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NIGERIA Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) director-general Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has warned that the federal government may have to extend the lockdown introduced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic because of a lack of public compliance with guidelines.

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Kano State is fast becoming the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria as it is now number two behind Lagos State in terms of affected people. As of this morning, it had 365 cases, of which there have been eight unfortunate deaths

ALUMNI of the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED) in Lagos State have pledged to mass-produce facemasks for all students of the institution and its surrounding community in the Oto/Ijanikin area.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has been asked by the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) to reverse the recent government decision to lift the lockdown as 80% of all samples taken in Kano State have proven positive.

ZARIA lawmaker in the Kaduna State House of Assembly Hon Suleiman Dabo has written to the National Assembly asking it to place a ban on the increase in essential item prices while the coronavirus pandemic still rages.

NIGERIAN commercial banks have been asked to put all plans to lay off staff on hold until further notice by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) because of the impact such redundancies will have on the economy.

ALGERIA has initiated a radical economic recovery programme aimed at stemming the effects of the global economic crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic that includes increasing the minimum wage and halving its budgetary projections.

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Today, Lagos is back to its bustling self. There was supposed to be a partial lifting of the lockdown but alas, our people cannot relate to the phrase "partial." They have to earn a living so are going about their activities as if they have never heard of coronavirus before

KANO metropolis is facing the threat of a mass exodus as thousands of its citizens are leaving the city in droves for neighbouring states in fear of their lives as the growing number of deaths keeps rising on a daily basis.

FRENCH giants Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) are considering placing an audacious bid for Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi with the club planning to make an offer said to be worth between €45m and €50m for his services.