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COVID-19 pandemic: NECA asks FG to consider tax waivers on real sector

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2020 0

The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has asked the federal government to consider tax waivers and other fiscal incentives to save jobs as the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll on livelihoods, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari to take more specific steps in providing

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Sheikh Jingir, Pastor Uden and Covid-19 Pandemic

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2020 0

On Friday, March 27, the Chairman of the Ulama’u Council of Izalatil Bid’a Wa’ikamatis Sunnah, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, led the weekly Muslim congregational Jumu’ah prayer at the sect’s mosques in Jos in contravention of the directives given by the Plateau State Government against all forms of public gathering to forestall the spread of coronavirus […]

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LCCI boss calls for urgent containment of COVID-19 pandemic

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2020 0

Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called on the Federal Government to urgently contain Covid-19 due to its catastrophic effect to the nation’s economy. The national President of LCCI,  Mrs Toki Mabogunje,  in a statement, she observed that the impact of the virus has national and global implications. Globally, she said it has caused

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COVID-19: FG mulls lock-down, to announce number of people at gatherings

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2020 0

Abuja – The Federal Government  will soon announce the maximum number of  people to be at any gathering, to stem the spread of  Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, made the disclosure at a media update on COVID-19 in Abuja on Thursday. He noted that some states had put the maximum number […]

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Osun bans all public gatherings over COVID-19 pandemic

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

The Osun state government has placed a ban on all gatherings that would bring together 50 or more persons in the same place as part of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, Ismail Omipidan on Friday in Osogbo, said the ban takes […]

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Ogun rolls out measures to tackle the economic effects of COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

Following the global economic challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the crash in the prices of crude oil, the Ogun state Governor, Dapo Abiodun has announced a number of measures to mitigate the imminent reduction in monthly federal allocation to the state. Gov. Abiodun according to a statement from the governor’s office made this […]