The Management of Turkish Airlines has debunked as fake news the reports that it had suspended flights to Nigeria over the coronavirus outbreak.
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The National Youth Service Corps has assured Nigerians of the safety of corps members in the various orientation camps across the country.
The NBA has put its season on hold after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for COVID-19.
Utah’s game against the Thunder in Oklahoma City was called off moments before tip-off due to the confirmation of the positive test.
La Liga has been suspended for two weeks in the wake of the news that Real Madrid have gone into a two-week quarantine.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 30-day ban on most travel from Europe set to take effect Friday at midnight, as the country experiences a surge in coronavirus cases.
The Confederation of African Football says it will maintain the schedule of all competitions despite the outbreak of coronavirus as the World Health Organisation is yet to declare any African country as a high risk.
Mary Uduk, the Acting Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, says the global decline in oil prices and outbreak of coronavirus will affect the country’s capital market.
The World Health Organisation on Wednesday announced that the COVID-19 outbreak could be viewed as a pandemic.
The National Youth Service Corps in Enugu State has strengthened measures in camp to check the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) during the ongoing orientation course.
The Oyo State Epidemiologist, Dr. Akinfemi Akinyode, says no fewer than 10 cases have been investigated and screened for coronavirus in the state since the outbreak of the disease in the country.
Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, has urged Nigerians to prepare for more tough times in few months following the crash in the prices of crude oil due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
UK earmarks £5bn emergency response fund for coronavirus
Finance Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would set aside £5 billion ($6.5 billion) to help Britain’s National Health Service and other public services tackle the coronavirus outbreak.
Four children from the same family and their teacher have been quarantined at the isolation centre of the Lagos State Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba.
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday received the management team of Lafarge Africa, who came on a “thank you” visit to the Lagos State Government for the brilliant effort in combating the spread of Coronavirus.
The rapid spread of coronavirus has wiped almost a third or $70 billion off the world’s top 20 listed airlines, according to Reuters analysis based on top global carriers.
The Arewa Consultative Forum on Tuesday announced the suspension of its 20th Anniversary celebration earlier slated to hold in March till further notice.
Anthony Joshua’s world title fight against Kubrat Pulev will not take place behind closed doors, Eddie Hearn has insisted despite the coronavirus outbreak causing major disruption to sporting events.
Citing concerns over the coronavirus epidemic, the United Nations has restricted public access to its headquarters in New York.
Italy faced an unprecedented lockdown on Tuesday that left streets in the capital Rome and other cities deserted after the government extended a clampdown across the entire country in a bid to slow Europe’s worst outbreak of the coronavirus.
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday announced the constitution of a Joint Committee to engage the Executive arm of government on measures to be taken to insulate the Nigerian economy against the impact of the sudden crash of crude oil price globally.