Canada-U.S Border Restrictions Extended For Another 30 Days
Canada and the United States have agreed to extend border restrictions for another 30 days to help control the spread…
Day: April 18, 2020
U.S. Banks Seek Term Changes As Fed Finalizes Main Street Lending Program
U.S. banks are pushing the Federal Reserve to change the terms of a $600 billion lending program for small and…
Coronavirus: Queen Elizabeth Cancels Birthday Plans
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will not celebrate her 94th birthday in any special way and has asked that there be no…
Nigerian Customs Seize Smuggled Goods, Including Rice Worth N1.77bn
The Ogun Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 14,951 bags of foreign rice smuggled into the…
Ford Raises $8 billion Debt Securities After Virus Causes $2 billion Loss
Ford Motor Co (F.N) on Friday raised $8 billion from corporate debt investors to shore up its cash reserves as…
United Says Demand For Travel Is ‘Essentially Zero’ And Signals Layoffs
Air passenger traffic has virtually vanished, prompting airlines to slash their schedules. But cargo still needs to move by air.…
Lagos Sex Workers Slash Rates To Attract Customers During Lockdown
The noisome ambience reeked of marijuana and cigarettes as our correspondent walked down Ipodo Street on Tuesday evening. Sitting on…
Depressed Demand In Global Oil Market Forces Nigeria’s Bonny Light to $12
The dire effect of the Coronavirus pandemic on global demand for crude oil has hit Nigeria hard with one of…
Walmart Plans To Hire 50,000 Additional Employees To Keep Up With Demand
said Friday that it has reached its goal of hiring 150,000 additional employees. Now, it said it plans to add 50,000…
Recovered Coronavirus Patients Are Testing Positive Again
In South Korea, health officials are trying to solve a mystery: why 163 people who recovered from coronavirus have retested…
Lagos State Records 32 New Cases Of Coronavirus
Lagos State has recorded 32 new coronavirus cases, bringing the state total to 283, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…