1. Households with verifiable evidence of livelihood adversely impacted by COVID-19 are eligible. 2. The credit is also available to enterprises with verifiable evidence of business...
With the growing cases of the Coronavirus in Nigeria after the first case was reported on February 27, the government started taking measures to combat the...
The National Center for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday advised a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, to immediately proceed on self isolation. The NCDC...
Former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh has given reasons why he would never consider taking the job again even if he were called upon by the...
Some stubborn masquerades have been arrested in Anambra State for refusing to observe the government’s stay-at-home order. The state government led by Governor Willie Obiano recently...
A 71-year-old farmer, has been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command on Monday for allegedly beating his wife to death at Idanre town in the...
In a latest attack on Monday, some suspected herdsmen have beheaded two men and went away with their heads in the Agatu Local Government Area of...
Bank accounts totalling 300,000 were abandoned by Nigerian bank account holders in the first quarter of 2020, the latest statistics from the Nigerian Interbank Settlement Scheme...
In a bid to ameliorate the effect of the hardship of the lockdown, to curtail the spread of Covid-19, the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) Ogun...
President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFf), Amaju Pinnick said the national women’s team, Super Falcons, should have had a world-class manager by now but for the...
The death toll arising from the deadly Tornadoes which hit the Southern part of the United State of America has climbed to 30 from 26 with...
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, on Monday appealed to governments at all levels to remember to protect livelihoods of the people and not just lives,...
Data recently compiled by Johns Hopkins University, USA, has revealed that no fewer than 1.92 million people around the world have now been confirmed to have...
In reaction to the current crisis induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has expressed worries about economic sustainability and...
The Northern States Governors’ Forum on Monday gave reasons why they cannot afford to lockdown the entire Northern part of the country, insisting that the cost...
The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the suspension of Engineer Bayo Dayo (backed by Buruji Kashamu) as the State Chairman...
A medical researcher, Prof. Ayodele Adeleye, on Monday said he has discovered a cure for the ravaging COVID-19 disease pandemic. According to Adeleye, his discovery has...
The Lagos State Police Command on Monday paraded about 130 suspected hoodlums arrested in connection with the spate of attacks on innocent residents of some communities...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Tuesday morning. 1. Buhari extends Lagos, Ogun, Abuja lockdown for another 14 days President Muhammadu Buhari...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday granted debt relief to a group of 25 countries largely dominated by African nations. It identified the beneficiaries as...
The Kaduna State government led by Governor Nasir El-Rufai has announced that markets will partially open on Tuesday, April 14, and Wednesday, April 15, 2020 from...
Reports emanating from the United Kingdom indicate that 10 Nigerians who registered to be evacuated back home have tested positive for the dreaded COVID-19 disease. It...
A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has called on the Federal Government to provide Nigerians with food if it insisted on locking them down. He argued...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s second COVID-19 pandemic speech on Monday as very disappointing. The party said the speech, “just like...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday coronavirus was 10 times deadlier than swine flu which caused a global pandemic in 2009. WHO Director-General, Dr....
At least 3,249 arms including ammunition and cartridges have been recovered by the Rivers Police Command at a criminal hideout in Ogu/Bolo local government area of...
The Chinese government has imposed tight restrictions on all research publications bordering on the origins of the novel coronavirus which has left 1.7million people infected and...
Oganisers of the Okpekpe international 10km Road Race has cancelled the 2020 edition of the race due to the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria. The race,...
A few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari extended the lockdown on three Nigerian cities in a bid to check the spread of coronavirus, the country on...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Monday it did not charge any fee on COVID-19 loan application as claimed by reports. The CBN’s Director,...
Founder of the Resurrection Praise Ministry, Worldwide, Archbishop Samson Benjamin has called on the Nigerian government led by President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that Nigerians and...
President Muhammadu Buhari, in his broadcast to the nation Monday evening, announced a number of palliative measures for Nigerians as a buffer against the austerity induced...
Kano State government on Monday evening confirmed two new cases of coronavirus in the state. The state Ministry of Health which disclosed this on its Twitter...
Lagos State government on Monday night confirmed the discharge of six more coronavirus patients from the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who...
Suspected cult members on Sunday night invaded Azikoro-Agbura, Yenagoa, Bayelsa and killed one Senitonkumo Otu. The deceased, who was an artisan and in his mid- 30s,...
As part of the reforms to stem the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the populace, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday evening declared a new economic...
Address by H.E Muhammadu Buhari, President of the federal republic of Nigeria on the extension of COVID-19 Pandemic lockdown at the state house, Abuja. Monday, 13th...
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday extended the movement restriction in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for an extra 14 days in a bid to...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Monday urged the general public to disregard messages and video being circulated on social media on the alleged recruitment exercise...
Following the increasing activities of hoodlums and street urchins in the border communities between Lagos and Ogun States, the Inspector- General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, Monday called for cooperation from all sectors in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in...
The Ekiti State government on Monday ordered an extension of covid-19 lockdown measures until the 27th of April 2020. In a statement, the government said Governor...
The British Defence Ministry said Monday it would deploy 200 military personnel in support of ambulance services after the country’s coronavirus death toll increased to 11,329....
The Ekiti State Government said on Monday it would release the “low risk” inmates of the Ado Ekiti Correctional Centre to further check the spread of...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has tested negative for the COVID-19 disease, his Commissioner for Information, Mr Declan Emelumba, announced on Monday. The Commissioner, who made...
The governor of Ebonyi, David Umahi, has ordered the arrest of the traditional rulers of Umuogodoakpu-Ngbo and Ohankwu communities in the Ohaukwu and Ikwo local government...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the federal and state governments to order the re-opening of worship centres to allow people to gather...
The government of China has denied discriminating against “African brothers” in the country after reports of alleged eviction from their homes and mistreatment over fears they...
The African Union (AU), led by its chairman, Cyril Ramaphosa, has appointed ex-Nigerian Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr. Donald Kaberuka, Mr. Tidjane Thiam and Mr....
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has commended efforts of its members in the coverage and reportage of the COVID-19 pandemic. The body, however, frowned at...
