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 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,...
Panic selling persisted in the market on Monday with heavy sell pressure on banking stocks dragging the Banking Index by 9% to 220.66 basis points, the...
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...
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...
These 5 latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1) Google launches COVID-19 page and search portal Tech giant Google...
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...
Concerned authorities in Italy have moved to stop all travel within the country, in a further escalation of its attempt to curb the spread of the...
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has announced the closure of schools in the state with effect from today Monday, the 23rd, in a bid to...
The Kwara State government led by Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has ordered civil servants in the state to from today (Monday), March 23, begin to work from...
“The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Buhari Presidency have finally wrecked our nation’s economy and there is no hope in sight under their control”, the...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Sunday counselled Nigerians to avoid social visits to police stations and other police offices as confirmed cases of coronavirus rise...
MTN Nigeria Sunday said its team would start working from home as part of the precautionary measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 The company’s Senior...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Sunday said 30 cases of COVID-19 have now been confirmed in the country. In the update posted on its...
In elementary public health, it is common knowledge that the benefits of disease prevention far outweigh those of disease treatment, both in terms of cost and...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari over funds released for the fight against coronavirus. The organisation asked...
A new case of Coronavirus also known as COVID-19 has been recorded in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made...
The Oyo State government on Sunday morning announced that it has recorded its first case of the dreaded COVID-19 disease, otherwise known as Coronavirus. This brings...
In a bid aimed at tightening regulatory controls in the Foreign Exchange (Forex) market and rein in dollar supply, the Bankers Committee has issued a directive...
The Nigerian Infectious Diseases Society (NIDS) has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to extend surveillance to land borders in a bid to check the spread...
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency on (NAMA) on Saturday formally notified all foreign airlines operating in the country on the shut down of its airspace. A...
The Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL) Saturday scrapped the standing arrangement in the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) scheme in a bid to check the spread of...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said Saturday none of its staff tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The FIRS said in a statement signed by its...
The Lagos State Government on Saturday banned all religious and social gathering of over 20 people. The state government announced this on its Facebook page after...
The Federal Government said on Saturday the Nigerian Railway Corporation would suspend all passenger services in the country effective Monday. The Personal Assistant on New Media...
Striking members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in Abuja have been directed to resume work immediately. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) gave the...
The Senate on Friday suspended public hearing following the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country. The upper legislative also announced a partial closure of its public...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the Buhari Presidency for allegedly insulting the Senate. The Presidency had attacked the Nigerian Senate for calling on President...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday explained why he has not considered it necessary to address Nigerians on the Coronavirus pandemic. The President in a tweet on...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed an application to compel the Federal Government to totally bar entry from the United...
These 5 latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Former Hellocomputer CEO re-enters digital marketing space After about 8...
The President’s wife, Aisha Buhari, on Thursday, shut down her office for two weeks in a bid to halt the spread of Coronavirus in the country....
One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughters who recently returned from the United Kingdom has embarked on self-isolation following the discovery of Coronavirus in the country. The...
The Lagos State government said on Thursday the Coronavirus index case has almost recovered from the disease. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who...
The Ekiti State House of Assembly on Thursday suspended its legislative activities indefinitely as parts of the measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus. The Speaker...
The Lagos State University (LASU) on Thursday postponed indefinitely its 24th convocation slated for next week. A statement issued by the Coordinator, Centre for Information, Press...
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed a repositioning of the economy to mitigate global effect of coronavirus in Nigeria. A statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant...
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned that as much as 25 million people could lose their jobs worldwide as a result of the outbreak of...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, stated that there is need to notify airmen before the implementation of the flight ban announced...
The New Africa Shrine on Wednesday suspended all programmes as part of efforts to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the country. The Federal Government on...
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) said on Wednesday night it is comfortable with any precautionary measure put in place by the government to protect the...
Governors of states in the North-West part of the country on Wednesday announced the closure of all schools in the zone for 30 days. The governors,...
The Lagos State government on Wednesday banned all religious congregational service involving over 50 worshippers throughout the state. The state Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu...
The death toll occasioned by the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus also known as COVID-19 in Italy has surged past 2,500 cases with 345 new deaths...
Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced the indefinite postponement of the Greater Lagos Regatta and Festival earlier slated for April. The state’s Commissioner for Tourism, Arts...
