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Month: April 2020

Union Banks Reports N6.2Bn PBT In First Quarter 2020

The Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, has released its Group Unaudited Financial Statements for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2020 According to the result, Profit before tax rose by 19 per cent to ₦6.2bn from 5.2bn in Q1 2019. Also, gross earnings grew 18 per cent to ₦42.6bn as against N 36.1bn in Q1 2019, […]

COVID – 19 : Lagos Suspends Okada Operations Statewide

The Lagos State Government has suspended the operations of okada riders all over the state until further notice in a bid to check the spread of Coronavirus. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu issued order suspending okada activities till further notice on Wednesday at a news conference to give update on Coronavirus situation in Lagos. According to Sanwo-Olu, […]

COVID – 19 : BUA Releases N900 Million To Lagos, Kaduna, Kwara, Ekiti, Rivers

BUA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of BUA Group, has announced that it has released N300 million to the presidential task force on COVID-19 to aid logistics and the operations of the task force in line with the earlier pledge of Founder/Chairman, AbdulSamad Rabiu. The Foundation also announced that it has released N600 million to five […]

One Out Of Every Five Lagosians With Respiratory Symptoms Is Coronavirus Positive – – – Health Commissioner

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has said one out of every five Lagosians that exhibit respiratory symptoms are infected with COVID-19. Professor Abayomi also warned that the disease also affects the kidneys and the blood. The commissioner, who spoke during a television programme in Lagos, said Lagos was recording more confirmed cases […]

FCTA Warns Against Resumption of Schools

FCTA Education Secretariat has warned private schools to keep their schools closed and not re-open in any form as  violators of this directive will face the full wrath of the law. As was contained in a press statement signed by Umaru Marafa, Ag. Secretary for Education FCTA, some private Schools in the FCT are disseminating information to […]

COVID – 19 : Presidential Taskforce Arrives Kano To Unravel Cause Of Deaths

  The presidential team on COVID-19 pandemic has arrived Kano State with full commitment to unravel the mystery behind the mass death in the state. On arrival, leader of the presidential committee Dr Nasiru Sani Gwarzo led the technical team on a courtesy visit to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Tuesday at Government House. Dr […]

COVID-19 : 13 Doctors Test Positive In Ghana

At least 13 doctors have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ghana, an official of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has said. The Ashanti regional chairman of the GMA, Paa Kwesi Baidoo, who disclosed this to the media, blamed the development on the poor distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to health facilities across the […]

COVID-19: YIAGA Urges NASS To Adopt E-Parliament In Legislative Work

The Yiaga Africa Centre for Legislative Engagement has called on  the National Assembly to fully integrate e-parliament into legislative action so as to  curtail the spread of Coronavirus. Yiaga Africa also urged  NASS to amend its rules to incorporate videoconferencing and teleconferencing to facilitate remote legislative work like committee meetings, public hearings, public petitions etc. to ensure legislative […]

My Experience as COVID-19 Patient- Atiku’s Son Writes

I, Mohammed Atiku Abubakar, wish to inform Nigerians that I have finally been cleared and discharged after 40 days of coronavirus (Covid19) treatment. My discharge could not have come at a better time than in the Ramadan, a season marked by sacrifice and supplication to the Almighty Allah. I thank the Almighty Allah for my […]

Emergency Phase For Lassa Fever Outbreak Now Over – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has declared the emergency phase of the 2020 Lassa fever outbreak, over. This, according to the agency, follows a successive decline in cases below the emergency threshold, and an epidemiological review carried out by it (NCDC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). On January 24, 2020, the NCDC […]

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