Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar Monday urged Nigerians to pray for his son, Mohammed, who is down with coronavirus. The ex-Vice President disclosed late on Sunday...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) said Monday it would temporarily close its trading floors and engage in remote trading over the coronavirus pandemic in the country....
Governors of the 36 states of the federation under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have suspended indefinitely their meeting slated for Wednesday because...
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said on Monday, 179 persons had contact with the coronavirus index case. The minister, who disclosed this at a press...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Monday, ordered all courts in the country to shut down from Tuesday. In a statement issued on...
The Department of State Services (DSS) Monday promised to deal ruthlessly with fraudsters using fake websites purported to be that of the service to defraud unsuspecting...
The Eko Hotels & Suites on Monday dismissed reports that it had partially shut down its operations over the outbreak of coronavirus in the country. It...
The Federal Government on Monday ordered the total closure of all land borders that were hitherto partially closed. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...
Panic selling persisted in the market on Monday with heavy sell pressure on banking stocks dragging the Banking Index by 9% to 220.66 basis points, the...
Badriyya, the daughter-in-law of ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and his grandchildren on Monday tested negative to the COVID-19. The woman’s husband, Mohammed, who is also the ex-Vice...
The Federal Government on Monday suspended the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting indefinitely following the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The Secretary to...
The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Monday asked a section of its workers to stay at home for two weeks in a bid to...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) said Monday it would shut down its national secretariat for two weeks over the outbreak of coronavirus in the country. The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced a partial shutdown and skeletal activities in its national and state secretariats. The opposition party made the announcement in...
The Federal Government has cancelled the meeting of heads of states and governments of the Chad Basin slated for next week in Abuja. The Minister of...
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency over the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has embarked on an indefinite strike after the expiration of its two-weeks warning strike, despite the fact that some...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted the former Head of Civil Service (HoS) of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, N100 million bail with two...
The number of people suffering from the dreaded coronavirus disease in Nigeria has now risen to 36, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire confirmed on Monday....
The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed has gone into self-isolation after coming in contact with the son of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar who has...
Media personality, Toke Makinwa has suggested that the Asian country of China should be fined by the whole world for exposing it to the dreaded coronavirus...
The Federal Government has said that the situation of coronavirus in Nigerian could get worse and has therefore, called on citizens to supports its efforts to...
The claim by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) that it has only recorded one death thus far arising from the outbreak of coronavirus also...
These 5 latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1) Google launches COVID-19 page and search portal Tech giant Google...
Ripples Nigeria and Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism (RCDIJ), organisers of the annual Ripples Nigeria Dialogue, have indefinitely postponed the 2020 edition of the...
The immediate past Head of the Civil Service (HOS) of the Federation, Winnifred Oyo-Ita has been arraigned over alleged N3 billion graft. She was arraigned by...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday confirmed the first death from the Coronavirus disease in Nigeria. The NCDC disclosed this via its Twitter handle,...
As part of the efforts to halt the spread of fake news surrounding coronavirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it was partnering with Whatsapp...
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria on Monday reached 35, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed. This came as the NCDC...
Concerned authorities in Italy have moved to stop all travel within the country, in a further escalation of its attempt to curb the spread of the...
Guinea’s referendum was marred by violence as scores of angry opposition members attacked a polling station and clashed with police in the capital, Conakry, in an...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) President, Rev Samson Ayokunle, has blamed man’s sins against God as the cause of the coronavirus pandemic. In a special...
Last week, the Nigerian Stock Exchange’s (NSE’s) Market Capitalisation crumbled by N279 billion, setting off a negative week-to-date return of 2.35%. It is pretty probable that...
Officers of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) enforcing the ban of large gatherings by the Lagos State Government to curb the spread of the deadly COVID-19...
The leadership crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) maybe yet from over as the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Yekini Nabena,...
Pastor Tunde Bakare, General Overseer of Lagos-based Dominion Hall, Citadel Global Community Church, has called on the presidency to speak out on rumours surrounding Vice President...
A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Simeon Kuro of the Saint Helen’s Catholic Church, Ogbogoro, Rivers State, slumped and died while celebrating Mass on Sunday. According to...
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has announced the closure of schools in the state with effect from today Monday, the 23rd, in a bid to...
The Kwara State government led by Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has ordered civil servants in the state to from today (Monday), March 23, begin to work from...
“The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Buhari Presidency have finally wrecked our nation’s economy and there is no hope in sight under their control”, the...
Construction firm, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has announced a proposed bonus issue of one new ordinary share for every five ordinary shares currently held. The firm is simultaneously proposing a...
A son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has tested positive to the deadly coronavirus. The former number two citizen revealed this himself via his verified...
A six-month long investigative story, with laboratory tests, by RUTH OLUROUNBI and KELECHUKWU IRUOMA reveals how contaminants in the air, water and soil, as a result...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Monday morning. 1. Atiku’s son tests positive for coronavirus A son of former Vice President...
Gunmen on Sunday night abducted two players of Heartland Football Club of Owerri. The players — Dayo Ojo and Benjamin iluyomade – were abducted by the...
A retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice James Ogebe, said at the weekend that the late maximum ruler, Gen. Sani Abacha, tried to force the...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Sunday counselled Nigerians to avoid social visits to police stations and other police offices as confirmed cases of coronavirus rise...
MTN Nigeria Sunday said its team would start working from home as part of the precautionary measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 The company’s Senior...
The former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, will be arraigned on Monday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for alleged N3...
Union Bank of Nigeria has adjusted its daily operations over the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The bank directed its staff to work from home in...