Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan suspects foul play over the fire incident that broke out at the office of the Accountant-General of...
The Nigerian government Wednesday reviewed its proposed capital spending for 2020 downward by N312 billion. The cut in the capital projects figure of the 2020 budget...
The Vatican on Wednesday, said the Covid-19 pandemic could be one of nature’s responses to man’s neglect of climate change. Speaking in an email interview on...
A 66-year old citizen of the United Kingdom (UK) has died of COVID-19 in Lagos State. This was announced Wednesday morning by the Lagos State Commissioner...
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control has been urged to make public the daily number of Nigerians being screened for the CoronaVirus. A coalition of civil...
The Nigerian Government has been advised to abandon the 2020 budget, and come up with a fresh one that would take care of the current situation...
The lockdown over COVID-19 in Yobe State has been extended for three more weeks by the state government as the cases of the dreaded virus continued...
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, Lagos, has admitted four COVID-19 disease patients few hours after its 60-bed isolation and treatment centre was commissioned...
The Delta State government has confirmed its first case of the deadly COVID-19 disease which has fast spread across the country. Governor Okowa who revealed the...
The World Bank Tuesday announced it had given Nigeria medical support in the sum of $82 million, its own bit of global institutions’ assistance to nations...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Mohammadu Buhari is using the outbreak of COVID-19 in the...
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello has frowned that some people have refused to adhere to the lockdown order over COVID-19. He...
The Kwara State government led by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has ordered the total lockdown of Offa to contain the spread of COVID-19, after two cases of...
The leadership of the National Assembly has faulted the way the Social Investment Programme of the Federal Government is being implemented and called for an enabling...
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday over 3,000 health workers have been infected with coronavirus globally while many died in the process of offering...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Tuesday night confirmed 16 new cases of coronavirus in the country. The figure brought the total number of confirmed...
The Chairman of Senate Committee on Finance, Solomon Adeola, on Tuesday donated the sum of N50 million as a palliative to be shared to his constituents...
The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has commenced mass production of liquid soap and hand sanitizers for staff. The Chief Medical Director of UBTH, Prof....
The Plateau State Government on Tuesday ordered a total lockdown of the state as part of measures to check the spread of coronavirus that had infected...
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has revealed when President Muhammadu Buhari would decide on whether to extend the COVID-19 lockdown placed in the Federal Capital...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Musa Bello, Tuesday confirmed the discharge of seven people who had been on treatment for COVID-19 at...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has spoken good words about the awareness campaign on COVID-19 initiated by Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports development, Sunday Dare....
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Tuesday confirmed the discharge of another female patient who had tested negative twice for COVID-19. Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed this in a...
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday sent a get-well message to British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, who had been admitted to the hospital over “persistent symptoms” of coronavirus....
The Federal Government on Tuesday expressed optimism that the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria would soon end. The government also commended Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State...
The Federal Government on Tuesday commenced the disbursement of N446.6 million to 22,380 poor and vulnerable households in nine local government areas of Kaduna State under...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has described as disappointing the state’s preparedness to fight a full-blown COVID-19 pandemic. The party stated this on...
Australian scientists claim they have found a potential cure in an existing drug which kills coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19, within 48 hours in the...
Funke Akindele has an estimated 5% of our population following her across all social media handles. Using her altar ego, Jenifa, she has been able to...
Senator Dino Melaye, a former lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has listed those to be held responsible should the invitation of...
The Lagos State Government has said private hospitals are not allowed to treat the dreaded COVID-19 disease currently spreading across the globe. The state Commissioner for...
The Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday proceeded on an indefinite break in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the state....
The government of Kano State has directed its civil servants to remain at home for another two weeks over COVID-19 fears. The state government gave the...
The island nation of Sao Tome and Principe has announced its first four Covid-19 cases. The country’s Prime Minister,Jorge Bom Jesus, said the results returned positive...
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the arrest and prosecution of Funke Akindele and her husband, AbdulRasheed Bello popularly known as JJC...
Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade on Monday ordered the seizure of vehicles, whose passengers refuse to wear nose masks. The governor, who also ordered...
American credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings Incorporated, Monday lowered Nigeria’s Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘B’ from ‘B+’ and consequently assigned a negative outlook to the...
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has said that Nigeria had reviewed its response timeframe to achieve quicker testing,...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has defended the decision of the Federal Government to invite Chinese doctors into the country to help with the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cautioned members of the public against emerging online fraudulent tactics, being explored by internet fraudsters in the wake...
The Lagos State Government has reportedly sent about 67 persons, who attempted to enter the country through Seme border, into quarantine. According to reports, security agencies...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Monday night confirmed six fresh cases of coronavirus in the country. The centre said on its Twitter handle that...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) insisted on Monday that there was no link between 5G technology and the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCC in a statement issued...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said on Monday the Chinese medical personnel coming to help Nigeria to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic must...
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The Kaduna State government Monday confirmed a new case of COVID-19 in the state. The fresh discovery brings to five the number of coronavirus cases in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the engagement of 774, 000 Nigerians on Special Public Works programme in the country to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic,...
Italy has lost over a hundred medics — 80 doctors and 21 nurses —since the battle against the global COVID-19 pandemic began. Medics and hospital staff...
The Lagos State Government on Monday confirmed the discharge of additional two COVID-19 patients from the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. The two female patients were discharged...
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered distribution of 150 trucks of rice seized by Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to the 36 states of the federation. The Minister...
