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...
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NACIA) has asked Muslims to ensure they observe social distancing while they search for the moon in the forthcoming...
A doctor in Ekiti State has contracted coronavirus while treating the third case, a pregnant woman in the state, officials confirmed. Ekiti State Commissioner for Health,...
Governor Hope Uzodinma has reacted to reports that he had planned to rename Imo State University after Abba Kyari. The governor denied ever saying such or...
The 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and the National Examination Council originally scheduled for May and June have been postponed indefinitely by the Federal...
Troops of Operation Hadarin were on Tuesday ambushed by bandits in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, leading to the death of four of the...
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has said that a terrorist such as Abubakar Shekau required to be killed and not allowed to surrender. Shekau...
The Minster of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnibe Mamora on Tuesday explained that the number of people tested for COVID-19 disease in Nigeria has remained low...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to further slash fuel pump price to N60 or N70. Following the drop...
The Federal Government on Tuesday expressed concerns over the rising cases of COVID-19 in the Northwest state of Kano. The Minister of State for Health, Dr...
A consortium of multilateral institutions that includes the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Paris Club and the G20 have agreed to grant a...
The Kaduna State government on Wednesday announced the discharge of another COVID-19 patient in the state, bringing the total number of discharged patients to five in...
Two pastors, Abiodun Daramola and Sunday Akinwande of the Source of Salvation Ministries, Omisanjana in Ado-Ekiti, have been convicted by an Ado Ekiti Magistrate Court for...
The Ondo State government has ordered the release of no fewer than 26 inmates of the Olokuta Correctional Centre Akure, the state capital. This was reveald...
Oil prices showed some signs of recovery Wednesday morning as US oil futures jumped by over 20% and Brent eased after falling for two days as...
A Court of Appeal in Abuja has held that Musa Wada was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kogi State governorship election...
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouq , has disclosed that the list of information the Federal Government of Nigeria will access to...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will kick off the disbursement of the N50 billion fund, aimed at supporting households and Micro Small and Medium Enterprises severely...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Wednesday morning. 1. Buhari orders payment of varsity lecturers’ withheld salaries President Muhammadu Buhari has approved...
Edo State House of Assembly Speaker, Frank Okiye, who recently contacted Covid-19 disease has shared how he overcame the dreaded virus. Okiye, among other things, said...
The interim management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has invited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an interface with its auditors and...
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for adoption of measures that being about, speedy dispensation of justice and decongestion of custodial centres in the country in view...
The Minister of Aviation on Tuesday, disclosed that the Federal Government had denied requests for flight approval from five state governors in the country. The minister...
For flouting the presidential lockdown order, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Command, on Tuesday threatened to seal all motor parks in the nation’s capital. The...
The number of people infected by COVID-19 in Nigeria increased to 782 on Tuesday night after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 117 new...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate payment of the withheld February and March salaries of university lecturers who had not been captured in the Integrated...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Tuesday ordered the deployment of Ms. Janet Agbede as the new Commissioner of Police in Abia. She replaced Mr. Okon...
British Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, said on Tuesday a COVID-19 vaccine developed at the University of Oxford would be tested on humans in the United Kingdom...
Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Tuesday, called for the immediate release of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife....
The Nasarawa State government said on Tuesday at least 43 persons who returned to the state from Lagos have been placed in isolation. The state government...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, said Tuesday another staff of the World Health Organization (WHO) had tested positive for coronavirus in the state. The development brought...
The Abia State government on Tuesday shut two private hospitals where the state’s two index coronavirus cases were initially admitted. The state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu,...
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, on Tuesday, presented the 2020 Appropriation Bill of N242.28 billion to the state House of Assembly. Diri, while presenting his maiden...
Spanish giants, Barcelona are set to sell the naming rights of their stadium, Nou Camp to a sponsor for the first time since it was opened....
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama says he wants to give back to the world of football by grooming a new generation of goalkeepers. The shotstopper,...
Madagascar’s Institute of Applied Research (IMRA) has developed a herbal remedy for coronavirus called “Covid Organics”. The President, Andry Rajoelina, who officially ensorsed the drink in...
The Nigerian equity market closed in the negative territory on Tuesday as profit-taking activities in blue-chip stocks triggered a loss of over N151.392 billion. A negative...
The Federal Government Tuesday warned Nigerians against patronising uncertified COVID-19 vaccines being hawked in Kano State. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave...
The Lagos State government Tuesday confirmed the discharge of nine more coronavirus patients after they recovered from the disease. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed...
The Gombe State House of Assembly Tuesday recommended total lockdown of the state following the outbreak of coronavirus in the state. The Speaker of the House,...
A middle-aged man was on Tuesday electrocuted in Abakaliki area of Ebonyi. The incident occurred along the Abakaliki/Enugu highway at about 12:00noon on Tuesday. An eyewitness...
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said on Tuesday the team had approved plans for the distribution of medical equipment and...
One of those allegedly listed as options to serve as President Muhammadu Buhari’s new Chief of Staff (CoS), Ismaila Isa Funtua, has distanced himself from the...
Nollywood actress, and mother of one, Toyin Abraham has revealed her struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts stating that she was scared to talk about what...
The management of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Borno State, has intensified its tracing of possible contacts of the state’s index COVID-19 case. The...
The global oil price benchmark, Brent crude, on Tuesday extended its decline, dropping to $19 per barrel, amid the demand collapse caused by reduced economic activity....
The United Nations (UN) has announced that it received EUR 1.2 million from the European Union for the provision of lifesaving preparedness and response activities for...