Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on Nigerians to be good citizens by adhering to policies put in place by government to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic....
Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr Tunde Ajayi, has disclosed that six of the patients being treated at the Infectious Disease Hospital...
Governors Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, and his Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu have both tested negative for the coronavirus disease. More details coming….
Kano State Government on Wednesday ordered the closure of all entry points into the state as from Friday, 27th of March, 2020 in a bid to...
The Abia State Government on Wednesday banned social functions, including weddings and burials, that attract more than 30 people, as one of the measures taken to...
The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Festus Keyamo has said that God allowed the dreaded Covid-19 to afflict the human race. The minister said...
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has suspended its legislative activities for the next two weeks, at least, in a bid to curb the possible spread...
Senator Solomon Ewuga has been suspended by the Nasarawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ewuga, a former FCT Minister, was suspended alongside a...
A presidential aspirant in the 2019 general elections, Okey Samuel Mbonu has said that it was now glaring that Covid-19 was now in Nigeria. He said...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Thursday morning. 1. COVID-19 cases in Nigeria now 51 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...
Nasarawa State Government has retracted its earlier statement that Governor Abdullahi Sule was not in self-isolation by confirming that the governor has actually done so as...
Jailed former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu has lost his bid to overturn his conviction by a Federal High Court, Lagos as the Court...
The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello has gone into self-isolation along with members of his family as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus...
The presidency said Wednesday President Muhammadu Buhari’s COVID-19 test that turned out negative called for a celebration. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Wednesday night confirmed six new coronavirus infections, bringing the number of cases in the country to 51. The centre disclosed...
The National Assembly’s leadership alongside a couple of ministers and heads of Federal Government agencies met to discuss the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday expressed concern over the perceived collapse of command structure in the government since the Chief of Staff to the...
Adamu Mohammed Duguri, the elder brother to Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, was abducted by unknown gunmen on Wednesday evening. He was reportedly abducted at Anguwar...
Lagos State government on Wednesday dismissed reports that the state is on lockdown following the growing cases of coronavirus in the country, particularly the state where...
The Board of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has approved the retirement of all directors that had served up to eight years in the organisation....
The Lagos State Government said on Wednesday it would discontinue 566 non-active cases which had been in courts since 2015 and prosecuted by the police. The...
Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday, shrugged off reports that he had contracted the coronavirus. The Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, who...
In a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus in Ekiti State, Governor Kayode Fayemi Wednesday ordered the closure of all non-essential commodities markets in the...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday, ordered the closure of all entry points into the state following the growing cases of the coronavirus pandemic in...
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, Wednesday dismissed reports that he had contact with his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, and the Chief of Staff to the...
One Abdulkadir Mohammed Salihu, a former Sales Assistant of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Kaduna Depot, has been convicted. He was arraigned on three count...
The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has denied reports making the rounds on social media that he is in self-isolation after contracting the dreaded coronavirus...
The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, has become another top politician to test positive for the dreaded COVID-19 disease, also known...
The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday charged his colleagues from other states of the federation to go into self-isolation immediately following the outbreak of...
The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has isolated himself and sent his blood samples to be tested for Covid-19. The governor took the decision because...
The Ogun State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has called for the total shutdown of the Ogun State House of Assembly over the alleged refusal...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who has been on self isolation, on Wednesday tested negative for the deadly coronavirus disease. Osinbajo has been on self-isolation following his...
Following the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, and with the gradual increase of confirmed cases of people who have tested positive to the virus,...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called for emergency measures on the part of the executive arm to protect Nigerians and the economy from a possible...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum Director General, Asishana Okauru, along with his wife, Ifueko, and his entire household have proceeded on self isolation over fear they might...
The Benue State government led by Governor Samuel Ortom has ordered state workers to henceforth work from home in a bid to curtail the possible spread...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Wednesday morning. 1. COVID-19: Lockdown Lagos, Abuja via Executive Order, Melaye advises Buhari A former...
The Human Rights Watch has said that the continuous rise of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria has brought into focus the gaping holes in Nigeria’s healthcare system...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday, stated that the number of people affected by the coronavirus disease has hit 46. The rise in...
A former senator representing Kogi West Senatorial election, Dino Melaye has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to place Abuja and Lagos on lockdown with immediate effect over...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Tuesday said it would convert the Zuba General Hospital to an isolation and treatment centre to accommodate more patients should...
The Federal Government on Tuesday warned Nigerians over the existence of an Android-based malicious and fraudulent coronavirus Ransomware application, claiming to provide updates on COVID-19 and...
Bauchi State government Tuesday declared an indefinite stay-at-home order for workers in the state following the growing cases of coronavirus in the country. The state Head...
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday expressed “profound grief and sorrow’’ over the killing of soldiers by Boko Haram terrorists in Gorgi Village, Borno State. The military authorities...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has embarked on self-isolation following cases of coronavirus in the presidency. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, to the Vice...
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday suspended its 2020 recruitment exercise in response to national concerns. The Force has consequently deactivated its recruitment portal. The Nigerian Navy...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Tuesday suggested a total lockdown in Lagos State because of the increasing COVID-19 pandemic...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Tuesday suspended all enrollment activities and other ancillary services across the country effective from Tuesday. A statement issued by...
At least 70 soldiers have been reportedly killed by Boko Haram terrorists in the restive North East. Military sources told journalists the soldiers were killed after...
Justice Nathan Musa of the Adamawa State High Court, Yola, on Monday sentenced a former Executive Secretary of the state’s Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Bishop Jingi...
