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Coronavirus: FG to cut down 2020 budget as Buhari constitutes committee – Minister
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday constituted a committee to assess the impact of the Corona virus outbreak on Nigeria’s economy with a view to...
COVID-19: impact on economy becoming severe, investment in agriculture key — CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the impact of COVID-19 on economy is becoming severe, especially the declining global oil price and called...
Senior WHO official praises China’s phenomenal collective action in combating coronavirus
The team lead for the WHO-China joint mission on novel coronavirus Bruce Aylward
on Tuesday praised China’s agile disease containment effort at a press conference...
Coronavirus: WHO, ICAO reaffirm commitment to contain virus, protect travellers health
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) have reaffirmed commitment to foster greater international cooperation to contain the coronavirus and...
China’s foreign trade down 11 per cent as coronavirus slows economy
China’s foreign trade plummeted 11 per cent year-on-year in the first two months of 2020 to 591.99 billion dollars, according to statistics released by...
U.S. coronavirus death toll rises as 21 test positive on cruise ship
The death toll in the U.S. from the coronavirus rose to 17 on Friday, as the impact of the outbreak continued to have a...
Coronavirus: Suspected cases in Lagos rise to 3
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said the state now has three suspected cases in isolation at the Infectious Disease...
Bollywood Oscars postponed as India coronavirus cases rise
The International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA), dubbed Bollywood's Oscars, has been postponed due to fears about the coronavirus outbreak, organizers announced on Friday.The...