Health authorities in Lebanon have ordered the shutdown of all schools, universities and nurseries until March 8 as a precautionary measure against the likely spread of...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Sunday morning, March 1, 2020 1. Lagos govt relocates coronavirus index case The Lagos State...
Hello, and welcome to Business Roundup this week. Here, we bring you highlights of events that happened during the week -from the capital market, mainstream business activities while...
Custodian Investment Plc has recorded a 15% drop translating to N1.101 billion in after-tax profit for Full Year 2019. This and other details are published in its Consolidated...
Nigerians have been advised to take immediate advantage of the Lenten period (a season of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of Easter) to intensify a...
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon on Saturday revealed how a genocidal plot by the Nigerian Army against the Igbos was averted during the civil...
Three Chinese men working in a mining site in Wase area of Plateau State were on Saturday quarantined for suspected coronavirus. The state Commissioner for Information,...
The United States government and the Afghan Taliban signed a historic peace agreement on Saturday. The agreement was signed in Doha, Qatar, by the US Special...
Following the discovery of a coronavirus index case in Nigeria on Friday, the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos on Saturday temporarily suspended the exchange of the sign...
A member of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Ali Dastak, has died of the coronavirus disease. He died on Saturday, a few days after he was hospitalized...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday expressed disappointment at the unauthorised release of 295 tankers of smuggled petroleum products by security operatives at the land borders. Consequently,...
The Lagos State Government said on Saturday it had moved the coronavirus index case to a better facility in the state. The Italian had reportedly complained...
The English Premier League this weekend saw the mighty fallen as league leaders, Liverpool had their unbeaten run ended by Watford. The Reds, who have not...
The Department of State Services (DSS) said on Saturday the Presidency ordered the investigation of a trader, Anthony Okolie, for allegedly using a telephone line previously...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, said on Saturday the state government would not repeal or amend the extant grazing law despite mounting pressure from several quarters....
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, said on Saturday the apex bank would seize the private jets of loan defaulters in the...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday urged the Federal Government to address the issue of restructuring, saying failure to act on the matter would lead to...
The Federal Government said on Saturday Berger/Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway would be opened to motorists on March 1. The Federal Controller of Works,...
The Nigerian Air Force said on Saturday that its Air Component of the Operation Lafiya Dole has killed several Boko Haram jihadists during attacks on their...
For a second week running, matches of the Italian Serie A have been postponed for the fear of the spread of novel coronavirus. Five matches of...
Former heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder has reassured his fans that he is not ready to give up following defeat to Tyson Fury. The American lost in...
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has faulted the position taken by the Council of Ulamas, following the decision by...
The Federal Government has warned suppliers and retailers from using the excuse of the recorded case of coronavirus in Nigeria to inflate the prices of face...
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has posted a 13% rise in its after-tax profit for Full Year 2019. The percentage increase translates to N10.482 billion increase...
Nigeria’s second-biggest company by market value, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, has reported a 38.7% growth in bottom-line for Full Year 2019. By this action, MTNN joins Dangote Cement...
A group of protesters on Friday stormed the National Headquarters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in solidarity with the National Chairman of the party,...
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, and the state’s commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi seems to be on different pages concerning how prepared...
FIFA president, Gianni Infantino says football fixtures are likely to be postponed or played behind closed doors to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The next international...
Flights between Kenya and China have been suspended by a Kenyan judge who also ordered the state to prepare a plan to prevent the spread of...
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has recommended that ministers and diplomats skip a meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Saturday morning, February 29, 2020 1. Nigerian government to trace contacts of confirmed coronavirus case The...
Chigemezu Aribike, a 19-year-old internet fraudster, has narrated how he duped a Cambodian women of the sun of $75,000. Aribike made the narration after he was...
Heavy sell off cost the market N610 billion this week. So far this year, investors have lost N1.646 trillion due to the negative sentiments that have...
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has described the state as a one party state. He said the only party existing in the state remained...
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom on Friday gave a matching order to the state’s Livestock Guards to impound any cattle seen grazen in the...
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has declared that it is unfortunate that after years of practicing democracy, Nigeria which is often times described as...
President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo as Amnesty programme coordinator. A statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and...
After many years of low tech patronage, West Africa’s French speaking country, Cote D’Ivoire seems to be catching up eventually with investors’ beat, suggesting the country...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) said on Friday the state governments had put in place monitoring infrastructure to ensure quick response and attention to anyone exhibiting...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange extended its losing streak on Friday as profit-taking efforts drove the market southward. Investors lost about N308 billion at the end of...
A Nigerian-born forward with the Italian third-tier side, Paul Akpan Udoh, on Thursday became the first footballer to be infected with the deadly coronavirus. Udoh, who...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday approved the retirement of Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. The President immediately appointed...
The Board of Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission on Friday dismissed three teachers over alleged s*xual molestation of pupils in their schools. The affected teachers were...
The Federal High Court, Lagos on Friday, adjourned till May 13, ruling on the admissibility of documents brought against singer Azeez Fashola, a.k.a Naira Marley. The...
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, said on Friday 28 people who had contact with the Italian victim of the coronavirus had been identified and quarantined. He...
The Kaduna State Government on Friday met with the Fulani leaders and other stakeholders from the southern part of the state over growing insecurity in the...
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said on Friday his foray into partisan politics came with a vow never to deceive those who elected him. Lawan said his...
The Federal Government said on Friday would trace the contacts of the first confirmed case of Coronavirus in the country. The government had also deployed the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Friday arrested nine suspected internet fraudsters at two different locations in Abuja. The suspects, who are between the...
A gas explosion killed a young man simply identified as Chimezie in Aba, Abia State on Friday. The victim, who worked with a factory in Opobo...
