The Zamfara State government has informed that it has started the screening of Almajiris sent to the state after they were evacuated by the Kano State...
The Kaduna State government has initiated moves to ensure that there is no discrimination and stigmatization of discharged COVID-19 patients in the state. Dr Amina Mohammed...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has attacked Atiku Abubakar for calling for the establishment of crude oil reservoir in Nigeria. Atiku, a former Vice President and...
There are now over 2.7 million covid-19 cases and at least 190,000 deaths globally according to the Johns Hopkins University. The United States alone has claimed...
The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has urged nationals to go out and enjoy the sun after studies revealed that the impact...
The first human trial of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine has begun in Europe. Two volunteers were injected in Oxford out of more than 800 people...
The Wema Bank board has announced its proposal of N0.04 dividend per share translating to a total dividend of about N1.543 billion for Full Year 2019. In its notice to...
A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to the appointment of President Muhammadu Buhari to lead the fight against Covid-19 in West Africa. He said...
The Rivers state police command has confirmed the death of a female police Sergeant allegedly shot by another police officer, Bitrus Isaiah attached to Rivers State...
Access Bank Plc has reported a N218.790 million or 0.53% plunge in its First Quarter 2020 profit compared to the same period of 2019. The full account...
Scandal-hit Prime Minister of Lesotho, Thomas Thabane who is accused of murdering his estranged wife has declared that he will not be pushed out of office...
The President of the United States of America (USA) Donald Trump has suggested that disinfectants could be injected into human beings as part of an experiment...
The government of Niger State, has vowed to arrest residents of the state without face masks outside their homes. Governor Bello announced this on Thursday while...
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has remitted the sum N119.55 billion to the Excess Revenue Account, a statement from the Office of the Accountant General...
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has lambasted the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari over its lopsided nature of sharing...
The governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has denied he banned two journalists for life from covering and reporting state functions. The governor was heavily criticised...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Friday morning. 1. ECOWAS taps Buhari to lead West Africa’s COVID-19 fight West African leaders Thursday...
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is pushing for measures aimed at easing the debt burden of about $3.4 trillion on Nigeria and...
The Adamawa State Government on Thursday said it has started tracing 84 contacts of the state’s COVID-19 index case, a journalist, Kabir Awal. This is just...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the United States has quit its inquiry into the acquisition of an offshore oil asset in Nigeria in 2011...
There is a growing apprehension within medical circles over the number of critical equipment and professionals that may be needed in handling the growing cases of...
He told us he would be back at his desk soon. I believed it. But now, it would never happen. Not tomorrow, not next week, not...
The Nigerian government has said it was ‘extremely disappointed’ over the alleged inhuman treatment of Nigerians and other Africans in China. It has therefore declared the...
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly Thursday passed the 2020 budget estimate of N242.2billion. The appropriation bill christened “Budget of Consolidation for Prosperity,” which was presented...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Friday as the first day of the Ramadan fast in Nigeria. Abubakar announced the sighting of...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Thursday confirmed 108 fresh cases of coronavirus in the country. Thursday night’ figure has pushed up the total number...
A Kenyan man, George Mambezi, who has been in the global spotlight for beating up his son who failed to sit for Mathematics and English examinations...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammad Musa Bello, on Thursday, vowed to invoke all relevant laws to force wealthy Nigerians who have tested positive...
Following the tragic passing of the former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, last weekend, tributes had been coming in torrents from power...
The Imo State government said on Thursday the state’s former governor, Emeka Ihedioha, would be asked to explain how he spent the N20 billion allocated to...
The Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said on Thursday the United States’ halting of funding for the World Health Organisation...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said Thursday Nigeria would not rule out a homegrown vaccine for the prevention and cure of COVID-19. Ehanire, who...
Five inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Enugu custodial centre have bagged degrees in various fields of study after successfully completing their first degree studies at...
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said Thursday countries had different approaches to testing for COVID-19. There have been...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said on Thursday over 40 health workers had contracted COVID-19 in the country. Ehanire, who disclosed this during the...
Profit-taking especially in blue chip equities led investors to dump large volumes of shares for sale Thursday as the market shed N161.302 billion. A negative market...
The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu, said on Thursday the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the World...
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on Thursday, charged the Federal Government to relax the lockdown it imposed...
The Akwa Ibom State government on Thursday extended the lockdown imposed on the state till April 27 as part of measures to halt the spread of...
A zoo in the United States said on Thursday four more tigers and three lions have tested positive for COVID-19 after the first case of a...
In a bid to fight against the spread of COVID-19, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) have donated six...
West African leaders Thursday tapped President Muhammadu Buhari to lead the battle against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the sub-region. The Special Adviser to...
The Medical Guild said on Thursday three of its members at Alimosho General Hospital and Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, had tested positive for...
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Thursday extended the lockdown imposed on the state by another 14 days to check the spread of coronavirus. The governor announced...
Nigeria’s oldest and biggest brewer, Nigerian Breweries Plc Thursday reported a 30.93% fall in its earnings for First Quarter 2020, compared to the corresponding period of 2019. The...
Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has revealed the brutal reaction meted out to him by his father, Pete Edochie after he told him while he was in...
The Kogi State Police Command Thursday confirmed the arrest of three suspected kidnappers in the Okene area of the state. The command spokesman, DSP William Aya,...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Thursday presided over the meeting of the Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) put together by President Muhammadu Buhari to address the economic fallout...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has set up a probe committee to investigate the fire outbreak at Ngala Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Borno State....
A compound in Bulawa, on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest, Borno State believed to be housing leaders of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, has been...
