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...
The Federal Government on Tuesday said it does not have any date in mind yet for schools in the country to reopen despite the gradual relaxation...
Oil prices showed signs of recovery Wednesday morning, modestly reversing some of the losses posted this week after storage in the U.S. rose less than expected....
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...
Two more power plants in the country went idle on Tuesday, bringing the total to 8 as Nigeria’s power generation capacity suffered a major setback. Consequently,...
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 Defence Department of the United States has officially released three videos for the records, confirming the activity of UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects). The videos which...
The Chairman of Nigeria Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said Tuesday the Nigerian girl put up for sale by a Lebanese on Facebook had been rescued...
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...
Hate speech and fake news appear to be the exclusive preserve of religious and political leaders. This class can spread poison in statements, commentaries and homilies...
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...
Chad passed a new anti-terrorism law Tuesday that abolishes the death penalty for terrorism and other allied crimes in the country. The new law, according to...
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...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) said Tuesday a total of 264 doctors had been exposed to COVID-19 situations in the country. In a message of solidarity...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Tuesday donations into the Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has hit N27,160,190,011.94. The Director of Corporate...
The Ekiti State government Tuesday urged the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the state to caution pastors against further contravening the COVID-19...
The market sustained its bull run Tuesday, appreciating by N58.154 billion as investors’ interest in blue-chip equities rose further. Buy pressure in bellwethers such as Nestle,...
The Nasarawa State government said on Tuesday it had quarantined over 200 people coming from states with a high number of confirmed coronavirus cases. The state...
The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, said Tuesday the state had recorded 29 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three deaths since the outbreak...
President Muhammed Buhari Tuesday had a telephone conversation with his United States counterpart, Donald Trump. The discussion focused on the COVID-19 pandemic which has several countries...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said on Tuesday members of the Chinese medical team currently in Nigeria to assist in the ongoing efforts to...
The Ekiti State Police Command has recovered a newborn baby abandoned in an uncompleted building in the Adebayo area of Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The command...
The Nigerian Senate after sitting on Tuesday (today) for the first time since over one month, has again adjourned its plenary indefinitely. The adjournment came after...
A 45-year-old man, Osita Ezuruike, reportedly committed suicide on Tuesday in his house at Umudafa, Awo Mbieri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State....
Governor Ahmadu Finitri of Adamawa State has ordered compulsory wearing of face masks in public as the state records its second case of the dreaded COVID-19...
Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, has made another set of controversial comments regarding the fight against COVID-19. The governor, who had earlier dismissed social...
These are times when knowledge is agony, a weariness to the spirit, soul and body. And ignorance is bliss. But first, let me congratulate the people...
What has been unveiled so far by CBN are mere palliatives, and are inadequate to stop the looming mass business failure. The 13 suggestions below should...
The Delta State Government has declared a partial lifting of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in the state, beginning from Thursday, 30th April, 2020. This was disclosed...
There is palpable anxiety in some local governments of Osun State as the government has said that it was awaiting test results of 30 persons who...
The National Assembly has been charged to ensure the immediate passage of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) and amendment of the 2020 Appropriation Act. The...
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed that it has intercepted and recovered a truckload of cement snatched by a gang of robbers at Uromi in...
The House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Tuesday regretted that many Nigerians in need were yet to get any form of COVID-19 palliative. He therefore,...
The House of Representatives Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for urgent practical steps to address the health crisis leading to mysterious deaths...
No fewer than 125 Almajiris evacuated by the Gombe State government have been received in Yobe State and have been placed under isolation to ascertain their...
The US president, Donald Trump has responded to contradictory reports alleging that the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, had either died from complications after a...
The Senate on Tuesday gave a speedy approval to a request by President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow N850billion to finance the 2020 budget. President Buhari had...
The Nasarawa State has recorded its first confirmed case of the deadly COVID-19 disease which has fast spread across the country. This was confirmed on Tuesday...
Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel has said that conducting a random test for COVID-19 in the state would amount to absolute waste of resources. “It...