In the midst of what is increasingly becoming a global coronavirus lockdown, governments’ operations and private businesses are being affected across the world as isolation and social distancing have become the order of the day. But it would seem Nigerians are leading in adopting technology to beat the situation which ordinarily would have grounded operations of governments and businesses. In ... Read More »

Music superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has tested negative for coronavirus. He revealed this in a tweet on Wednesday afternoon. His fiancee, Chioma, tested positive for COVID-19, which informed his first test. Apparently, Davido wanted to be doubly sure, which warranted the second test. Read More »

Giving.ng, a crowdfunding platform, has said it is partnering Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, to raise N1 billion from donors to support healthcare professionals taking care of persons infected with the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country. A statement released in Lagos by the crowdfunding platform today urged well-meaning individuals, associations, corporations and institutions to contribute to the ... Read More »

FirstBank has announced its donation of the sum of N1bn towards the joint effort by the Nigerian Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) to rapidly expand the health facilities; especially Testing, Isolation, treatment and the provision of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) facilities pivotal to controlling the spread and importantly, treating individuals diagnosed with COVID- 19. This is in addition to ... Read More »

In the face of the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting lockdown, Prudential Zenith Life Insurance is rolling out a range of services to help customers cope with the lockdown. The new services include a range of additional COVID-19 insurance cover enhancements, without additional premium charges, and a waiver for ‘pandemic’ exclusions as contained in its policy language. In line with ... Read More »

… Plans to increase capacity for testing weekly Federal government has said it will be reaching more than 11 million Nigerians with palliatives to cushion the harsh effects of the measures set to fight back outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. Also, the government has said it will continue to increase capacity to test for cases of the Novel ... Read More »

Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde has tested positive for COVID-19. He disclosed this in a series of tweets on Monday. Read More »

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 »

 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 »

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 »