The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, arraigned Ope Saraki before a Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State. Ope Saraki, cousin to...
The Kogi State government led by Governor Yahaya Bello has placed seven people suspected to have contracted coronavirus in the state on community isolation under strict...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to speak out on the coronavirus status of the Presidential Villa. The party, in a...
Three aides of the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, have reportedly tested positive for coronavirus. Because of the development, other members of staff...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Tuesday ordered the closure of all markets not dealing in essential commodities across the state. Sanwo-Olu, who gave the directive in...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has tested positive for COVID-19. The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday held a series of meeting in Abuja as the Covid-19 virus continues to spread in Nigeria. Among the meetings wasone he...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Tuesday suspended visits to its offices in the nine Niger Delta states as part of measures to curtail the...
The number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria has risen to 42, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Tuesday. Giving an update on the...
Following the rising cases of coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, the House of Representatives has decided to adjourn plenary indefinitely. This was disclosed by the House Speaker,...
Following the increasing number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria, a ban has been placed on visit to all Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Borno State....
To ensure the people in Rivers State are prevented from contracting the ravaging coronavirus, Governor Nyesom Wike has placed a ban on open worship, public parks,...
The governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano has constituted a 23-man Action Committee on COVID-19 headed by himself. The governor directed civil servants in the state...
The governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has asked the Peoples Democratic Party in the state to postpone its congress. The state PDP had fixed its...
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has counseled Muslims in the country to ensure adherance to the ban on religious gatherings over the outbreak of COVID-19 disease,...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended processing of passports and migrant e-Registration for one month. This was made know to the public in a statement...
Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire said that some infected persons have gone into hiding for reasons better known to them. He said this while addressing...
The rampaging COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade to order a total lockdown of the state. The governor made the...
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Mr. Abba Kyari has tested positive for the dreaded COVID-19 disease, otherwise known as Coronavirus. Kyari is believed to have...
First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has called for a total lockdown of activities in Nigeria to avoid the continuous spread of the deadly coronavirus...
The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, has warned the Deputy Publicity Secretary of the party, Yekini Nabena, not to take over the position...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has moved to suspend all activities nationwide in a bid to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus also known...
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Monday banned all forms of public gatherings in the state for 31 days in an effort to guard against...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has condemned the fact that politicians are the ones leading the battle against coronavirus also known as COVID-19 instead...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Tuesday morning. 1. Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases hit 40 as NCDC confirms 4 fresh infections The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has further announced suspension of all activities over coronavirus pandemic. The party announced this on Monday night. Earlier same day, the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised all Lagos and Abuja residents to stay at home over coronavirus pandemic. This was contained in a statement Femi Adesina, the...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Monday night announced four new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The fresh discoveries bring to 40 the number...
The Federal Government on Monday directed workers in the public sector to work from home following the spread of coronavirus in the country. A circular issued...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar Monday urged Nigerians to pray for his son, Mohammed, who is down with coronavirus. The ex-Vice President disclosed late on Sunday...
Governors of the 36 states of the federation under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have suspended indefinitely their meeting slated for Wednesday because...
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said on Monday, 179 persons had contact with the coronavirus index case. The minister, who disclosed this at a press...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Monday, ordered all courts in the country to shut down from Tuesday. In a statement issued on...
The Department of State Services (DSS) Monday promised to deal ruthlessly with fraudsters using fake websites purported to be that of the service to defraud unsuspecting...
The Federal Government on Monday ordered the total closure of all land borders that were hitherto partially closed. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...
Badriyya, the daughter-in-law of ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and his grandchildren on Monday tested negative to the COVID-19. The woman’s husband, Mohammed, who is also the ex-Vice...
The Federal Government on Monday suspended the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting indefinitely following the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The Secretary to...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) said Monday it would shut down its national secretariat for two weeks over the outbreak of coronavirus in the country. The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced a partial shutdown and skeletal activities in its national and state secretariats. The opposition party made the announcement in...
The Federal Government has cancelled the meeting of heads of states and governments of the Chad Basin slated for next week in Abuja. The Minister of...
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency over the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has embarked on an indefinite strike after the expiration of its two-weeks warning strike, despite the fact that some...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted the former Head of Civil Service (HoS) of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, N100 million bail with two...
The number of people suffering from the dreaded coronavirus disease in Nigeria has now risen to 36, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire confirmed on Monday....
The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed has gone into self-isolation after coming in contact with the son of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar who has...
The Federal Government has said that the situation of coronavirus in Nigerian could get worse and has therefore, called on citizens to supports its efforts to...
The claim by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) that it has only recorded one death thus far arising from the outbreak of coronavirus also...
Ripples Nigeria and Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism (RCDIJ), organisers of the annual Ripples Nigeria Dialogue, have indefinitely postponed the 2020 edition of the...
The immediate past Head of the Civil Service (HOS) of the Federation, Winnifred Oyo-Ita has been arraigned over alleged N3 billion graft. She was arraigned by...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday confirmed the first death from the Coronavirus disease in Nigeria. The NCDC disclosed this via its Twitter handle,...
