The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared its inability to cater for over 2000 Nigerians in diaspora who have indicated their interest to return home following...
President Muhammadu Buhari, in the past week, approved the employment of 774,000 Nigerians into the Special Public Works programme, supposedly, as part of a stimulus package to ameliorate the effect...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Wednesday morning. 1. NCDC confirms 11 fresh cases of COVID-19 in Lagos as Nigeria’s figure rises...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, declared that the state would be on total lockdown for the next 14 days. The governor, who made the...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday, granted pardon to 72 inmates of the Kaduna and Kafanchan Correctional Centres as part of government’s efforts at checking...
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, has recovered from the coronavirus. The Service Public Relations Officer, Sunday James, disclosed this in a...
The United Nations on Tuesday evening delivered ventilators and other medical supplies to Nigeria. The medical supplies were received by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika,...
The Nigerian Ambassador to Switzerland, Baba Madugu, said on Tuesday two Nigerians temporarily living in the Alpine nation had declared their desire to be evacuated to...
The British Mission in Nigeria said on Tuesday evacuation flights for its citizens who wished to return to the United Kingdom as a result of the...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said on Tuesday funds donated by the private sector towards fighting coronavirus were meant for the development of...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Tuesday confirmed the discharge of eight more COVID-19 patients who had been receiving treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. Sanwo-Olu,...
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu on Tuesday announced more measures to ensure compliance to the state regulations to control the spread of #COVID-19. The governor imposed...
The Federal Government on Tuesday said Nigerians returning to the country through government’s arranged evacuation would be compulsorily quarantined on arrival. According to the Chairman of...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, extended his good wishes to the people of Chibok, Borno State, as the people held prayers and thanksgiving services to mark...
The National Center for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday advised a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, to immediately proceed on self isolation. The NCDC...
The Northern States Governors’ Forum on Monday gave reasons why they cannot afford to lockdown the entire Northern part of the country, insisting that the cost...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Tuesday morning. 1. Buhari extends Lagos, Ogun, Abuja lockdown for another 14 days President Muhammadu Buhari...
President Muhammadu Buhari, in his broadcast to the nation Monday evening, announced a number of palliative measures for Nigerians as a buffer against the austerity induced...
Kano State government on Monday evening confirmed two new cases of coronavirus in the state. The state Ministry of Health which disclosed this on its Twitter...
Lagos State government on Monday night confirmed the discharge of six more coronavirus patients from the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who...
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday extended the movement restriction in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for an extra 14 days in a bid to...
Following the increasing activities of hoodlums and street urchins in the border communities between Lagos and Ogun States, the Inspector- General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, Monday called for cooperation from all sectors in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in...
The Ekiti State government on Monday ordered an extension of covid-19 lockdown measures until the 27th of April 2020. In a statement, the government said Governor...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has tested negative for the COVID-19 disease, his Commissioner for Information, Mr Declan Emelumba, announced on Monday. The Commissioner, who made...
President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to address Nigerians again on Monday at 7pm Nigerian time over the government’s response and handling of the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic....
Recent spate of insecurity in Lagos has drawn the attention of lawyers in the State. This is as branch chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Bayo...
The Kwara State government, led by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has confirmed two fresh cases of COVID-19 in the state as the virus continues to spread across...
Reports emanating from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) indicate that former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, may have reached a deal with First Lady Aisha Muhammadu Buhari...
The approval by the Cross River House of Assembly for the state government to deduct N50 million from each of the 18 LGAs’ funds in the...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Monday morning. 1. Five new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Nigeria as total now 323 Nigeria on...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Sunday received 23 Nigerians who had just returned from Togo at Seme-Krake Joint Border Post and subsequently presented them for coronavirus...
A scandal has broken out over the index coronavirus case in Benue State, Susan Okpe. Okpe Sunday asked the Federal Government to allow her leave the...
Nigeria on Sunday night recorded five new coronavirus cases in Lagos, Kwara, and Kastina states. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) which confirmed the new...
A former military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida, Sunday urged Nigerians not to politicize the ongoing efforts to rid the country of coronavirus but rather join hands to...
The Lagos State Government on Sunday confirmed that five more COVID-19 patients had been discharged in the state. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed this...
The Bayelsa State government said on Sunday two suspected COVID-19 cases in the state had tested negative for the virus. The Chairman of the Implementation Committee...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Office in Nigeria said on Sunday the COVID-19 was not a death sentence. At least 70 patients had been discharged from...
Air Peace Sunday rejected claims that three of its crew members had absconded from the Lagos State quarantine facility. The airline Chief Operating Officer, Mrs. Toyin...
Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL, has appealed to the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari to allow Nigerian’s go about their daily businesses...
The Plateau State Police Command has ordered the deployment of no fewer than 2,500 personnel to ensure total compliance with the lockdown directive by the state...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Senate President Ahmad Lawan and the House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila to share the N37 billion naira...
Emerging reports say that three out of the 17 pilots and flight attendants who flew 14 Chinese medical doctors and medical supplies from China to Nigeria...
The Edo State government has constituted Mobile Courts across the state to try persons who breach the Edo State Dangerous Infectious Diseases (Emergency Prevention) Regulations 2020....
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Sunday morning. 1. NCDC confirms 13 fresh cases of coronavirus as Nigeria’s total figure rises to...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government of hiding under the umbrella of COVID-19 pandemic to loot the national treasury. The...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, said on Saturday night another coronavirus patient had been discharged in the state. Makinde stated this while giving an update on...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Saturday night confirmed 13 new cases of coronavirus in the country. The centre said on its Twitter handle that...
Rivers State government on Saturday accused Federal Government of “reckless politicization” of the fight against coronavirus as controversy continued to trail the detention of two pilots...
The Rivers State Government on Saturday reversed its decision to allow Easter Sunday service in churches across the state. Rivers became the second state to reverse...
