Enugu State government has directed a partial and gradual reopening of the Ogbete Main Market on May 4 following relaxation of the COVID-19 partial lockdown. A statement on Friday in Enugu by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Simon Ortuanya, said the decision was reached after a meeting between the government, traders, and security agencies. Ortuanya said that the parties agreed on a partial and guided reopening of the Ogbete Main Market in...

The Bank of Industry (BOI) has announced the palliative measures it has put in place for debtors as the ravaging COVID-19 hits the Nigerian economy. Recall that on March 29, President Buhari had in a national broadcast announcing the measures the government was taking to cushion the effect of COVID-19 on the economy, directed credit institutions to allow a 3-month period moratorium on loan repayment. In line with the directive, the BOI said it had...

Governors have advised President Muhammadu Buhari to relax the curfew was imposed on some states last month in an effort to restrict the virus from taking its toll on the citizens. They urged the president to relax the lockdown within these states and restrict inter-stead movement while the restriction on large gatherings and compulsory use of face masks in public places is enforced. The call comes just as the nation is expecting the president to...