Nigeria news today headlines : Friday 1st May 2020
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Osun Extends Lockdown By Three Days
…Dusk To Dawn Curfew AfterwardOsogbo– Osun State Government on Thursday night announced the extension of lockdown order by three days, as part of precautionary measures to combat the spread of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic. The Governor of the state, Adegboyega Oyetola in a live broadcast after the completion of the second phase of the lockdown …
Another Bout Of Naira Devaluation Imminent
LAGOS – Devaluation of the nation’s currency, the naira, is imminent as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given as condition for the $3.4 billion loan the harmonisation of all exchange rates in the country. This is just as financial analysts have given tacit support to the conditions for the loan recently approved by the …
COVID-19: We’re Struggling With Bed Spaces In Lagos — NCDC
CHIOMA UMEHA MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR; IDONGESIT ASHAMERI AHMAD TIJJANI ABDUL LAGOS / DAMATURU / UYO / KANO – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it is currently “struggling” for bed spaces for the treatment of COVID-19 patients in Lagos State which has the highest number of persons infected by coronavirus in the country. There …
States Playing Politics With COVID-19 To Get Grants —Northern Elders
TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI; JULIET OYOYO LAGOS / KADUNA – The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) on Thursday said it was unfortunate that many states were playing politics with the number of people testing positive for the COVID-19 pandemic in order to get more grants from the Federal Government and foreign donors. In a statement issued and signed …
Mystery Behind High Death Toll In Kano Yet To Be Unraveled — FG
ABUJA – Several days after many notable citizens were reported to have died in mysterious circumstances in Kano State, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the leadership of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) are yet to ascertain what actually led to the high death toll. Recall that while the coronavirus was taking …
113 Health Workers Infected With COVID-19 — Minister
LAGOS – Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, on Thursday disclosed that 113 health workers have been infected with COVID-19. Ehanire announced this during the Presidential Task Force briefing, saying that the rapid speed of COVID-19 community transmission is a major concern for the PTF, but a bigger concern is the number of health workers …
COVID-19: Oyo Records Two New Cases, As Total Cases Rise To 23
IBADAN– Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has announced that Oyo state has recorded another new two cases of Covid-19. With these new two cases, it has brought the total number of confirmed cases in the state to twenty-three (23) which is the thirteenth highest in the country. However, the country has recorded 204 new …
Controversy Trails Discovery Of COVID-19 Drug In Unizik
Awka– It has been widely circulated in the social media that COVID-19 drug has been discovered in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Anambra state, which to all intents and purposes is a plus to the fight against the dreaded coronavirus pandemic. The said COVID-19 Drug which was discovered by Prof. Ikemefuna Uzochukwu of the department of …
Stakeholders Advocate Policy Intervention To Cushion Oil Industry Exposure To Bank Debt
LAGOS – An oil industry expert, Mr.Abiodun Adesanya yesterday advocated the need for mitigation of the imminent liquidation of a host of indigenous crude oil producers on the back of the coronavirus pandemic, falling oil prices and inability to meet their loan obligations to Nigeria banks, through a deferred payment policy and other fiscal measures …
3,256 Benefit From CBN N50bn COVID-19 Credit Facility –NIRSAL
No fewer than 3,256 individuals and small businesses have so far benefited from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) N50billion Targeted Credit Facility (TCF) to cushion effects of COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Abubakar Kure, the Managing Director of Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), made the disclosure at the disbursement of the first …
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