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- 15 Jun 2020
FG Rakes in Over N1.68Bn COVID-19 for COVID-19 Eradication
Federal government has received a total of N1,689 billion as COVID-19 eradication support donations in two months, according to office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF). Henshaw…
- 4 May 2020
Canon Now a Founding Member of Intellectual Property Partnership to Combat Spread of COVID-19
Canon, in order to help bring a swift end to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), has joined the COVID-19 Countermeasure Declaration as a founding member. According to this declaration,…
- 8 Aug 2021
FG Postpones Second Batch of COVID-19 Vaccination
Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC), on Sunday announced the postponement of the kick off of the second phase of vaccination for COVID-19. The second phase of the vaccination is to be…
- 21 May 2020
How Telcos Can Rebuild Nigeria in Wake of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effect on all social and economic sectors. In just three months, the pandemic has left tears, sweats and blood on the people and the economy. For Nigeria,…
- 24 May 2020
New Vista to Deepen Financial Inclusion Beckons with COVID-19
The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing companies, especially those in the financial services sector to rethink their strategies. This is because during the Covid-19 complete lockdown of some parts of the…
- 6 Jul 2021
NPHCDA Dismisses Rumours of Electromagnetic Ingredients in COVID-19 Vaccines
National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said that COVID-19 vaccines do not contain electromagnetic ingredients that can cause side effects. Dr Faisal Shuaib, executive director,…
- 29 Sept 2020
Nigeria COVID-19 Response: UNICEF, IHS Nigeria Collaborate to Contribute Medical Supplies
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) received the delivery of 115,800 COVID-19 test kits to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. These supplies were funded by IHS Nigeria,…
- 26 Mar 2020
Technology Missing as Nigeria Battles COVID-19
The dramatic spread of COVID-19 has disrupted lives, livelihoods, communities and businesses worldwide. And while governments and organizations around the world are coming together and finding…
- 1 Mar 2021
COVID-19: 9mobile Celebrates, Pledges Support for Health Workers at Yaba Isolation Centre
9mobile has paid glowing tribute to Dr. Ayodeji Falana and other health workers who have been outstanding in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the last one year. Dr. Falana was adjudged most…
- 27 Nov 2020
The PTF Collaboration Model Mitigating COVID-19 in Nigeria
By Chido Nwakanma There is a long list of organizations and individuals that have been “supporting Nigeria’s emergency response to COVID-19”. Their assistance speaks to the various collaborations and…
- 14 Jul 2020
ATCON Hosts Sectoral Virtual Forum to Address Post COVID-19 Telecom Needs
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has concluded plans to organize a Sectoral Virtual Forum that would address the need of telecom and ICT Consumers in the…
- 3 May 2020
Dangote Foundation Engages 54gene Laboratory to Conduct 1,000 COVID-19 Test per day in Kano
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), a philanthropic endeavour of Aliko Dangote, has contracted 54Gene, a molecular diagnostics company specialized in research, and diagnostics, to immediately set up…
- 1 Jun 2020
Facebook, Red Cross Launch a Campaign Calling for Vigilance Against Covid-19
Facebook and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are partnering to launch #AfricaTogether – a digital campaign and two-day festival on June 4th and 5th featuring artists from across…
- 16 Feb 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and the Konga Option
By: Dr. B. B Usman – Business Analyst The business side of the Pandemic? Covid-19 is transforming itself from the ‘Bad, the Ugly and the Good’ - into the Business-of Things. This is within the…
- 16 Jun 2020
WARIF Completes First Cycle of Its Rural Sensitization Program on Covid-19
In the months since COVID-19 was first reported in Nigeria, rippling effects with devastating impacts have been felt across the global economy and on individual livelihood. The crisis, characterized…
- 17 Sept 2020
Transcorp Hotels Hard Hit by COVID-19, Mulls Restructuring
The novel COVID-19 pandemic has caused the African Hotel and Tourism industry to lose over $50bn in revenue. Dupe Olusola, MD, Transcorp Hotels Amidst this, Transcorp Hotels Plc has suffered…
- 15 Jun 2020
Covid-19 Digital Converts Are the New Army that Arose from a Pandemic - Ogungbade
If the COVID-19 outbreak felt like a terrible dream to you, you are not alone! The rude awakening to the fact that the disease might be with us for a while is a new reality we all have to grapple…
- 7 May 2020
NSE Commits N100m to Support the Fight against COVID-19
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“NSE” or “The Exchange”) is pleased to announce that it has committed N100million to support the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. N60million out of this…
- 28 Apr 2021
E-Commerce: How Konga Saved My Family During the Peak of COVID-19
Nigeria has fared fairly well with the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when compared with its counterparts in other parts of the world and against the backdrop of some worrisome predictions which…
- 19 Jun 2020
Good News: Nigerians Create Unique Vaccine for Treatment of COVID-19
Nigerian Universities’ Scientists, under the aegis of COVID-19 Research Group, on Friday announced the discovery of a vaccine for the prevention of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Addressing a news…
- 22 Jul 2020
McAfee Raises Cyber Crime Alarm Amid COVID-19
Cyber security solutions company McAfee has issued a warning on the rise of cyber criminal activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it observed an average of 375 new threats per minute in the…
- 6 Jan 2022
Buhari Says Nigeria is Working on COVID-19 Vaccine
Nigeria is working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, President Muhammadu Buhari said in a televised interview on Thursday, as the country battles growing cases of the virus. Health experts say Nigeria…
- 27 Jan 2021
MTN Supports African Union’s COVID-19 Vaccines Programme with $25m
MTN has announced a donation of $25 million to support the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. The donation will help secure up to seven million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for health…
- 19 Jul 2020
Scientists Identify 6 Distinct Types of COVID-19
Scientists have claimed that there are six distinct 'types' of Covid-19, each distinguished by a particular cluster of symptoms in patients, findings, if validated, can help physicians better…
- 27 Oct 2020
Innovative Forum: NITDA Commends NITRA, Highlights COVID-19 Recovery Programmes
Following the successful conclusion of the Innovative Forum organised by the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) to draw a roadmap towards COVID-19 recovery in the ICT…
- 30 Apr 2020
NITDA Opens Application For Nigeria COVID-19 Innovative Challenge
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its subsidiary, Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE), is calling on Nigerians, especially software developers,…
- 18 Jan 2021
FG Says COVID-19 Vaccine Safe
Dr. Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has debunked fears and reports that the expected COVID-19 vaccines in the country neither…
- 1 Apr 2020
COVID-19: MultiChoice Nigeria Doles Out N1.2Bn Support Package
MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a number of initiatives to support the Federal and Lagos Governments’ efforts in ameliorating the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria. The leading…
- 9 Apr 2020
9mobile Supports Mobihealth International to Combat COVID-19
Telecoms service provider, 9mobile, has thrown its weight behind Mobihealth international, an award-winning telemedicine provider, to launch free COVID-19 online screening and teleconsultation…
- 5 Apr 2020
Airtel Donates N1.9Bn to Fight COVID-19
Airtel Nigeria, has announced a commitment of over N1.9 billion towards the fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria. Airtel said N200m will go towards provision of an Isolation Center or any required…