Plans have reached advanced stages for the first of its kind digital concert in Lagos State due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The entertainment industry has been one of the worst hit by the new coronavirus pandemic, due to the restriction on crowds and enforcement of physical distancing. After about four months of inactivity in the sector, the…
The House of Representatives Committee on NDDC has turned down the request by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator GODSWILL AKPABIO, to begin its investigative public hearing on NDDC afresh. Senator AKPABIO made the request when he appeared before the investigative hearing after the Chairman of the Committee stepped down over allegations of bias, but he…
The delay in the resumption of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic is worsening the condition of private school owners and their staff. Some private school teachers have not been paid since Covid-19 lockdown was imposed in March, and this is because of lack of revenue. President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Chief…
Commercial banks in Nigeria have been advised to take steps to protect their facilities and customers against security risk from the compulsory use of facemask. This is because criminals could take advantage of the forced wearing of facemask for personal protection against Covid-19 to commit crime and escape being identified. One of Nigeria’s leading security consultant, ONA…
The Federal Government has defended the close sitting arrangement allowed for passengers traveling by air. The Minister of Aviation, HADI SIRIKA, said scientific facts show that the compressed air inside an aircraft cabin reduces the chances of spreading Covid-19. HADI SIRIKA offered the explanation during the media briefing by the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19. The Aviation…
Nigeria has added five hundred and ninety-five new cases of Covid-19. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control revealed last night that the new infections were recorded in nineteen states and Abuja. The highest number of cases are in Lagos State, with one hundred and fifty-six, followed by Oyo with one hundred and forty-one, while Abuja had ninety-nine…