A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said that President Muhammadu Buhari did no wrong by ordering the lockdown of Lagos and Ogun, as well as...
About 3,111 new covid-19 cases have emerged within the last 24 hours in Iran, bringing the total number of infected persons in the country to 44,606....
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Air Force, Shehu Koko has called on the Nigerian Government to suspend the payment of electricity and water bills...
House of Representative Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu said he and his family members had tested negative to the Covid-19 pandemic. Elumelu, who made the announcement in...
Mondelez-backed beverage and chocolate maker, Cadbury Nigeria Plc, has declared a N0.49 final dividend per share for Full Year 2019. According to the confectioner’s notice to the Nigerian...
The first coronavirus patient in Oyo State has recovered and has been discharged after testing negative twice for coronavirus on Monday. The Oyo State government made...
Health workers in Australia and New Zealand have reported a large proportion of coronavirus cases among young people. According to the Australian government statistics, 37% of...
These 5 latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Zoom removes Facebook’s data harvester from its product Popular video...
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has called on DSTV and StarTimes to give Nigerians one month free subscription as their contributions...
Nigerian Military on Monday confirmed that it has recorded an index case of the dreaded Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic ravaging the world. The coordinator of the Defence...
Glassware manufacturer, Beta Glass Plc, has announced a 10.4% expansion in its after-tax profit for Full Year 2019. The comprehensive account of the firm’s financial performance in...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday morning announced four new cases of coronavirus across the country. The centre revealed on its Twitter handle...
A historic food crisis is round the corner amidst headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic, the Agriculture Bureau Association of Nigeria (ABAN) has warned. ABAN also said...
A new electricity tariff regime, which will effect increase in different electricity rate categories, begins tomorrow Wednesday 1st April 2020. The new regulation had been announced...
The Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo has sent an SOS after putting out an urgent plea for medical volunteers to help stem the outbreak of...
President Muhammadu Buhari acted within the purview of the law by imposing movement restrictions in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and...
The Naira exchanged for N412 per dollar on Monday at the Bureau De Change (BDC), shedding N10 in one day after selling for N402 last Friday. The...
The United States of America led by President Donald Trump has agreed to allow companies from Russia, China and Europe to continue their work at Iranian...
The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has ordered the arrest and prosecution of those who defied the COVID-19 lockdown directive by attempting to enter the...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Tuesday morning. 1. Coronavirus cases in Nigeria increase by 20, now 131 The Nigeria Centre...
Pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has faulted the timing of President Mohammadu Buhari’s order for a lockdown to be observed in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun States...
In its bid to maintain social distancing over Covid-19 pandemic, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has adopted the use of teleconferencing for its meetings. The governors made...
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Monday suspended the chairman of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area and his deputy over their failure to carry out...
All working journalists and other media staff in Lagos and Ogun states as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been advised to use their...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, Monday appointed Mr. Obieze Valentine Chukwuama as the state’s new Accountant-General. The governor’s Principal Secretary, Mrs. Irene Chima, disclosed this in...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the Covid-19 Regulations, 2020, which declared Covid-19 a dangerous infectious disease. The signing of the Regulation, according to a statement...
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Monday described movement restriction imposed on Lagos, Ogun and Abuja by President Muhammadu Buhari as “unconstitutional and a political virus for...
Members of Brazil’s left have demanded president Jair Bolsonaro’s resignation after what was considered a cynical and irresponsible response to the global coronavirus pandemic. The President...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monday suspended clearing of cheques until further notice. The Director of Banking Services at CBN, Mr. Sam Okojere, who disclosed...
Negative sentiments dominated activities in the Nigerian bourse Monday as intense profit-taking cost the market N276.727 billion. All the key performance indicators closed in the negative...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Monday night confirmed 20 fresh cases of coronavirus in the country. The centre said on its Twitter handle that...
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, Monday ordered a two-week lockdown of the state as part of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to the state....
A clergyman, Archbishop Samson Benjamin has called on world bodies to probe the emergence of the Covid-19 virus from Wuhan, China. Archbishop Benjamin, who is the...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday shifted the commencement of the movement restriction in the state till Friday. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Sunday ordered...
The Director- General of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said on Monday the agency was now tracing 6,000 people who reportedly...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Monday arraigned four supermarkets and pharmaceutical outlets at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for hiking the prices...
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, said on Monday the agency had ordered the manufacturing...
The Prince of Wales, Charles, has reportedly recovered from the deadly coronavirus after spending seven days in self-isolation in accordance with government and medical guidelines. Reports...
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday approved “skeletal operations” by banks and other key players in the financial services sector following the restriction order placed on Abuja, Lagos...
Italy’s Civil Protection Agency has announced a drastic decline in the daily infection rate of coronavirus on Monday since the 17th of March when the epidemic...
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has tested positive for coronavirus. The governor disclosed this on his Twitter handle on Monday. He said: “I just received my...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided on the new date for the next edition of the Olympic Games having postponed it due to the coronavirus...
Anambra State government said Monday that Governor Willie Obiano had gone on self-isolation following the growing cases of coronavirus in the country. The Secretary to the...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said the military is ready to implement presidential directives to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Coordinator, Defence...
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Kaduna State, Monday granted a cleric, Muhammad Umar, who allegedly violated the state government’s restriction order on...
Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr., through the Mike Adenuga Foundation (MAF), has donated the sum of N1.5 billion to the federal government to support Nigeria’s fight against...
Standup comedian, Funnybone has threatened to sue a photographer who attended the recently staged Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) despite testing positive for COVID-19. The...
Zimbabwe on Monday has begun to observe a 3 weeks lockdown as mandated by the President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, as part of efforts to contain the spread...
Contrary to reports that made the rounds throughout last week, Barcelona captain Messi has revealed that players of the club will take a 70% pay cut...
Oil prices plummeted to their lowest levels in seventeen years Monday on the back of a glut-induced fall in demand as the global oil market battles...
