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1. Child trafficking victims risk contracting Coronavirus, others as statistics soars in Nigeria Though they are still within the country. National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) says in ...
   
   
2. COVID-19: Timeline in Nigeria The government announced the airports as Enugu, Lagos, Rivers, Kano and the FCT. January 28- The Nigeria Centre for Disease ...
   
   
3. COVID-19: We‘ll continue to expand isolation centres across Nigeria – FG He said that in the last 24 hours, Nigeria had also expanded the bedding spaces in the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, ...
   
   
4. British government to evacuate nationals in Nigeria British Government is consolidating efforts towards the evacuation of its nationals in Nigeria. A highly placed industry ...
   
   
5. Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases rise to 111 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported fourteen new cases of coronavirus in the country, taking the total number of infections to 111. According to the NCDC, nine new cases ...
   
   
6. Nigeria likely to record more cases of Coronavirus – NCDC Nigeria is likely to record more cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), infections, as the Nigeria Centre for Disease ...
   
   
7. Nigeria earned $32.63b from oil & gas in 2018 Nigeria earned a total of $32.63 billion from the oil and gas sector in 2018, a 55 per cent increase on the $20.99 billion recorded from the sector in 2017. The information is contained in the ...
   
   
8. Nigeria’s viral reset (2) NIGERIA’S leadership handles the country as a funeral economy, where the public officer is a slayer and pallbearer. Think of ...
   
   
9. Nigeria: Africa’s largest economy? Could it be a matter of imagination or a mere academic exercise that Nigeria’s economy is the largest in Africa as indicated by rating agencies? SINA FADARE, in this report, x-rays the ...
   
   
10. BREAKING: COVID-19: Germany pledges 5.5 million euros to Nigeria Germany has pledged a donation of 5.5 million euros in its contribution to the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic.
    
    
11. Telecoms subscribers rise to 184.6 million, says NBS The number of active voice subscribers in the telecoms sector rose by 5.52 million from 179.17 million in the third quarter of last year to 184.69 million as of the end of the fourth quarter. The ...
    
    
12. UPDATED: Nigeria records second COVID-19 death “As of today, the 30th of March, 2020, we have recorded 111 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria of which 68 are in Lagos, 21 in the FCT, seven in Oyo, three in Ogun, two in Bauchi, two in ...
    
    
13. MultiChoice gives N1.2b to support Nigeria on COVID-19 MultiChoice Nigeria has announced some initiatives to support the Federal and Lagos governments’ efforts in ameliorating the ...
    
    
14. Nigerian Actor Alkali Matt Dies On Movie Set Nollywood actor, Alkali Matt, better known as Dareng, has passed away while filming on a movie set on Tuesday. Nigerian actor, Alkali MattDimbo Atiya broke the news on his Facebook as he revealed t… ...
    
    
15. Politics Omokri Reacts As Buhari Receives COVID-19 Updates From Health Minister – Information Nigeria News Reno Omokri, a popular social media commentator and chieftain of the people’s Democratic Party(PDP) has described the now-viral video of the minister for health, Osagie Ehanire and his NCDC c… ...
    
    

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1. Lagos' Size and Slums Will Make Stopping the Spread of COVID-19 a Tough Task [The Conversation Africa] Human vulnerability has come to the fore with the coronavirus practically bringing the world to its knees. National and city governments are taking bold steps for mitigation and containment.
   
   
2. Nigerians Embarrassed As Ministry of Finance Begs Elon Musk, Tesla for Ventilators On Twitter [Vanguard] Some Nigerians are bewildered on social media following the official Twitter handle of the Ministry of Finance and Budget begging for ventilators from industrial engineer, Elon Musk.
   
   
3. Govt Opens Another COVID-19 Test Site, Recruits Medical Lab Scientists [Premium Times] Nigeria now has seven functional laboratories to test for the Covid-19 virus, the health minister, Osagie Ehanire, said on Wednesday.
   
   
4. How Buhari Is Leading Fight Against COVID-19 - Presidency [Premium Times] Amidst unrelenting criticism of alleged poor political leadership at the highest level in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, the presidency has listed "some of the reactions by the agencies and trained experts, under the leadership of President Buhari' in the fight against the virus.
   
   
5. COVID-19 Will Worsen Unemployment Crisis - Expert [Daily Trust] As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its disruptive spread with far-reaching implications for business efficiency nationwide, an entrepreneurship and small business expert, Dr Timi Olubiyi, has projected that the nation's unemployment rate would increase unless government supports businesses with remedial fiscal incentives to mitigate the impaxct of the viral disease on their operations
   
   
6. Country's COVID-19 Cases Hit 174 [Daily Trust] The federal government yesterday said it had tested over 2,000 persons for the COVID-19 across the country.
   
   
7. Bankers' Body Donates N20 Million to Lagos State to Combat COVID-19 [Premium Times] The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has donated N20 million to the Lagos State Government to support the government's efforts in containing the spread of COVID-19.
   
   
8. Nigeria Govt Deletes Tweet Begging Tesla Founder for Ventilators [Premium Times] The Nigerian government has deleted a tweet posted on Wednesday via the verified Twitter handle of the Ministry of Finance Budget and National Planning begging the founder of Tesla, Elon Musk for ventilators.
   
