The Federal Government on Wednesday placed a travel ban on 13 high-risk Coronavirus countries.The Presidential Task Force on COVlD-19 which was set up by Mr President was inaugurated and held its first briefing, Transport Day reports.You will also recall that the PTF at the end of the meeting announced the
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The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), has announced restriction of its operations to the 24-hrs Contact Centre, as consumers has been assured of strict compliance to all recommendations of the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Health and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on
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The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to reduce the pump price of petrol from N145 to N125.This, the government said, was to reflect the current crash in the global price of crude oil.President Muhammadu Buhari, approved the price reduction after the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources,
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The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday announced a N1.1tn intervention fund to support critical sectors of the economy.The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele said this in a statement made available to journalists.The governor in the statement said the out of the N1.1tn, about N1tn would be used to support the local manufacturing
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What is coronavirus?According to the WHO, coronaviruses are a family of viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).These viruses were originally transmitted from animals to people. SARS, for instance, was transmitted from civet cats
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The Honourable Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki has assured that the Federal Government will continue to support the female gender through policies that would empower them economically thereby enabling them to compete favourably in governance.Sen. Saraki made the assertion on Tuesday when the Honourable Minister of Women
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The Trump administration is ordering four Chinese state-owned news outlets to cut their Chinese staff in the U.S. by about 40%, amid a broader response to Beijing’s restrictions on American journalists and the expulsion of three Wall Street Journal reporters last month.Starting March 13, the four outlets will be allowed to employ a combined
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Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has said the private jets belonging to loan defaulters would be seized.Emefiele, who spoke on Saturday during a visit to the Dangote refinery and fertiliser project site in Lagos, said the chunk of the loans in the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria was
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Dr. Kingsley Isitua Obiora has formally assumed office as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), replacing Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnanna, who exited from the Bank on February 2, 2020. Welcoming Dr. Obiora on board, on Monday, March 2, 2020, the Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, congratulated him
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The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has charged Commanding Officers of Forward Operating Bases and Commandants of Nigerian Navy schools and hospitals to prioritize training, integrity and teamwork towards sustaining the current levels of operational achievements.Speaking on Monday during his maiden meeting with the front
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