Former Nigeria’s Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has saluted the healthcare workers in the frontline of the war against Coronavirus in the country. In a statement Thursday evening, Atiku said since December last year when the novel coronavirus reared its ugly head in China, it has expanded to nearly every corner of the world. The Presidential  candidate of the Peoples ...

As Work Resumes On Monday Raymond Ozoji, Awka The Anambra State Government has mandated all citizens to compulsorily wear face masks as well as observe other personal hygiene protocols as stipulated by the World Health Organization and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control for the prevention and containment of the novel Covid-19 pandemic. The state government also charged traditional rulers, ...

Kano now has the second highest number of active COVID-19 patients in Nigeria, less than three weeks after recording its index case. The active cases refer to the patients that still have the virus, excluding those that have recovered or died from it. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) situation report obtained by TheCable shows that as of Thursday, ...

Highlights Changing Work Culture, New Opportunities The All Progressives Congress (APC) has greeted Nigerian workers on the 2020 commemoration of the International Workers’ Day. The 2020 International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day, or May Day, comes at a time the world is combating the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has kept economies across the world locked down. In ...

The University of Oxford has partnered with pharmaceutical giant AstraZenenca for the development, manufacture and large-scale distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine candidate that is currently being trialled in the UK. The agreement was announced on Thursday, with the details set to be finalised in the coming weeks. The move will allow for rapid vaccination around the world if the candidate ...

By Atiku Abubakar On Monday, April 27, 2020, British oil and gas giant, BP, became the latest in a growing number of energy firms to declare a massive quarterly loss. Their loss was in the region of $4.4 billion dollars. Bear in mind that this was a conglomerate that posted a $2.6 billion profit in the corresponding quarter of 2019. The challenges that are ...

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19   has directed government offices, banks and manufacturing companies to reopen on Monday. The Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha, and the Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, stated this at the media briefing of the group on Wednesday in Abuja, where they gave guidelines for the gradual reopening of the economy. According to them, banks will ...

Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter ended 31st March 2020, with profit before tax rising by 3% to N58.7 billion. According to the unaudited account which was presented to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday 29th April 2020, the Group’s profit before tax improved 3% from N57.3 billion in the prior-year period to ...

Though Nigeria’s massive population constitute a challenge in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, the advantage of being able to manage the issues in smaller measure through the states and so develop best practices has enabled authorities to reassess responses across sub-nationals and adjust where necessary. Equally, providing support to small businesses in the informal sector should be a priority ...

…Imposes Dusk To Dawn Curfew …Businesses, Markets, Malls Get 6-Hour Operation Time Ahead of the Monday expiration of the lockdown imposed by the Federal Government on Lagos State, Ogun State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos State Government has introduced strict framework for movement and re-opening of businesses. The set of new guidelines, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said in his ...