Workers in Kaduna State Wednesday rejected the state government’s deduction of 25 percent from salaries of senior civil servants in the state. The state governor, Nasiru...
United States President, Donald Trump, said on Wednesday Nigeria desperately needed ventilators to boost its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. He also confirmed the US would...
Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mohammed Ali Iname, said on Wednesday at least 12 health workers had tested positive for COVID-19 in the state. Iname,...
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Wednesday ordered the reopening of markets and restaurants on selected days in the state. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega...
The Federal Government Wednesday directed banks to reopen for commercial operations in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states beginning May 4. The National Coordinator of the Presidential...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said Wednesday 825 COVID-19 tests produced the 195 positive results announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Wednesday confirmed the discharge of 48 more COVID-19 patients from the state’s isolation centres. Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed this at a press...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Tuesday the emergency phase of Lassa fever outbreak was over following the decline in the number of cases...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Wednesday revealed how he survived the COVID-19. The governor, who tested positive for COVID-19 on March 28 and only returned to...
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a fresh bail variation application filed by a former chairman of the defunct Pension...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed 39 additional vehicles to support the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVlD-19 in contact tracing, surveillance, laboratory and...
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, Wednesday confirmed the death of three COVID-19 patients in the state. The Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs to the...
Three days after its first record of COVID-19, Ebonyi State has recorded another case of the dreaded virus bring the total in the state to two....
The Ekiti State government led by Governor Kayode Fayemi has decried the increasing number of pastors arrested and prosecuted in the state for flouting the state’s...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday revealed that six local government areas in the state have recorded confirmed cases of the dreaded COVID-19 disease. The...
An alleged plot to reinstate suspended Prof. Charles Dokubo as the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has forced some Niger Delta youths to pen...
The Cross River State Government on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to provide the state with more COVID-19 test kits and also situate a vaccine...
An alarm has been raised by a human rights group with claims, that over 300 Nigerian businessmen and women who are stranded in the Chinese business...
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has stated the need for collaboration with states for the effective distribution of COVID-19 palliatives...
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has accused the Lagos State government of not sharing COVID-19 palliatives to Arewa Community in the state. Following the lockdown...
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) appointed President Muhammadu Buhari to lead the region’s fight against the spread of coronavirus last week....
Kogi State Government on Tuesday said it takes exemption to claims by the Director-General of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, that...
The move by the chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina to soften the bail conditions granted him has hit the rock....
The Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, on Tuesday denied that the agency inspected the bags of rice...
Lagos State Commissioner of Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, on Wednesday morning revealed new discoveries around the novel COVID-19. Abayomi, who spoke to Arise Television said, “There...
The senator who represented Kaduna Central at the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani, on Wednesday, described Nigeria as a “debtor and a beggar nation.” The former senator...
The federal government is seeking for the bank account details of former President Goodluck Jonathan in 10 foreign banks. It is also seeking for the account...
The Jigawa State Government led by Governor Badaru Abubakar has ordered a total lockdown in three local government areas in the state after the samples of...
Governor Udom Emmanuel on Tuesday said the COVID-19 pandemic did not meet the state unprepared even though the disease is a new one. Emmanuel, who spoke...
The Kano State government has recorded 38 fresh cases of the dreaded COVID-19 disease which has fast spread across many states in the country. This was...
The Federal Government’s team sent to Kano to shore up efforts at containing the rapid spread of COVID-19 pandemic in that state arrived on Tuesday. The...
The Gombe State government led by Governor Inuwa Yahaya has confirmed 10 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the state. The development was made known via...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a bull in a China shop. The group also said that the opposition...
The Bauchi State government has set up special mobile courts to try erring citizens who defy the COVID-19 lockdown order in the state. The special mobile...
The Nigerian House of Representatives has resolved to probe the legality of Chinese nationals and their businesses in the country. The aim is to ensure that...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Wednesday morning, April 29, 2020 1. 195 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria as total...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Former President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki have been ordered by a Federal High Court in Lagos to pay...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concerns over the hasty approval of another loan of N850 billion for President Muhammadu Buhari’s government by the All...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Tuesday night confirmed 195 new COVID-19 cases in the country. The centre said on its Twitter handle that the...
The German government said on Tuesday it had granted Nigeria debt relief totalling N8.9 billion (€22.4 million) over the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The country...
The Executive Board of International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday approved $3.4 billion in emergency financial assistance to support Nigeria in addressing the economic impact of...
No fewer than fifteen inmates have been granted state pardon and released from the Nigeria Correctional Centre in Oyo State. This is in accordance with the...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Tuesday warned Nigerians against regular washing of face masks. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Christianah...
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Tuesday reopened its testing center in Kano. The NCDC Director-General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekwazu, who announced the reopening of the...
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, Tuesday apologized for banning two journalists from entering Ebonyi State Government House and other government facilities for life. The governor had...
The German government has approved an additional €5.5 support to its Nigerian counterpart in the ongoing efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Tuesday ordered the posting of four Commissioners of Police to states and police formations. The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP...
A staff of APM Terminals in Apapa, Lagos, has tested positive for COVID-19. The company’s General Manager, External Relations, Daniel Odibe, disclosed this in a statement...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has set a target of testing two million people in the next three months to check the spread of...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Tuesday implored the federal and state governments not to stop or deduct workers’ salaries amid the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in...
