ALL AFRICA Posts circulating on social media claim it costs 1.2 million naira (US$3,200) to test for Covid-19 in Nigeria. Many appear to come from a widely shared tweet from 17 March 2020 claiming this was the cost of a…
THIS DAY Nigeria has recorded two more cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number in the country to 46. Announcing this Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said one of the cases was from Lagos, while the other…
CHANNELS TV The Lagos State Government has ordered the closure of all markets except those selling essential commodities such as foodstuff, water, medical supplies, amongst others. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made the announcement on Tuesday during a press briefing,…
CHANNELS TV Two new cases of the coronavirus disease have been confirmed in Nigeria, taking the total number of cases in the country to 44. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Tuesday March 24, 2020. According…
PUNCH Nigeria has cut the official selling prices for its crude oil to record lows to clear a glut of unsold April-loading cargoes before releasing the May programme on Monday. The country has had to grapple with an unprecedented excess…
VANGUARD By Owei Lakemfa. In the war against the Coronavirus Covid-19, the television screens show various countries fumigating public places and streets. I have not seen nor heard of a single case of fumigation in our country. I commuted between the Murtala…
VANGUARD By Owei Lakemfa Humanity, despite its giant strides in knowledge, and over the planets, lies prostrate before an almost invisible enemy, the Coronavirus (Covid-19) The nuclear weapons, stealth jets, sophisticated weaponry and armies of the human race are no match for…
VANGUARD Governor Udom Emmanuel has taken steps to ensure the strategic economic growth of the state even beyond his tenure in government via a long term economic development plan. The plan, which will be the first of its kind, will…
VANGUARD Four new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria. 3 are in Lagos State and 1 in FCT Two of these cases according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC are returning travellers. “As at 11:00pm on the…
PREMIUM TIMES Access Bank Plc has temporarily closed its Ligali Ayorinde branch in Victoria Island, Lagos. The bank said it took the decision after a visitor tested positive for coronavirus. A statement from the bank Monday said persons who had…