The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission on Monday said local government elections would be held on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in all local government areas...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Tuesday said it had discharged 12 more COVID-19 patients from its isolation and treatment centre in Abuja. The FCT...
The Kogi State National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal has reserved ruling on Senator Dino Melaye’s appeal against the outcome of the Kogi West senatorial rerun election....
Police in Imo State are currently hunting for three siblings who allegedly killed their brother over money realised during their mother’s funeral. The brothers, Patrick Obieshieke,...
Foreign capital importation into Nigeria nosedived by 31.19% to $5.854 billion in the first quarter of this year relative to the corresponding period of last year...
The Kebbi State government led by Governor Atiku Bagudu says it has received no fewer than 83 additional Almajiris evacuated by the Kano State government over...
Sultry Nollywood actress, script writer and producer, Blessing Effiom Egbe has accused the writers of Africa Magic’s ‘My Flatmates’ of plagiarising one of her TV series...
Oil appreciated Tuesday, spurred in part by improving investors’ sentiment that oil-producing economies will fulfil their pledge to slash output and also by signs of growing...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of an “immediate second peak” of the deadly COVID-19 disease as countries around the world ease up on lockdowns....
The United Nation (UN) has informed that over the past two days, Libya’s coastguard have intercepted about 400 Europe-bound migrants (refugees & asylum seekers) off the...
The Nigerian government’s resolve to accomplish its fiscal ambition by looking the way of the domestic fixed income market to raise fund will stimulate financial market...
Oyo government has confirmed four more cases of COVID-19 in the state. The state Governor Seyi Makinde, who made the confirmation on Tuesday, said two of...
The Gombe State government has revealed that of the 30 new cases of COVID-19 infections recorded in the state, 18 of them have refused government isolation...
President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to immediately sanction governors of Kano, Borno, Nasarawa, Jigawa and some other states for allegedly defying the Federal Government’s pray-at-home...
A Minister and his ways Members of Nigeria’s lower house looked to be in a no-nonsense mood last week. And, many wished that they could...
The Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano has told residents of the state to expect a spike in the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in...
The Ebonyi State government has confirmed 29 new cases of COVID-19 virus bringing the total number of infections recorded in the state to 33. This was...
Africa’s largest economy stands a chance of shrinking next quarter from the shocks of curbs placed on commercial operations in an effort to rein in coronavirus...
The people of Oshimili North Local Government Area (LGA) in Delta State has given herdsmen seven days to leave their bushes. An executive order handed to...
The government of Jigawa State on Monday discharged 32 more COVID-19 patients. It said the patients were discharged from isolation center after they tested negative for...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Tuesday morning. 1. There can be no development without peace —Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari said on...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday night confirmed 229 new COVID-19 cases in 14 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday peace, security, unity, and harmony were prerequisites for development in Africa The President, according to a statement issued by his...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has produced locally-made ventilators as its contribution to national efforts towards fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Chief of...
The Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. C-Don Adinuba, said on Monday the state government and its Delta State counterpart were holding talks...
Leading drug-maker, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc recorded a 12.8% uptrend in its gross earnings for full year 2019, its annual report and financial statements, published by the...
Due to the COVID-19-provoked changes in activities in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Monday it would deploy more technological tools in discharging...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Monday unveiled the policy mechanism for the conduct of elections under the current COVID-19 pandemic ahead of the Edo and...
Ethiopian Airlines on Monday denied having any existing contract with the Nigerian government to evacuate stranded Nigerians from Canada. The Canadian government had last week denied...
The Lagos State Police Command said on Monday a suspected leader of the Aiye confraternity in Oworonshoki area of the state, Waidi, a.k.a “Obasanjo” was shot...
The Imo State Police Command on Monday confirmed the arrest of the ex-Director- General of the Imo State Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), Theophilus Okere, for allegedly stabbing...
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) chapter, on Monday, ordered its members working at the hospital’s isolation centre...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Monday it had temporarily suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 as a precautionary measure. The...
Burundi’s electoral commission has declared retired general Evariste Ndayishimiye, ruling party (CNDD-FDD) candidate, Burundi’s president-elect to succeed outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza. The commission chairman, Pierre Claver...
Late basketball legend, Kobe Bryant’s first-ever championship gold ring which he gave to his mother as a gift, has been sold for $260,080 at a recent...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday warned that parents who enrolled their children into the Almajiri education system faced up to two years in prison....
The Assistant Financial Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State, Maximian Okedu, resigned his position from the party on Monday. Okedu’s resignation comes...
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, on Monday, confirmed the discharge of another set of 44 Almajaris from the Amada quarantine camp after they tested negative for...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said on Monday train operations nationwide could not commence until the ban on interstate travel was lifted by the Federal Government....
Controversial singer, Azeez Fashola, better known as Naira Marley, on Monday, announced a free one hour virtual concert for his fans scheduled to hold on Saturday....
The Kwara State government said on Monday the state had recorded four new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the state to...
The National Vice-Chairman, South-South, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Emmanuel Ogidi, on Monday, urged the party members in Edo State to work towards achieving...
Bayelsa government has confirmed three new COVID-19 cases in the state. It identified two of the cases as military officials, adding that the third case was...
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has charged frontline troops to deal with bandits. He said the troops should not give...
I was awakened this morning by a post. The person had announced gleefully that the Naira was on a free fall having dropped to N500 in...
These 5 latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Africa’s Access Afya receives funding from America’s MIT Kenya-based healthcare...
The organising committee of The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has announced the pair of Vimbai Mutinhiri and Taymesan Emmanuel as hosts of the 15th edition of...
Health authorities in Russia have recorded 8,946 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours with the number of cases in the country climbing to 353,427,...
The Federal government on Sunday said 50 Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Lebanon have been evacuated alongside 19 other Nigerians who were stranded in that...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has declared that professional competence, adherence to the principle of transparency and accountability was the yardstick used to engage the...