Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday, appointed Mr. Femi Adeoye as the state’s COVID-19 Response Ambassador for stopping his son from entering his home after...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, said on Thursday he had approved the use of chloroquine for treatment of COVID-19 in the state. Mohammed, who had also...
The just-crowned Ligue 1 champions of France, Paris Saint-Germain have dedicated their title to healthcare workers who are in the front line of the battle against...
The Enugu State Police Command Thursday confirmed the mysterious death of five members of a family in the state. The command spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, said in...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, Thursday confirmed two fresh cases of COVID-19 in the state. The governor, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Lafia,...
The Lagos State Government Thursday issued fresh guidelines for public transport operations in the state as part of the controlled measures to ease the COVID-19-induced lockdown...
Manchester City forward, Sergio Aguero has revealed that majority of players are scared about returning to action amid the coronavirus pandemic. There have been calls for...
Lagos State government Thursday confirmed the discharge of 12 COVID-19 patients from the isolation facilities in the state. The state ministry of health said on its...
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said Thursday the centre was currently struggling for bed spaces for COVID-19 patients...
The Nigerian bourse sustained its current bull run Thursday, recording its fourth straight gain as heavyweight stocks pushed market capitalisation close to the N12 trillion mark....
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, extended the dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state for another 14 days. Obaseki, who stated this at a media briefing...
Two persons have been reportedly killed and several others injured after an uncompleted eight-storey building collapsed in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday. An unspecified number of...
Ekiti State House of Assembly will resume plenary next Monday after weeks of inactivity following the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. The Chairman of the...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Enahire, said Thursday that at least 113 health workers in the country had been infected by COVID-19. The minister, who...
Paris St-Germain have been awarded the Ligue 1 title after it was announced the season would not resume because of the coronavirus pandemic. The champions were...
Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus has moved to clear the air over an alleged giveaway scam making the rounds about a N150K extra charge to a generous...
The Federal Government Thursday ordered civil servants throughout the country to resume duties on May 4. The Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan,...
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Thursday passed the amended 2020 budget which saw a reduction from the initial N597.7 billion to N366 billion in...
The time supposedly wasted by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government before closing the country’s borders, seaport, and airports, has been blamed for the spread of COVID-19...
The Zamfara State Government Thursday warned the Osun State Government against its planned deportation of youths who sneaked into the state from the Northern part of...
Governor Nyesom Wike has blamed bribe-taking security agents for new cases of COVID-19 in Rivers State. He stated this on Thursday when he inaugurated COVID-19 Border...
An Ilorin Magistrate Court, Kwara State, Thursday sentenced four persons to 14 days self-isolation for attempting to take away one Kazeem Oladayo, a COVID-19 patient, from...
Yobe State government Thursday confirmed the index COVID-19 case in the state. The state Deputy Governor, Idi Barde Gubana, who confirmed this at a press briefing...
The Zamfara State government led by Governor Bello Matawalle has declared a patient who tested positive for COVID-19, identified as Jamilu Shinkafi, wanted, for absconding after...
These 5 latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Flutterwave launches SME e-commerce portal African digital payment company Flutterwave...
The Anglican Communion Archbishop of Enugu Province, Most Rev, Emmanuel Chukwuma has lamented the state of leadership in Igbo land. He said Igbo leadership was in...
A herbal solution to fight the COVID-19 pandemic which has spread across countries of the world is at an advanced stage, with traditional medicine practitioners, so...
D’Tigers captain, Ike Diogu says he is ready to quit the Nigeria men’s national basketball team at any time as he is closer to the end...
A restructuring and rationalization of federal government parastatals, commissions and agencies has been ordered by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The directive issued by the presidency...
Nigerian journalist and convener, #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, has filed an appeal against the bail conditions that confined him to Abuja. A Federal High Court sitting...
There was tension in Bomadi, the headquarters of Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta, as soldiers attached to the 222 battalions in Agbarha-Otor stationed in the...
Apart from the great reform brought by COVID-19 to the health sector in Nigeria, one of the other areas that seems to have witnessed the wind...
The total number of COVID-19 related death in Lagos State has risen to 20. The state’s Health Commissioner, Professor Akin Abayomi said the latest patient to...
Nigeria’s foreign reserves shrank by $5.09 billion from $38.53 billion to $33.44 billion in the nearly four-month period between 2nd January and 28th April 2020, the...
Kaduna State government has confirmed 16 new cases of the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Nasir el-Rufai, who stated this in a post Thursday morning on his...
The Edo State Government said on Wednesday that it has intensified efforts at tracing 502 suspected cases in 228 communities in the state for the COVID-19...
The Benue State Government on Wednesday said plans have been concluded to return 40 Almajiris who defied the inter-state travel ban in place in the country...
Vitafoam Nigeria Plc has reported a 128.9% leap in profit for the half year ended 31st March 2020, compared to the corresponding period of 2019. The comprehensive details...
The government of Cross River State has alleged that people are being promised millions of naira should they claim to be COVID-19 positive. The state Commissioner...
Nigeria’s oil and gas exports are envisaged to plunge by a minimum of $26.5 billion as oil prices take a bashing from the coronavirus pandemic, the...
Osun state government has arrested some travellers coming from the northern part of the country who flouted the restriction of interstate movement directive. The Deputy Chief...
Governments across the world have been urged by the World Food Programme and the United Nations children’s agency to shore up the futures of the 370...
The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has launched another tirade at China, this time, he is accusing the Asian country of plotting...
The Jigawa State Government has confirmed the death of one person who tested positive for the feared COVID-19 disease in the state. Dr. Abba Zakari, Chairman...
Nigeria has reviewed its oil export programmes for May and June downward in conformity with a global production cut agreement led by the Organisation of the...
The Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum on Wednesday warned that easing the COVID-19 lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is risky if certain...
In this special report, INNOCENT ETENG details the work and life of two peculiar clerics of different faiths- Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye, and how they...
Governor Abdulahi Ganduje of Kano State has commended the Federal Government for reopening the only COVID-19 test centre in the state after it was initially shut...
Six patients who initially tested positive to the dreaded COVID-19 virus in Katsina have now been discharged by the state government after testing negative to the...
Nigeria’s real sector investment shrank by $7.89 billion or 62% in the First Quarter of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, the latest report...
