The Katsina State government has approved the reopening of no fewer than 15 major weekly markets across the state which were hitherto closed because of the...
The World Coalition Against Death Penalty and the Human Rights Law Service have called on countries all over the world to impose a moratorium on the...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night confirmed 350 fresh COVID-19 cases in the country. The NCDC said in its daily update on...
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday, relaxed the COVID-19 lockdown in the state. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, the...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Thursday 24 additional COVID-19 patients had been discharged from the state’s isolation centres following their full recovery from the...
The Sokoto State government said on Thursday the last five COVID-19 patients had been discharged from its isolation facilities. The state’s Ministry of Health, which disclosed...
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihewkweazu, on Thursday, unveiled new case management guidelines for the treatment and discharge of...
The Kogi State government on Thursday questioned the report of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) that the state had recorded its third COVID-19 case....
The Gombe State government has announced three fresh deaths arising from COVID-19 infections bringing the total number of lives lost to the virus in the state...
Nasarawa State has confirmed that no fewer than three doctors have contracted the deadly COVID-19 disease. This was revealed on Thursday by the Chairman, Nigeria Medical...
After over a week since the death of George Floyd who was killed in custody by a Minneapolis Police Officer, Derek Chauvin, new autopsy reports revealed...
Some executive members in Governor David Umahi led government of Ebonyi State have tested positive for COVID-19. Consequently, the governor has instructed the shutting down of...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed why it cannot shift the forthcoming elections in Edo and Ondo States due to the outbreak of the...
The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano has warned that residents in the state who are found in public without wearing facemasks will be fined N10,000 or...
The Rivers State government has stated that markets in the state stand the risk of being demolished for flouting the COVID-19 order from government. The warning...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Tuesday night confirmed 348 new COVID-19 cases in 18 states of the federation and Abuja. The NCDC said in...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Wednesday at least 17 patients in the state had died from COVID-19-related complications in the...
The Osun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, on Wednesday confirmed two COVID-19 cases in the state. Isamotu, who disclosed this in a statement in...
The ventilators promised Nigeria by United States President, Donald Trump, will arrive in the country in two weeks. The US Embassy which disclosed this in a...
Jigawa State Governor, Badaru Abubakar, on Wednesday extended the directive for workers to work from home by another two weeks. Badaru who disclosed this while briefing...
The Ekiti State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Mojisola Yahaya-Kolade, said on Wednesday two health workers and three patients had tested positive for COVID-19...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said on Wednesday the commission would continue to adopt and implement measures to mitigate...
The Chairman of the Imo State Task Force Team on COVID-19, Prof. Maurice Iwu, said on Wednesday a three-year-old had tested positive for the virus in...
The federal government of has announced plans to engage community volunteers for COVID-19 in a bid to disseminate more info about the deadly virus. This was...
The prices of oil in the international market witnessed a surge on Wednesday, with Brent, Nigeria’s flagship crude grade rising to $40 over continued optimism that...
The Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu, on Wednesday, listed five airports where flight operations would resume on June 21. In...
The Lagos State government, in a presentation highlighting various implications of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy, has revealed that about N2.3 trillion was cut short...
Teachers in Anambra State have been warned by the state government to stop forcing it to reopen schools, which have since been closed due to the...
The Bauchi State government has confirmed that Deputy Governor, Baba Tela, has tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 virus which has killed hundreds of people in...
The Federal Government on Tuesday said religious worship centres have been identified as a major potential avenue for the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. This it...
The governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu on Tuesday announced the COVID-19 test results of his family members and those of his aides. The governor said...
No fewer than 812 health workers in Nigeria have been infected with the dreaded COVID-19 virus while in the line of duty. This was disclosed on...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday night confirmed 241 new COVID-19 cases in several parts of the country including Lagos and Abuja. According...
The Senate on Tuesday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s $5.513 billion external loan request to finance the revised 2020 budget. The president’s request was approved after the...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) said on Tuesday that its late acting Director of Finance and Administration, Ibanga Etang, tested positive for COVID-19. The NDDC...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Tuesday 33 COVID-19 patients had been discharged from the various Isolation centres in the state following their full recovery...
The Delta State Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, said on Tuesday a COVID-19 patient had escaped from one of the state’s treatment centers. Aniagwu, who disclosed...
The Lagos House of Assembly Tuesday passed a resolution for reduction of the state’s 2020 budget from N1.68 trillion to N920.5 billion due to the economic...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Elegushi, said on Tuesday the state government was not considering the immediate reopening of churches and mosques...
The Katsina State government on Tuesday relaxed the COVID-19 curfew in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, who disclosed this in...
The Oyo State Government has confirmed one death arising from COVID-19 and no fewer than 13 fresh infections of the deadly virus which has claimed over...
The government of the United Kingdom is set to impose new COVID-19 laws in England which will make it illegal for people who live in different...
The Kaduna State government has announced 31 new cases of COVID-19 disease in the state recorded in Zaria, Kaduna North and Sabon-Gari LGAs. This was revealed...
The supposed COVID-19 patient, whose relatives forcefully took him away from a treatment centre in Delta State has spoken up on the matter. The alleged patient,...
The Director of Public Health, Bayelsa State Ministry of Health, Dr. Jones Stow, said on Tuesday the state had recorded its second COVID-19 death. Stow, who...
Seven unknown men on Monday, stormed the Delta State Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, forcefully took a COVID-19 patient and drove away with him. The patient...
While Nigerians are busy with the management of COVID-19 and its many fall-outs, fire has been burning in other aspects of national life which require equal...
The consensus around the world is that the lessons from the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) would provoke commonsense among Nigerian leaders to harness the full potential of...
Fresh data provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has increased the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections in Lagos State to above...
The Kano government has discharged 25 more COVID-19 patients in the state after they recovered from the virus. The state Ministry of Health announced this in...
