The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday raised an alarm that persons confirmed to have tested positive for the dreaded virus are crossing state boundaries...
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has decried the reported killings of Nigerians over COVID-19 lockdown by security forces. He lamented that more citizens had...
The Gombe State government led by Governor Inuwa Yahaya has inaugurated two new treatment and isolation centres in the state to combat the spread of the...
The Kano State government led by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has explained that there was no new confirmed case of COVID-19 infection in the state on Thursday...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Friday morning. 1. Nigeria’s total hits 442 as 35 new cases of COVID-19 announced The Nigeria...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has told troops of the Nigerian Army that there is no room for the chicken-hearted in...
The Federal Government on Thursday warned that private hospitals treating COVID-19 patients in the country would be shut down. The Minister of Finance, Osagie Ehanire made...
The House of Representatives and stakeholders in the power sector on Thursday agreed to set up a joint implementation committee on the proposed two-month free power...
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, Thursday extended the restriction of movement imposed on the state following the outbreak of COVID-19 in the county by one...
The second COVID-19 patient in Enugu State has been discharged after he recovered fully from the disease. The patient was discharged from the state isolation facility...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Thursday rejected claims the Federal Government was providing free electricity to Nigerians to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Thursday night confirmed 35 new cases of coronavirus in the country. The centre said on its Twitter handle the...
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said on Thursday that northern Nigeria remained a high-risk region for the spread of COVID-19 due to its weak primary...
The Nigerian Correctional Service on Thursday dismissed reports that Maryam Sanda, the woman who was sentenced to death for killing her husband, had been granted presidential...
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, said on Thursday the state government would provide palliatives to cushion the effect of the COVID-19-induced lockdown on the people of...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, on Thursday, charged Nigerian tailors to start mass production of face masks with local fabrics. Mustapha,...
The Osun State Government Thursday restated its warning that private hospitals in the state should steer clear of suspected or confirmed coronavirus patients in the state....
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Thursday confirmed the recovery of another five COVID-19 patients at the state’s isolation facilities. The state government had earlier on Thursday...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday presided over the meeting of the Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) put together by President Muhammadu Buhari to address the economic...
Lagos State government on Thursday confirmed the death of another three coronavirus patients in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who disclosed...
The death of Menegian, son of the late environmental activist and poet, Ken Saro-Wiwa, has been announced by his sister who revealed that he lost his...
One million COVID-19 tests are expected to be done in Africa from next week to ascertain the number of infected persons. Africa Centres for Disease Control...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday said the test results of 90 persons who showed symptoms of the dreaded COVID-19 disease have come out...
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately intervene to halt extra-judicial killings by security agencies in...
The Lagos State Government on Thursday announced the discharge of 16 COVID-19 patients who have been undergoing treatments at the state isolation and treatment centres. This...
The Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to display transparency and accountability in the disbursement of palliatives and conditional cash...
The Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has noted that no state in Nigeria will escape the spread of the deadly COVID-19...
Two patients undergoing treatment for the dreaded COVID-19 disease in Kwara State have been discharged after a successful treatment. This was disclosed on Thursday by the...
Engineer Bayo Dayo, the embattled Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Engr. Bayo Dayo, has taken a swipe at the party’s 2019 governorship...
The government of Edo State said it had commenced facility and community mobile-based screening for Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr...
The former Governor of Jigawa State Sule Lamido on Thursday morning announced that he had tested negative for the dreaded COVID-19 disease. The former governor also...
Kano State has recorded its first death owing to the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) currently ravaging the world. The state, also on Wednesday saw confirmed cases...
There was confusion over the circumstances that led to the killing of a young man in Nkpor area of Anambra State on Wednesday, as the Anambra...
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to give any money to Northern state governors in the name of fighting the...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Wednesday reacted to claims that one of the Chinese doctors who came to Nigeria to assist...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Thursday morning. 1. COVID-19: Buhari charges task force on contact tracing, testing President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has released new guidelines on the lockdown in Abuja to avoid further spread of the deadly disease which has been...
The State of Osun House of Assembly Wednesday summoned the state Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Yemi Lawal, to appear before the House on Thursday over...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Wednesday night confirmed 34 new cases of coronavirus in the country. The fresh discoveries have increased the number of...
A medical doctor with a private hospital, Dr. Chugbo Emeka, died of coronavirus at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, on Wednesday morning. Dr. Emeka,...
The Enugu State government said on Wednesday one coronavirus patient had been discharged from the state’s isolation center after he recovered from the disease. The new...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, Wednesday urged the Federal Government to make cash payments to households through Bank Verification Numbers...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, said on Wednesday the state government would release impounded vehicles to the owners after the lockdown....
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, said on Wednesday he had not recovered from coronavirus. The governor, who tested positive for the disease on March 28, stated...
The Akwa Ibom State government said on Wednesday that three out of the five coronavirus patients in the state had been discharged after recovering from the...
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday charged the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 to intensify efforts on the tracing of contacts of COVID-19 patients to curb community...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday, extended the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on the state for two weeks. Ortom disclosed this to journalists after the Expanded...
The Osun State government said on Wednesday six more COVID-19 patients had been discharged from its isolation centre in Ejigbo in line with the protocol of...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Wednesday confirmed the discharge of three foreigners from the state’s isolation centres. 13 other Nigerians were also discharged after they tested...
The Federal Government has reduced the price of NPK fertilizer from N5,500 to N5,000 per 50kg bag in a bid to cushion the effect of the...
