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CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

As a fall out of the fire incident that recently gutted the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, the Federal Government has denied news making the rounds that it lost the sum of N700 billion COVID-19 relief funds to the incident.
Nigeria and 16 other African countries will now have Facebook's Coronavirus Information Centres, as the tech giant further expands its media tentacles into Sub-Saharan Africa.
Avira has been acquired by Investcorp Technology Partners.
The Federal Government has slashed the 2020 budget by N318 billion and sent to the National Assembly.
FG has rejected calls from some experts for reduction of taxes as part of the palliatives to reduce the adverse socio-economic effect of the coronavirus.
Villgro Kenya, a healthcare-focused incubator and investor, has joined the growing list of investors who are seeking to fund  startups with innovative ideas that can help in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Federal Government has denied issuing 5G network license to any telecommunications company in Nigeria.
SoundCloud has created a donation button for artistes after the Coronavirus outbreak forced some of them to cancel their concerts.
Nigeria’s external reserves have continued to decline unabated as it shed $3.33 billion within the last 3 months.
Airbnb has offered to pay its hosts $250 million for two and a half months reservations that have been cancelled as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed eight new cases of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. This means the total confirmed cases in the country is now 89.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and its partners in the oil and gas sector is set to donate the sum of N11 billion to curb the coronavirus pandemic and reduce its effects on the Nigerian economy.