Sit-at-home: Enugu residents count losses, say ‘we can’t cope anymore’
“Denying me what to eat for seven days is nothing but wickedness.”
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COVID-19: Missed chance by Nigeria, others to build trust in Lake Chad Basin
Low confidence in governments allows terrorists to insert themselves into society and further undermine the state.
Oil prices fall to two-week low on U.S. inventory shock
Prices also suffered from rising cases of COVID-19 in Europe, Russia, and China.
As banks cut jobs amid COVID, CEOs retained over N1.7 billion as pay
While Zenith’s Ebenezer Onyeagwu took a pay rise of more than four per cent, Innocent Ike of Polaris took N19 ...
Indian pharma company begins human trials for COVID-19 vaccine
The first dosage of its plasmid DNA vaccine ZyCoV-D was administered to a human test subject on Wednesday.
Oil prices fall, head for weekly decline
Brent crude was down by 25 cents, or 0.6 per cent, at $42.10 a barrel by 0341 GMT, after falling ...
Global shares improve on surprise U.S. job recoveries
The surprise recovery in U.S. employment provided cause for optimism that global economies could quickly revive after many weeks of ...
Brent crude rises above $40, highest in two months
Brent crude futures for August rose 43 cents, or 1.1 per cent, at $40 a barrel, by 0252 GMT.
Coronavirus: Lagos records highest daily deaths
This is the highest COVID-19 death figure to be accounted for in a day by the state.
Thousands return to work as Philippines eases 76-day lockdown
The country’s department of health said that there are 18,086 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Philippines, including 957 deaths as ...
Coronavirus: WHO to support African countries amid relaxing lockdowns
Despite progress made in testing for COVID-19, countries in Africa are averaging nine tests per 10 000 people.
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Coronavirus: How to safeguard Nigeria’s economy – Group
The NNRC is a not-for-profit policy institute committed to supporting Nigeria’s effective management of her natural resources for the public ...
COVID-19: Facebook to notify users who have engaged with harmful posts
The pandemic has killed more than 136,000 people globally and infected more than two million
African countries record more than 15,000 COVID-19 cases
Containment and preventive measures have been imposed in many nations to slow down the spread of the virus.
Nigeria extends lockdown in three major cities as coronavirus cases rise
“I am fully aware of the great difficulties experienced especially by those who earn a daily wage such as traders, ...