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COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Funke Akindele and her husband Abdulrasheed Bello have both been sentenced to 14 days of community service and required to pay fines
Antler has called on startups whose businesses are combating the Coronavirus pandemic, to apply for its $500,000 funding. 
The WHO is facilitating a tech-enabled solution to identify and curb the spread of the Coronavirus in Africa through virtual hackathons.
Oil prices dropped on Monday after the Saudis and the  Russians postponed a meeting to discuss potential oil production cuts.
Emerging market economies could begin defaulting on their bonds in the coming weeks,this is due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
At Nigeria’s GDP of N144trillion, the lock down could cost the country a whopping N21 trillion or $50 billion.
Businesses in certain industries are actually thriving amidst the COVID-19-induced economic downturn
OPEC and other oil-producing countries are working on a deal for an unmatched production cut equivalent to about 10% of global supply,  
Berger Paints has announced its support for the Lagos State Government in the fight against coronavirus.  
The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, which represents the market value of all listed companies, lost about N2 trillion in the first quarter of 2020.
Walt Disney Company has announced that it would contribute food, masks and ponchos to helpe communities and health workers combat coronavirus.
FG needs to do more to ameliorate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerians and businesses, according to analysts at KPMG Nigeria.