The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 has begun in Seattle, US health officials said on Monday. “The open-label ...
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UPDATED: Appeal Court halts Oshiomhole’s suspension
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has halted the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress. Justice Danlami Senchi ...
Read More »Oil drops 10% at the low, breaking below $29 as demand evaporates
Oil prices slid more than 10% at the low on Monday as the acceleration in coronavirus cases worldwide, which is bringing travel and business to ...
Read More »[BREAKING] Coronavirus: CBN reduces interest rate on N3tn intervention fund to 5%
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday announced policy measures to tackle the impact of Coronavirus on the economy. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, ...
Read More »Coronavirus: You don’t need to hoard essentials, Trump tells Americans
US President Donald Trump on Sunday told the public to stop panic-buying and other supplies amid the coronavirus crisis as his response to the outbreak ...
Read More »Buhari, APC governors postpone NEC meeting
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and Governors of the All Progressives Congress have postponed the National Executive Council meeting of the party. They ...
Read More »Buhari meets with APC governors over Oshiomhole
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State House. The meeting, which started ...
Read More »Liberia bans travellers from coronavirus hotspots, announces first case
Liberian President George Weah on Monday said that all travel from countries with over 200 coronavirus cases would be banned after the West African state ...
Read More »BREAKING: Kano Assembly suspends five members
The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday suspended five of its members for six months in connection with last week’s fracas in the Assembly. ...
Read More »Appeal Court adjourns Oshiomhole’s appeal against suspension indefinitely
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday adjourned indefinitely, the hearing of the appeal filed by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, ...
Read More »APC crisis: Sokoto court restrains party from appointing Issa-Onilu, others
Barely 24 hours to the scheduled emergency National Executive Committee meeting of the All Progressives Congress, a Sokoto High Court has restrained the party from ...
Read More »Enugu COVID-19 suspect tests negative
The Enugu State Ministry of Health on Monday said that the suspected coronavirus patient has been confirmed negative to the novel virus. A statement by ...
Read More »Ghana closes schools, bans gatherings over Coronavirus
Ghana on Monday closed all schools and universities and suspended public events to stop the spread of coronavirus as a string of African nations imposed ...
Read More »South-East govs unveil security outfit in April, says Umahi
The South-East Governors’ Forum has concluded plans to launch its own security outfit for the region in April, chairman of the forum, Governor David Umahi, ...
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