Mar 22, 2020 – Top News Magazines.

COVID-19: CBN, banks to provide funds for pharmaceutical companies

Mar 22, 2020 topnews

The Central Bank of Nigeria and the Bankers’ Committee have said they will give financial support to some specific pharmaceutical companies in the country, as part of efforts to tackle the spread of coronavirus. After an extraordinary meeting in Lagos on Saturday, they pledged to grant funding facilities (in naira and foreign exchange) to pharmaceutical companies to enable them to procure raw materials and equipment to boost local drug production in Nigeria. The Bankers’ Committee also gave its support to the over N3.5tn policy measures earlier disclosed by the CBN…

Coronavirus: Adeboye, Oyedepo, Okonkwo, Adeyemi, others hold online services

Mar 22, 2020 topnews

In compliance with the directive of government banning all gatherings, including religious gatherings to curb the spread of coronavirus, prominent pastors in the country will begin to conduct Sunday services online and on television stations. The virus which started in Wuhan, China in the late 2019, has claimed many lives with many nations shutting down completely to prevent further spread of the deadly virus. Many of the big churches have been transmitting their services online, on their television and radio stations for a long time but these platforms will now…