Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde has tested positive for COVID-19. He disclosed this in a series of tweets on Monday. Read More »
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COVID-19: Heritage Bank offers seamless service to stakeholders, curbs impact of virus
As the world grapple with the impact of the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic, which has continued to cause worldwide challenges for healthcare systems, economies and corporate organisations, Heritage Bank Plc has taken practicable steps to offer seamless services to customers, whilst ensuring the health and safety of their workers and others at the workplace. The bank, however, adopted a crisis ... Read More »
Full speech of President Buhari on COVID-19 pandemic
Fellow Nigerians, From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures in the event the disease hits Nigeria. The whole instruments of government are now mobilized to confront what has now become both a health emergency and an economic ... Read More »
BREAKING: El-Rufai tests positive for COVID-19
Kaduna state Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The governor in a live broadcast said he submitted a sample for the Covid-19 test and the result came in positive, adding that he has being in isolation according to Doctors order. According to El-Rufai “I submitted a sample for the Covid-19 test and the result came in ... Read More »
COVID-19: Buhari maintains social distancing as he receives updates from Health Minister
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday received briefing from the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on the latest developments over the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister, who was at the official residence of the president, updated him on the pandemic and other health issues in the country. NAN observed ... Read More »
CORONA VIRUS : OUR BRANCHES ARE OPEN NATIONWIDE – First Bank
Following the directives for partial lockdown in several States across the country, we will be offering skeletal services in some of our branches across the nation. These branches will be open from 9:00am to 2:00pm, Monday to Friday. We have implemented all necessary health and safety measures across these branches to keep you safe at all our locations. For the list of ... Read More »
Access The Stars Reality TV Show: Three contestants take a bow
Access The Stars Reality TV Show: Three contestants take a bow It was an emotional evening for thousands of viewers as the first evictions from Access The Stars reality music show occurred over the weekend. Three contestants—Janet, Anna James and Amarachi—left the show after intense competition. Having scaled through the regional auditions, all 13 successful contestants were finally ushered into ... Read More »
British PM, Health Secretary test positive for COVID-19
..More govt officials, aides expected to go into isolation The Boris Johnson-led assault on the coronavirus pandemic in Britain took a twist on Friday after the prime minister and Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that they had tested positive for the virus. Their announcements came on a day the coronavirus death toll in the country jumped by 181 to 759 ... Read More »
Senators sneak into private hospitals for COVID-19 tests
All the remaining senators refused to either shake hands or engage them in discussions. The usual camaraderie was absent as many senators wanted a snappy session. Findings at press time revealed that most of the senators opted for COVID-19 test only in private hospitals because they feared that their health status might leak from government clinics. All of them are ... Read More »
BREAKING: Nigeria Records Another 11 New Cases Of Coronavirus, Toll Now 81
Nigeria’s disease control centre on Friday night confirmed 11 cases of cornavirus in the country. 11 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 8 in Lagos, 2 in Enugu & 1 in Edo State As at 11:55pm 27th March, there are 81 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 3 have been discharged with 1 death. Read More »