Author: Olabanji Ayoola

Ecobank Nigeria Limited on Monday closed its Wuse II branch in Abuja over Nigeria’s first coronavirus death. The bank said the victim, Mr. Sulaiman Achimugu, a former Managing Director of the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, visited the branch twelve days before his death. In a statement on its verified Twitter handle, the bank said, […]

The Federal Government has ordered the immediate closure of all land borders with immediate effect. It also advised all Abuja and Lagos residents to stay at home. The Presidential Task Force for the Control of Covid-19 announced these at a press briefing on Monday as part of additional measures to curb the spread of the […]

The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) has called on the Chinese Government to lend its technical support to the fight against Coronavirus (COVID19), in the country, following 36 confirmed cases, two discharged and one death recorded. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, made the plea when the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, made […]

The Italian (with face covered). Photo: @jidesanwoolu Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Monday, said that 179 persons had contact with the Italian who brought the first case of coronavirus to Nigeria. The minister, who said this while briefing newsmen update on the virus, said although new cases being recorded were those of Nigerians […]

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi on Monday inaugurated a special task force to enforce its restriction order aimed at curtailing the Covid-19 pandemic in the state. Inaugurating the committee, Fayemi, represented by the Commissioner for Environment, Mr Gbenga Agbeyo, said the government was not particularly happy about the way its order on congregation was being […]

Stakeholders exposes loopholes exploited by politicians One year after the 2019 general elections, over 60 per cent of political parties that participated are yet to file their statutory returns to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), contrary to the provisions of the Electoral Act. Before the deregistration of 74 parties by INEC recently, 92 registered […]

As the coronavirus continues to spread, there is fear and trepidation in the air among real estate community, especially as travel and other economic activity have slowed or stopped. Their apprehension also arose that several sectors have taken a heavy beating, except real estate. And with social distancing, house showings may slow down while pullback […]

At last, President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, spoke on the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak which hit Nigeria about three weeks ago. The President had earlier been criticised for not addressing Nigerians on the disease. But shortly after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the 30th case of the disease in Nigeria, the president’s short address to […]