Akinfe
(1) Like most of you, I watched with horror yesterday as hundreds of people gathered for the funeral of Abba Kyari in Abuja. Government functionaries turned out on their droves unprotected in total defiance of health warnings to maintain social distancing
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Sat, 04/18/2020 - 16:41
GOVERNORS of the six states that make up Nigeria's southwest geo-political zone have closed all entry points into the region as part of an intensified effort to combat the spread of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Sat, 04/18/2020 - 16:07
NAIROBI'S governor Mike Sonko has added the popular alcoholic drink Hennessy to the list of essential relief items he is handing out to Kenyans during the coronavirus lockdown period claiming it is an effective throat sanitizer.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Sat, 04/18/2020 - 15:11
INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) officials have warned that Nigeria is facing the prospect of her worst recession in 30 years as a result of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic that is currently sweeping the globe.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Sat, 04/18/2020 - 03:50
FINANCIAL institutions including the World Bank have warned African governments against initiating copycat lockdowns in response to the global coronavirus pandemic as the economic impact of such actions could end up causing more lethal damage.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Sat, 04/18/2020 - 03:04
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's chief of staff Mallam Abba Kyari has become Nigeria's most high profile casualty of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe after he succumbed to it yesterday and passed away.
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