The Emir of Rano, Kano State, Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila II, is dead. The monarch died at a hospital in Kano in Saturday. He was 74....
The Lagos State government Saturday confirmed the discharge of an additional 22 COVID-19 patients from the isolation centres in the state. The state Ministry of Health...
The Director of the National Food and Strategic Reserve, Haruna Suleiman, said on Saturday the Federal Government had directed the release of about 17,500 metric tonnes...
The Zamfara State Government has reacted to criticisms that trailed its use of tricycle ambulances to fight the deadly COVID-19 disease. The Special Adviser to the...
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said Saturday the agency had not granted approval for...
Residents of Ogun State working in Lagos would not be permitted to move out or into to the state when the ease of lockdown takes effect...
The kidnap of Abdullahi Magaji, the Aron Akye of Ugah, a second-class traditional ruler in Nasarawa State, has been confirmed by the police. The state Commissioner...
Osun State has lost another patient to COVID-19, making the total persons to die of the virus in the state three. The state Commissioner for Health,...
The Akwa Ibom State government has relaxed the COVID-19 lockdown in the state and has also imposed the wearing of face masks in public places. Governor...
Oyo State, governor, Seyi Makinde, has said schools in the state may resume on July 15, despite a warning from the Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus...
The Kano State government has recorded three deaths arising from the infection of the dreaded COVID-19 disease which has fast spread across the country. This was...
The Emir of Rano, Dr Tafida Abubakar Ila ll, is said to be in critical condition and has been rushed to a hospital over yet to...
The Federal Government on Friday said the situation in Kano which has left many people dead is also an opportunity to take action for better results....
The Nigerian Government has been criticized by a popular Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, over its decision to ease the lockdown imposed on parts of the...
The government of Ekiti State has announced that before people would be allowed to transport dead bodies into the state, that the corpses must undergo examinations...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has attacked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for advising the Nigerian Government against obtaining more foreign loans and how to revamp...
The Ogun State government led by Governor Dapo Abiodun has declared that the COVID-19 lockdown in the state has been extended by one week and will...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has kicked against the decision of the Federal Government to ease the total lockdown imposed on Lagos, Ogun, and the Federal...
Health workers in the frontline of the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in Edo State are to start enjoying jumbo hazard allowances ranging from N90,000 to N300,000,...
The Northern Governors Forum on Friday, had another teleconference meeting on how to tackle COVID-19 in the region. During the meeting chaired by the forum’s Chairman,...
President Muhammadu Buhari and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha have been dragged to court, for allegedly violating the regulations and...
The Kwara State government led by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has granted executive pardon to no fewer than 101 prisoners in the state in...
To curb the spread of the coronavirus, the federal government announced Friday that about 12,000 contacts were being traced for sample and testing. The Director General...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Saturday morning, May 2, 2020 1. Dokpesi Snr, wife, 3 children, 3 relatives test positive for...
A former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, Friday charged the Federal Government to commence a far-reaching restructuring and repositioning of Nigeria’s economy....
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, confirmed the discharge of 26 COVID-19 patients from the state’s isolation facilities. Sanwo-Olu, who made the disclosure on his...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday the Federal Government would ensure that no employer, especially in the private sector, retrenched workers without following the due process....
The Adamawa State government Friday confirmed two fresh COVID-19 cases in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Basheer Ahmed, disclosed this at a media...
The Minister of Health, State, Olorunnimbe Mamora, Friday warned hospitals forcing pregnant women to pay for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to desist from it. The minister...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, Friday approved the release of 36 prisoners as part of efforts to decongest correctional centres in the country. He also directed...
The spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Kano State reached a new high Friday night after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed...
To mitigate the economic effect of COVID-19, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, announced Friday a 50 per cent cut in salaries of senior political appointees. He...
The founding Chairman of DAAR Communication, High Chief Aleogho Dokpesi, and seven other members of his family have tested positive for COVID-19. This came exactly four...
The Director-General of Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), Mrs. Folasade Onanuga, said on Friday the state government had approved the release of N1.030 billion for the...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, Friday warned state governors against slashing workers’ salaries over the outbreak of COVID-19 in the...
The Bauchi State government Friday confirmed nine new cases of COVID-19 in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aliyu Maigoro, told journalists the results...
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, on Friday blamed the delay in the implementation of the new minimum wage for senior civil servants in the state on...
The Bayelsa State government said Friday four relatives of the state’s index COVID-19 case had tested positive for the disease. The Permanent Secretary in the State...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Friday advised Nigerians to adopt all the COVID-19 containment measures including the use of face masks. These measures, the...
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Ghali Na’Abba, has dismissed reports that he died of COVID-19 pandemic. Na’Abba, who spoke in a video...
The Federal Government on Friday issued guidelines for the ease of lockdown announced by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. The lockdown imposed on parts of the...
The Nigerian government has made an appeal to Nigerians to donate their buildings as isolation centers as the coronavirus pandemic increases. The Minister of Health, Dr...
Human rights group, Amnesty International (AI) has urged the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that health workers in the frontline of COVID-19...
The Chinese government has reacted to a $200 billion class action suit filed by a group of Nigerian lawyers for not being transparent enough on the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus has described Nigerian workers as victims of “unfortunate misrule” by the All Progressives Congress (APC) led...
A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has described as incredible that Kano State Governor Abdullahi would be demanding for the relaxation of lockdown in the state....
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said that the ‘Enemy of the State’ who leaked President Muhammadu Buhari’s draft...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has prayed the election tribunal to sack a petition by Senator Dino Melaye against the Kogi West senatorial rerun. Melaye,...
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has accuse the federal government of paying more attention to only Lagos, Ogun and Kano states in the fight...
The Kano State government has moved to publish the pictures of the two remaining patients who went into hiding after testing positive to COVID-19. This was...
