NIGERIA is to receive a World Bank loan of $1.5bn in late July to augment a recent $3.4bn handout got from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at enabling the government meet fund its 2020 budget in the wake of the global economic meltdown.

ITALY is planning to recruit 60,000 workers to act as a coronavirus police force to get members of the public to adhere to social distancing rules as part of government plans to combat the spread of the pandemic.

NIGERIAN Muslims came out in their thousands yesterday to celebrate the Eid-El-Fitr celebrations that mark the end of Ramadan fasting months in defiance of a government order that they should mark the event in the privacy of their homes.

FORMER Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo looks set leave Manchester United next month after moves by manager Ole Gunner Solksjaer to retain him fell apart as talks with the player's Chinese clubside Shanghai Shenhua collapsed.

By Ayo Akinfe

NIGERIA'S federal government is yet to pass on samples of the Madagascan herbal remedy Covid Organics to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (Nafdac) for testing despite having taken delivery of supplies a week ago.

By Ayo Akinfe

NIGERIA'S inspector general of police Mohammed Adamu has warned that religious gatherings will not be tolerated tomorrow when Nigeria celebrates Eid-el-Fitri to mark the end of the Muslim month of Ramadan.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) As we scratch our heads desperately seeking alternatives to petro dollars, nothing should be off limits. We should be prepared to think the unthinkable. Today, I want us to turn our attention to the domestic animal and pet market as it is an untapped resource which we have never even looked at

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has barred all of government officials and political leaders from visiting him over the weekend to pay him the annual Eid-el-Fitr homage at the presidential villa in a bid to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.