Monetary contributions to the account set up at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the auspices of the Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) have hit N15 Billion. A statement issued on behalf of the coalition by the Director, corporate communications, Central Bank of Nigeria, Isaac Okorafor, on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, listed 37 […]

The coronavirus death toll in the UK rose by 563 in 24 hours, according to the health ministy, a record jump that brought the number of patients who died in hospital to 2,352. The announcement on Wednesday came as Spain recorded its highest daily death toll – another 864 people – while infections jumped to 102,136, […]

  First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the donation of N1 billion toward the joint effort by the Nigerian Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID). The bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, made this known in a statement in Lagos. Adeduntan said the donation was to rapidly expand health facilities; especially for testing, […]

Amidst Coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, six persons has been crushed to death on Tuesday around Epe Long bridge, at Epe area of Lagos, by Dangote Cement silo truck. According to Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu who confirmed the tragedy, ” on arrival at the above scene, a Dangote Cement silo truck with unknown […]