The Cross River State government said on Friday the nurse that died in the state had tested negative for COVID-19. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr....
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday night confirmed 245 new COVID-19 cases in the country. The NCDC, which announced the new figure on...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Friday urged Muslim faithful to observe the Eid-el Fitr prayers at home. The Jama’atul Nasril Islam headed by the...
The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) said on Friday the 15-member Chinese medical team had been focusing only on assigned duties in Nigeria. The company,...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar IV, said on Friday the Ramadan fasting would continue on Saturday. The National Moonsighting Committee of the Nigeria Supreme Council...
The former Commissioner for Works and Infrastructural Developments in Kano State, Alhaji Muazu Magaji, was on Friday discharged from the state’s isolation centre after he recovered...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Friday the state government would unveil a four-page “Register-to-Open” guidelines in preparation for the reopening of economic activities in...
The Kano State government on Friday gave the approval for the conduct of Eid-el-Fitr prayers in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Usman...
Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, said on Friday the state had received 61 Quranic education pupils (Almajiris) repatriated by the Kano State Government. The children were...
Nigeria will know its fate regarding a new $1.5 billion credit facility request from the World Bank in late July as it seeks funds to deal...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday extended the COVID-19 lockdown in the state by another week. Abiodun, who disclosed this to journalists in Abeokuta, said...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) on Friday advised a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Alhaji Buba Galadima, to seek immediate psychiatric help in order to regain...
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Prof. Adamu Kyuka Usman as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). A letter dated May...
The Canadian government has formally confirmed its refusal to allow Air Peace to evacuate Nigerians stranded in that country back home. The Nigerian High Commission in...
A new report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has listed Lagos as the most economically vibrant state in the country after it recorded N398.7billion...
A British court on Friday dismissed a $1billion bribery suit filed against oil giants— Royal Dutch Shell and Eni —by the Nigerian government. The judge, Christopher...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday granted financial autonomy to the legislature and judiciary across the 36 states of the country. Buhari granted the autonomy after he...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Prof Godswill Obioma as new Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council (NECO). The Head of Information and...
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has signed an executive bill empowering the state’s transport ministry to impound vehicles and impose a N50,000 fine on travellers who...
The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation Friday cautioned Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) against tampering with the 2020 Appropriation Act. The Chairman of the committee,...
The Osun House of Assembly on Friday passed an amendment bill which will prevent councillors in local councils in the state from impeaching their chairmen. The...
The Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Betta Edu, said on Friday the sample of a suspected COVID-19 case in the state had been sent...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of COVID-19 issues as an “unpardonable manifestation of leadership failure.” The opposition party was responding...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged government officials and other Nigerians not to pay him the usual Sallah homages. Government officials, political leaders and other Nigerians usually...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has once again called on President Muhammadu Buhari to respect the rule of law and constitutionalism of the country,...
The senator, who represented Kaduna North in the 8th Senate, Suleiman Hunkuyi has appealed his suspension by the Kaduna State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party...
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has denied being engaged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prosecute Senator Godswill...
The federal government of Nigeria is making moves to reopen the economy which has been on lockdown for over a month due to the outbreak of...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it had dismantled a clandestine laboratory, where hashish oil, a derivative from Cannabis sativa, was produced...
Nigeria’s capacity for rapid and increased testing for COVID-19 may receive a boost soon as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has successfully validated the...
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State met practically deserted local government secretariats when he visited secretariats of six local government areas on Thursday. The chairmen and...
The Katsina State Government on Thursday said 51 COVID-19 patients have so far been discharged in the state while 13 others have died in connection with...
Ex- governors, their deputies and ex- speakers in Imo State have been stripped of receiving pensions and other entitlements after the state House of assembly on...
The government of Edo said the number of persons to have died as a result of COVID-19 in the state had risen to six. The state...
The order by many governors in the country for worship centres to reopen has been frowned at by the Federal Government. It said the order by...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Friday morning. 1. FG to dispatch experts to engage Kogi govt on COVID-19 The Minister of...
The Kano State government led by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has arrested no fewer than 45 vehicles inbound from other states for allegedly defying the lockdown order...
The Federal Government on Thursday said it would prosecute Nigerian citizens who fail to pay tax on their properties in foreign countries. The Attorney-General of the...
Kaduna State recorded 18 more cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, of which 10 were members of the same family. This was announced by Governor Nasir El-Rufai...
Allies of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State have called on a former National Chairman of the party, Chief John...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Thursday night confirmed 339 new COVID-19 cases in the country. In the daily update on the pandemic situation in...
The Chairman of Maradun local government area of Zamfara State, Alhaji Ahmad Abubakar and his deputy, Alhaji Shehu Muhammad Faru have been impeached by councillors in...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested 14 Togolese and 10 Nigerians at Ajilete and Ilase border posts in Ogun State. The Comptroller, Ogun State Command...
The Federal Government said on Thursday the first and second batches of Nigerians evacuated from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Kingdom had completed...
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Thursday, charged state governments to intensify sample collection and testing for COVID-19....
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said on Thursday the Federal Government would dispatch a ministerial team of experts to engage the Kogi State government on...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Thursday that 13 more COVID-19 patients had been discharged from various isolation facilities in the state. The governor, who...
The Ekiti State government said on Thursday a 75-year-old woman had died from complications arising from COVID-19. The government said on its Twitter handle that the...
The Federal Government Thursday appealed to traders and transport operators not to hike prices of food items and transportation fares following the outbreak of COVID-19 in...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Thursday the state government has conducted about 16, 000 COVID-19 tests at a cost of...
