Lockdown and its Effect on Mental Health By Comfort Yakubu   Confinement, or the current lockdown due to COVID-19 affects us in different ways , depending on our peculiar circumstance, experience and needs. With the corona virus crises, came a lockdown which has made face-to-face contact with friends...

Brent Crude Crashes To $25, US Oil Drops Below $1   The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, fell to $26 per barrel on Monday, as the demand collapse triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a massive oversupply in the global oil markets. The lockdowns imposed in...

COVID-19: Insurers Set To Pay N3m On Deceased Doctor   Nigerian insurers have said they are ready to pay N3m to the first medical casualty who died while taking care of a COVID-19 patient in fulfilment of their promise to provide free cover for medical personnel. Some...

Kwara State Govt To Review 2020 Budget     The Kwara State government at the weekend disclosed that it will soon constitute a committee to review its 2020 budget in view of the current economic realities occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The State Governor, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, dropped...

Nigeria, Others Need $114bn To Fight COVID-19 - IMF     Nigeria and other African countries need an estimated $114bn to fund the campaign against the outbreak of the coronavirus disease on the continent. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the website of the International Monetary...

Private Sector COVID-19 Support Fund Now N25.893bn   The Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19, a special purpose vehicle created by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to mobilise private sector funds to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, has raised N25,893,699,791. The update of contributors as...