COVID-19
Business Job Startup

Tech Startups Laid Off 69,000 Employees Amid COVID-19 Outbreak-Report

The COVID-19 outbreak has caused job losses to escalate, with nearly half of the global workforce at risk of losing

COVID-19
Government Health

COVID-19: Nigerian Govt Approves Re-opening of Schools, Lifts Ban on Interstate Movement

In line with plans of the Nigerian government for the gradual easing of the COVID-19 lockdown, it has approved the

COVID-19
Government Health

COVID-19: FG Approves School Opening, Lifts Ban on Interstate Travel

The Federal Government has approved what it called “safe reopening” of schools nationwide in the next phase of the gradual

COVID-19
Entrepreneurship Health

3 Nigerian Startups, 5 Others Receive £5,000 For Their COVID-19 Projects From Royal Academy of Engineering

8 African startups have been selected to receive £5,000 from the Royal Academy of Engineering through its Project CARE (COVID-19 Africa

HelpNow
Crowdfunding Health

Softcom Launches ‘HelpNow’ to Support Nigerians Affected by COVID-19

Softcom Limited has launched a crowdfunding platform ‘HelpNow’, to seek and support Nigerians who have been adversely affected by COVID-19.

Africa Medical Supplies Platform
Health

AU Launches “Africa Medical Supplies Platform’ to Help Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

The African Union Chairperson, Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, has launched the ‘Africa Medical Supplies Platform’ adopted as a

Coca-Cola
Africa Funding

Coca-Cola Commits Approximately $17m Across Africa in Response to COVID-19

Coca-Cola in Africa, and its bottling partners (the “Coca-Cola System”) and The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF), have committed $17 million in

ASUU
Edtech Education

COVID-19: ASUU Warns Lecturers Not to Engage in E-Learning

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned lecturers not to engage in E-Learning or the online teaching of

UNIDO
Entrepreneurship Health

Apply: UNIDO Innovative Ideas and Technologies vs. COVID-19 and Beyond

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has launched a global call aimed at identifying “Innovative Ideas and Technologies vs. COVID-19

CBN
Business Health Loans

CBN Forgoes Guarantor Requirement for N50bn COVID-19 Loan Applicants

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has waived the requirement for the provision of guarantors by households and small and