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England – People in England who refuse orders to self-isolate will face fines of up to £10,000, Boris Johnson has announced. Under the new measures, anyone who tests positive for Covid-19 and does not self-quarantine is breaking the law and faces strict penalties. It will also be illegal for anyone to ignore Test and Trace instructions to self-isolate after coming into […]
COVID-19 – The Kogi State government has ordered the full reopening of all schools in the state. The announcement was made known in a statement by the state’s commissioner of education, Wemi Jones, in Lokoja on Tuesday. He said the governor, Yahaya Bello, has approved September 14 for the resumption for primary, secondary and tertiary schools. […]
David Silva – Real Sociedad signing returns a positive swab for COVID-19 following his unveiling at the Anoeta Stadium David Silva has tested positive for coronavirus, his new club Real Sociedad have confirmed. The 34-year-old recently returned to La Liga, on a two-year deal at the club, as a free agent following the expiry of […]
Nigerian Government – The minister said the donation would be used to support the most vulnerable populations to help mitigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. The Nigerian Government has said it borrowed over 5,000mt of grains from the Economic Community of West Africa States to feed citizens as hunger bites harder. Minister […]
Federal Government – Minister of State for Education Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba The Federal Government on Monday raised hope that full reopening of schools across the country is around the corner. The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said even though no date has been fixed yet for full schools’ resumption even though the […]
Schools – The Nigerian Government has said secondary schools in the country will reopen on August 4, 2020, for students in graduating classes. The government disclosed this at the end of a virtual consultative meeting between the Federal Ministry of Education, commissioners for education of the 36 states, the Nigerian Union of Teachers, the proprietors […]
NDDC – The House of Representatives has given the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, a 48-hour ultimatum to publish the names of members of the 9th National Assembly who got 60 percent of contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, gave this directive while ruling on […]
COVID-19 – Nigeria may reopen its airports for international flights in, or before, October after being forced to shut as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, government officials said Tuesday. President Muhammad Buhari had in March ordered the suspension of international flights to curb the influx of imported cases of the virus in the country. […]
Fintech – The coronavirus pandemic continues to turn the world and our lives upside down, with the outbreak forcing governments to put into place measures that reduce the risk of contamination, and focus on pre-emptive processes. The strain on the economy is palpable, and is an impending catastrophe that could exceed the crash of 2008, and […]
Fintech – OPINION-ED BY MR. MAHMOOD AHMADU – An article published at the end of Q1 2018, in the Raconteur – the business, technology and finance insights publication of the Times group in the UK – noted that instances of customers using banking apps in the UK had risen by 354%, in the previous 5 years. A […]