The Nigerian government has been called upon to come to the rescue of Kano State in the fight against Covid-19 spread in the state. The Chairman,...
The immediate past Governor of Zamfara State, Dr. Abdul Aziz Yari, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari not to...
The Minister for Health, Osagie Ehanire on Wednesday explained that testing for COVID-19 disease was stopped in Kano because some persons working in the laboratory got...
Despite an increase in pipeline vandalisation cases by 50%, Nigeria posted crude oil and gas export sales revenue of $434.85 million in January, the latest Monthly...
The Minister for Health, Osagie Ehanire on Wednesday disclosed that the 15-man Chinese medical team would be undergoing the COVID-19 test on Thursday (today), to ascertain...
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has warned the Nigerian government not to extend the current lockdown beyond 27th April, saying the decision is...
Seventy-two Nigerians who were waiting to be evacuated in Guangzhou city, Guangdong Province of China have tested positive for COVID-19. 56 Nigerians, whose test results were...
The Nigeria Labour Congress has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria against any further extension of the lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said the country might have to halt the production of oil if the prices of oil continued to fall...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Thursday morning. 1. COVID-19: Governors agree to enforce 14-day inter-state lockdown The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF)...
The Federal Government said on Wednesday it had secured the release of 60 out of the 73 Nigerians serving various jail terms in Tanzanian prisons. The...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Wednesday night confirmed 91 new cases of coronavirus in the country. The centre said on its Twitter handle that...
The kidnapped Edo State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr Emmanuel Agbale, has been released by his abductors Agbale was kidnapped last Friday on his way...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) met on Wednesday in Abuja and agreed to implement inter-state lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus in the country. Nigeria...
Kano State government said on Wednesday two health workers had tested positive for COVID-19 in the state. The Coordinator of the state Task Force Committee on...
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) Wednesday charged Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, and other power-brokers in the state to stop the harassment and intimidation of...
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday, dismissed as outright falsehood claims that a strange disease has killed an unspecified number of people in the state....
The Federal Government Wednesday dismissed reports that it had postponed the resumption of schools in the country till November. The Federal Ministry of Education in a...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) Wednesday condemned “the blatant intimidation, harassment, and attacks on journalists and media houses by the Ebonyi State governor, David...
The Borno State government has Wednesday announced a second death from COVID-19 in the state. The Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, disclosed this while giving an...
The Federal Government Wednesday banned inter-state movement of COVID-19 patients in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this at the Presidential Taskforce...
The Lagos State Government Wednesday arraigned the General Overseer of Resurrection Praise Ministries for Africa, Bishop Samson Benjamin, at the Igbosere Magistrate Court for allegedly violating...
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday presented cheques to families of victims of the March 15 explosion in the Abule-Ado area of the state. At least...
Inter Milan forward, Romelu Lukaku has apologized to his club for claiming in public that 23 of 25 players in the squad were sick last January....
The Nigerian bourse rebounded on Wednesday after recording depreciation in the previous session. Gains posted by blue-chip equities led by WAPCO, Zenith Bank, BUA Cement, PZ...
Edo State recorded its second COVID-19 death on Tuesday. The state Commissioner for Health, Patrick Okundia, who confirmed the development to journalists Wednesday, said the dead...
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) Wednesday shared N780.926 billion as revenue allocation for March to the federal, states, local governments and relevant agencies in the...
The Ekiti State government said on Wednesday the state had recorded its first COVID-19 death. The state Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade,...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said on Wednesday it had rejected the submission of Bank Verification Number (BVN) as a condition for payment of...
United States President, Donald Trump, said Wednesday he had instructed the Navy to “shoot down and destroy” any Iranian gunboats that “harass” American ships following last...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) COVID-19 test centre in Kano has suspended operations. This suspension was done due to shortage of test kits. The...
Stand-up comedian, Francis Agoda, popularly known as I Go Dye, has offered to donate his mansion to the Federal Government of Nigeria for use as a...
Entertainment personality, Don Jazzy, on Wednesday applauded actress, Funke Akindele-Bello for admitting her mistake after the incident with the Lagos State government. The actress and her...
The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has banned two journalists from entering the government house and covering state functions over alleged negative reports. The governor,...
The national heirarchy of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has been charged to immediately seek a suitable candidate as Chief of Staff to President Muhamamdu...
The Governor Ben Ayade-led government of Cross River has lamented lack of funds to battle coronavirus pandemic in the state. The state cried out over its...
The Ekiti State government led has ordered the closure of major markets in the state to stem the spread of COVID-19 which has claimed over 20...
These 5 latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Facebook closes $5.7B capital investment in India’s Reliance Jio World’s...
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai has recovered from the dreaded COVID-19 disease. The governor, who was off public glare for the past four weeks...
The Northern Governors’ Forum has expressed fears over the risk posed by the Almajiri system in this period of Covid-19 pandemic. The governors, have therefore, vowed...
In the morning of last week Saturday, Nigerians woke up to the news of the demise of Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari....
The Nasarawa State Government on Wednesday released about 115 inmates from the six correctional centres in the state as a way of further curbing the spread...
Adoration Ministry, Enugu, has claimed that the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic ravaging almost every country in the world is a fulfillment of the prophecy given by the...
Nine people, including a Polish were on Wednesday discharged by the Lagos State government as they tested negative for the deadly covid-19, after undergoing treatment. The...
The Taraba State government led by Governor Darius Ishaku has issued a directive for the immediate closure of mosques and churches in the state after imposing...
Adamawa State government has now recorded its COVID-19 index case which has been moved to the isolation centre at the state Specialist Hospital in Yola Though...
The Osun State government led by Governor Gboyega Oyetola has moved to ensure total compliance with its lockdown directive by mounting barricades at all boundaries and...
The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, who was not wearing a face mask, caused a stir on Tuesday when he coughed repeatedly while speaking to his...
Fresh data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University has revealed that more than 2.5 million people around the world have been diagnosed with the deadly COVID-19...
The death toll arising from a shooting rampage in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on Sunday, when a gunman disguised as a police officer opened...