Three persons, including one of the suspected killers of Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Pa Rueben Fasoranti, have tested positive for Covid-19 in Ondo State. The state...
The Zamfara State government led by Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle has confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 in the state. Governor Matawalle in a series of...
Officials of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday took sample from the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu...
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has responded to the spread of the COVID-19 disease to the state by imposing a dusk to dawn curfew in the...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urges Nigerian governors to urgently provide information on spending details on COVID-19 in their state, and to immediately redirect...
The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned the state Governor, Seyi Makinde, against playing politics with the COVID-19 pandemic in the...
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has slammed the Nigerian government for allegedly sending rotten rice, as Covid-19 palliatives, to South West states. The former...
The four family members of Katsina State COVID-19 index case, Dr. Aliyu Yakubu, who died as a result of the disease, have been discharged after testing...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Sunday morning, April 26, 2020 1. Anambra govt relaxes COVID-19 lockdown, orders reopening of churches, markets...
The Lagos State Government on Saturday announced that six COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Isolation Centre, Idi-Araba, after recovery...
The Lagos State government has lamented the congestion of mortuaries in the state due to the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown imposed to check the spread of the...
The Minister of Power, Alhahi Saleh Mamman has explained why it would not be possible for the Federal Government to give free electricity to Nigerians for...
The Chairman of Amuwo Odofin local government area of Lagos, Mr. Valentine Buraimoh, on Saturday dismissed reports on the alleged widespread cases of COVID-19 in the...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Saturday night confirmed 87 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The latest figure has increased the number of...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has approved the appointment of Osaze Ethan Uzamere as his Chief of Staff. The Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie,...
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, Saturday evening confirmed four new COVID-19 cases in the state. The governor, who disclosed this in a statement, said the four...
Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, Saturday relaxed the COVID-19 lockdown in the state. However, the governor said the state’s borders would remain closed and asked religious...
The Deputy Coordinator of Kano State COVID-19 Response Team, Dr. Sabitu Shuaibu, Saturday dismissed reports that the state recorded 640 deaths in two days. Kano, the...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, ordered the state secretariat to reopen for workers from level 13 upward to resume work on Monday. Makinde, who...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, said the compulsory use of face masks by residents takes effect from Monday as part of measures to check...
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, Saturday confirmed 74 new cases of coronavirus in the state. Ganduje, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Kano, said...
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, Saturday confirmed another case of COVID-19 in the state. Akeredolu, who disclosed this on his Twitter handle, said the new case...
The Osun State government Saturday confirmed 12 fresh cases of coronavirus in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, disclosed this in a...
The Lagos State government Saturday confirmed another COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the total fatality in Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre to 19. The state Ministry...
The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has said that the Federal Government has collaborated with network providers to launch free e-learning for primary and...
The Defence Headquarters said Saturday troops of Operation Hadarin Daji killed 89 bandits and rescued five kidnapped victims along Gidan Jaja in Zurmi local government area...
The Kaduna State government Saturday confirmed one new case of coronavirus in the state. With the new case, the number of active cases in the state...
The Buhari Media Organization (BMO) has frowned at the refusal of some members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to submit their Biometric Verification...
The Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to scale down the total COVID-19 lockdown order imposed on Lagos, Ogun and...
A statesman and Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has described the rest of Nigeria as being slaves to the northern part. This followed his comment at...
The Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Ebonyi State, has declared that it would henceforth boycott all activities by the Ebonyi State...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai has said that the state could not relax the COVID-19 lockdown in the state for the Ramadan because of the dangers...
Mr. Taiwo Akerele, the Chief of Staff to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has resigned his appointment. Akerele, in his resignation letter dated 25th April, said...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concerns over the reported appointment of President Muhammadu Buhari as the ECOWAS Covid-19 Response Champion. The party said it...
Nigerians who may be hoping that the Federal Government would relax the lockdown imposed on parts of the country have been told to forget the thought,...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Saturday morning. 1. 114 new cases confirmed as Nigeria’s COVID-19 figure climbs to 1095 The Nigeria...
The British government said on Friday it would evacuate 900 of its citizens who want to leave Nigeria. The British High Commission said in a statement...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Friday night confirmed 114 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, with Lagos for the umpteenth time accounting for...
Seven health workers have tested positive for coronavirus in Borno State, Commissioner for Health, Salihu Kwaya-Bura confirmed on Friday. The commissioner made the disclosure at the...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, said on Friday the state government would begin the enforcement of the use of face masks May 1. Abiodun, who disclosed...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said on Friday the Federal Government would not accept the request to self-isolate in their homes by Nigerians abroad...
The Lagos State government on Friday confirmed the discharge of 10 more COVID-19 patients after they recovered fully from the disease. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed...
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Adeleke Mamora, said on Friday the results of the coronavirus tests carried out on the Chinese medical team currently...
The General Overseer of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement, Pastor Lazarus Muoka, has lashed out at world leaders for putting in place stringent measures in...
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has appointed 19-year-old Louis Okon as his Personal Assistant on Technical (Data Management) Affairs. The teenager was among the additional...
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said on Friday some states were yet to bring in samples for testing...
The Oyo State government has rejected the 1,800 bags of rice donated by the federal government through the Nigeria Customs Service to cushion the effect of...
The presiding cleric of Resurrection Praise Chapel, Archbishop Samson Mustapha Benjamin, has been released from detention after perfecting his bail conditions. The cleric was arraigned by...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, Friday signed the state Procurement Bill into law. In his speech at a brief ceremony held at the Government House, Lafia,...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday met with some ministers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to discuss the forthcoming Economic Sustainability Plan. The Senior Special Assistant...
