Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai has said that the state could not relax the COVID-19 lockdown in the state for the Ramadan because of the dangers...
A 30-year-old farmer, Salahatu Haruna, has been arrested by the Inspector General Intelligence Response Team for masterminding the kidnapping of his half brother, during which the...
Mr. Taiwo Akerele, the Chief of Staff to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has resigned his appointment. Akerele, in his resignation letter dated 25th April, said...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has collected N1.4 trillion ($3.9 billion) from banks in the country with excess cash holdings as part of strategies to...
A major assault by suspected members of a Rwandan rebel group in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo has left no fewer...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that it is teaming up with countries and partners worldwide to accelerate work on drugs and a vaccine for...
An Internally Displaced Person (IDP) has tested positive for the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic in Borno State. The IDP, whose name was not given, tested positive for...
The Jigawa State government has received no fewer than 524 Almajiris evacuated by the Kano State government to stem the spread of COVID-19. Governor Badaru who...
A woman in Sapele, Delta State has lost her life after embarking on a two-month dry fasting. According to reports, the incident happened along MTN Road,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concerns over the reported appointment of President Muhammadu Buhari as the ECOWAS Covid-19 Response Champion. The party said it...
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed two policemen attached to the Edo State Command of the force who were caught on camera fighting in public. The...
As the coronavirus crisis bites harder at aviation operations across the globe, Arik Air has said it would cut employees’ salaries by 80% beginning from April....
The Borno State government is set to prosecute no fewer than three Imams for flouting the COVID-19 lockdown order by holding Friday congregational prayers. Babakura Abba...
Both positive and negative sentiments defined investors’ attitude to the market this week as gains and losses were recorded in the five trade sessions. The bourse...
Nigerians who may be hoping that the Federal Government would relax the lockdown imposed on parts of the country have been told to forget the thought,...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Saturday morning. 1. 114 new cases confirmed as Nigeria’s COVID-19 figure climbs to 1095 The Nigeria...
The British government said on Friday it would evacuate 900 of its citizens who want to leave Nigeria. The British High Commission said in a statement...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Friday night confirmed 114 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, with Lagos for the umpteenth time accounting for...
Seven health workers have tested positive for coronavirus in Borno State, Commissioner for Health, Salihu Kwaya-Bura confirmed on Friday. The commissioner made the disclosure at the...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, said on Friday the state government would begin the enforcement of the use of face masks May 1. Abiodun, who disclosed...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said on Friday the Federal Government would not accept the request to self-isolate in their homes by Nigerians abroad...
The Lagos State government on Friday confirmed the discharge of 10 more COVID-19 patients after they recovered fully from the disease. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed...
South Africans on Friday made mockery of President Cyril Ramaphosa struggle to put on a face mask. The South Africans took to Twitter and cracked jokes...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), like every other member association of the world football governing body FIFA, is set to receive the sum of $500,000 (about...
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Adeleke Mamora, said on Friday the results of the coronavirus tests carried out on the Chinese medical team currently...
The General Overseer of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement, Pastor Lazarus Muoka, has lashed out at world leaders for putting in place stringent measures in...
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has appointed 19-year-old Louis Okon as his Personal Assistant on Technical (Data Management) Affairs. The teenager was among the additional...
Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange ended on a positive note Friday as bargain-hunting efforts led the market to appreciate by N67.014 billion. Across the sector...
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said on Friday some states were yet to bring in samples for testing...
The Oyo State government has rejected the 1,800 bags of rice donated by the federal government through the Nigeria Customs Service to cushion the effect of...
The presiding cleric of Resurrection Praise Chapel, Archbishop Samson Mustapha Benjamin, has been released from detention after perfecting his bail conditions. The cleric was arraigned by...
Dutch football governing body has cancelled the topflight competition, the Eredivisie, over the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world, declaring no team as winners. The Eredivisie has...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, Friday signed the state Procurement Bill into law. In his speech at a brief ceremony held at the Government House, Lafia,...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday met with some ministers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to discuss the forthcoming Economic Sustainability Plan. The Senior Special Assistant...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairmen’s Forum on Friday dismissed reports linking the body with the recommendation of a candidate for the position of Chief of...
Mamman Daura, a nephew to President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday described the late Abba Kyari as a very intelligent man who lived a very simple life and...
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended two judges for compulsory retirement with immediate effect. The Director of Information at NJC, Soji Oye, said in a...
The United States government Friday described the late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, as a dedicated public servant and respected interlocutor for the...
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing has said that Britons desiring to be evaluated from Nigeria to the United Kingdom (UK) would pay more....
Two High Court judges have been recommended by the National Judicial Council for compulsory retirement over alleged age falsification and failure to deliver judgement for four...
The head of the Gavi Vaccine Alliance, Seth Berkley, has noted that the first vaccines against the deadly COVID-19 virus might be available in 12 to...
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has set up a 10-member committee to fashion out ways courts could sit amid measures to contain Covid-19 spread. Lockdown and...
The Edo State Government has pardoned 173 inmates of the Correctional Centres in the state in line with a declaration of the Federal Government that certain...
The Adamawa State government led by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has immediately ordered a total lockdown in the state for two weeks, days after recording its COVID-19...
The Bauchi State Government has banned the Almajiri system of quranic education and religious gatherings in the state as further measures aimed at containing the spread...
The two policemen shown fighting in a viral video have been ordered arrested and detained by the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Lawan Jimeta. This...
Ondo Police Command and the state government on Friday arraigned four suspects over the murder of Mrs Funke Olakunrin. Olakunrin, daughter to a leader of the...
Two policemen attached to the Ebelle Division of the Edo State Police Command have been caught on camera engaging in public fight. The video, which went...
These 5 latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Apple counters hacking assertion from cybersecurity personnel Mobile device...
The Lagos State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure has announced that it has selected 10 firms for the construction of the Fourth Mainland bridge. The firms...