   
9. Ondo Closes Borders [This Day] Ondo State Government has ordered the closure of its borders with the neighbouring states of Ekiti, Osun, Kogi, Edo and Elefon, which is coastal border with Ogun State.
   
   
10. Nigeria Finance Ministry Deletes Tweet Begging Elon Musk for Ventilators to Fight COVID-19 [Vanguard] The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has deleted its tweet requesting for ventilators from South African billionaire, Elon Musk.
    
    
11. COVID-19 - Nigerian Govt Begs Tesla Founder, Elon Musk, for Ventilators [Premium Times] Nigeria's Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning on Wednesday headed to Twitter to beg the founder of the electronic automobile company, Tesla Inc., Elon Musk, for ventilators.
    
    
12. Aganbi Marks 20 Years of Tech Broadcasting in ICT Advocacy [This Day] Don Pedro Aganbi, one of Nigeria's top information communication technology (ICT) broadcast journalist, is set to celebrate 20 years of reporting the information technology (IT) and telecoms industry in Nigeria and championing the course of ICT advocacy in the country.
    
    
13. Niger Searches for COVID-19 Patient [This Day] Minna -The officials Niger State Government have mounted a manhunt for an alleged COVID-19 patient who is currently on the run.
    
    
14. COVID-19 - Jumia Implements Contactless Delivery, Cashless Payments [This Day] Jumia, an e-Commerce platform has announced the implementation of 'contactless' delivery for prepaid packages on the platform. The company is taking additional measures to keep consumers, delivery agents and partners safe in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.
    
    
15. Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 Raises N15.325 Billion [Daily Trust] The Private Sector Coalition Against COVID19, a special purposes vehicle created by the Central Bank of Nigeria to galvanize private sector funds to support the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic has raised N15,325,000,000.
    
    
16. Presidency Knocks Soyinka for Faulting Lockdown [This Day] Abuja -The presidency last night called the bluff of Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, asking Nigerians to ignore his fictional postulations and embrace science.
    
    
17. Coronavirus - How Infection Humbled Me - Immigration Boss [Premium Times] The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammed Babandede, in a video said coronavirus infection is a humbling experience.
    
    
18. Chinese Nationals Kidnapped in Nigeria Freed [Premium Times] Two Chinese nationals who were kidnapped in Ebonyi State, South-east Nigeria, last week, have regained their freedom.
    
    
19. 2020 Wet Season Farmers Out of Govt's Mechanisation Programme [Daily Trust] As the 2020 farming commence, wet season farmers will not be part of the Federal Government's mechanisation programme.
    
    
20. ... As AMAC Constitutes Precautionary, Responsive and Palliative Committee [Daily Trust] The chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Abdullahi Adamu Candido, has constituted a precautionary, responsive and palliative committee.
    
    
21. Nigeria's Nasidi and America's Fauci - Fighting COVID-19 [Daily Trust] In the panicky moment of the COVID-19 pandemic slowly setting its wicked grip around the country's socio-economic life, nothing is needed more than heeding the advice of health experts. And expert suggestions are not in short supply from medical and health authorities.
    
    
22. Lockdown - Banks to Provide 'Skeletal Services' At Apapa Port [Premium Times] The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) and the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) have collaborated to pull banks back to Apapa port.
    
    
23. Ganduje, Wife Test Negative for COVID-19 [Premium Times] Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and his wife, Hafsat, have tested negative to Coronavirus.
    
    
24. Coronavirus - What We're Doing to Prevent Outbreak At Prisons - Minister [Premium Times] The federal government is making plans to release some prison inmates as apart of measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 within the correctional facilities (prisons), the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said on Wednesday.
    
    
25. Mallam Has Said There's No Corona [This Day] "Social distancing is a privilege. It means you live in a house large enough to practise it. Hand washing is a privilege too. It means you have access to running water. Hand sanitisers are a privilege. It means you have money to buy them. Lockdowns are a privilege. It means you can afford to be at home. Most of the ways to ward the Corona off are accessible only to the affluent. In essence, a disease that was spread by the rich as they flew around the globe will now kill millions of the poor"--Jayshre Shuk
    
    
26. Expert Promotes E-Commerce [This Day] A Lagos-based Development Economist, Adeola Seyi-Smith, has stressed the need for the federal and state governments to encourage e-Commerce and support online shopping among Nigerians, with the outbreak of the COVID-19.
    
    
27. 'Teaching Via Radio' in COVID-19 Lockdown [Daily Trust] Apart from the growing number of web-enhanced activities including live streaming of classes as the COVID-19 lockdown holds nationwide, some schools say they are conducting radio lessons in which radio stations broadcast lectures to help students continue learning while observing the stay-at-home directive by government.
    
    
28. Addressing Blindness in Nigeria [This Day] The health authorities should pay more attention to people with visual impairments
    
    
29. Akure Explosion - I Didn't Know I Was Carrying Explosives, Says Driver [This Day] Akure -The driver of the explosive-laden truck that exploded last Saturday at Eleyewo community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Isiaka Yinusa, has stated that he did not know he was carrying explosives.
    
    
30. Gbajabiamila Meets NERC, Ministers, Others Over Poor Power Supply [This Day] Abuja -Following the renewed clamour for improved power supply as a result of the stay-at-home order by the federal government, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has met with the Minister of Power, Mr. Sale Mamman and officials of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).