These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Wednesday morning. 1. COVID-19: Lockdown Lagos, Abuja via Executive Order, Melaye advises Buhari A former...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday, stated that the number of people affected by the coronavirus disease has hit 46. The rise in...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Tuesday said it would convert the Zuba General Hospital to an isolation and treatment centre to accommodate more patients should...
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday expressed “profound grief and sorrow’’ over the killing of soldiers by Boko Haram terrorists in Gorgi Village, Borno State. The military authorities...
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday suspended its 2020 recruitment exercise in response to national concerns. The Force has consequently deactivated its recruitment portal. The Nigerian Navy...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Tuesday suggested a total lockdown in Lagos State because of the increasing COVID-19 pandemic...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Tuesday suspended all enrollment activities and other ancillary services across the country effective from Tuesday. A statement issued by...
At least 70 soldiers have been reportedly killed by Boko Haram terrorists in the restive North East. Military sources told journalists the soldiers were killed after...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday confirmed two new cases of COVID-19, bringing to 44 the total number of persons infected in the...
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting came a few hours...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, arraigned Ope Saraki before a Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State. Ope Saraki, cousin to...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has tested positive for COVID-19. The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Tuesday suspended visits to its offices in the nine Niger Delta states as part of measures to curtail the...
Following the rising cases of coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, the House of Representatives has decided to adjourn plenary indefinitely. This was disclosed by the House Speaker,...
To ensure the people in Rivers State are prevented from contracting the ravaging coronavirus, Governor Nyesom Wike has placed a ban on open worship, public parks,...
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Mr. Abba Kyari has tested positive for the dreaded COVID-19 disease, otherwise known as Coronavirus. Kyari is believed to have...
First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has called for a total lockdown of activities in Nigeria to avoid the continuous spread of the deadly coronavirus...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Tuesday morning. 1. Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases hit 40 as NCDC confirms 4 fresh infections The...
The Federal Government on Monday directed workers in the public sector to work from home following the spread of coronavirus in the country. A circular issued...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar Monday urged Nigerians to pray for his son, Mohammed, who is down with coronavirus. The ex-Vice President disclosed late on Sunday...
Governors of the 36 states of the federation under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have suspended indefinitely their meeting slated for Wednesday because...
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...
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 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...
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency over the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted the former Head of Civil Service (HoS) of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, N100 million bail with two...
The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed has gone into self-isolation after coming in contact with the son of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar who has...
A six-month long investigative story, with laboratory tests, by RUTH OLUROUNBI and KELECHUKWU IRUOMA reveals how contaminants in the air, water and soil, as a result...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Monday morning. 1. Atiku’s son tests positive for coronavirus A son of former Vice President...
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...
The former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, will be arraigned on Monday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for alleged N3...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said Sunday it would call for the review of Supreme Court judgments on some of the elections held in 2019 if...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Sunday warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against attempts to intimidate the Supreme Court ahead of the review of the apex...
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works, Mohammed Adamu Aliero, said on Sunday the National Assembly has commenced moves for the downward review of the...
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has advised the people of South East on what to do over the coronavirus pandemic....
The General Overseer (GO) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adeboye has said God told him about the compulsory holidays across the world...
The Lagos State government on Sunday ordered workers in the public sector to stay at home for 14 days in a bid to halt the spread...
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 Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday morning, confirmed three new cases of coronavirus in Lagos State. “On the 22nd of March 2020, three...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said on Saturday all train services would continue contrary to earlier announcement that it had suspended services because of coronavirus pandemic...
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...
The Federal government on Saturday announced the closure of the two most busy international airports in the country in Lagos and Abuja. The Federal Government announced...
Nigeria’s confirmed cases of the deadly COVID-19 disease, also known as Coronavirus, has risen to 22 as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the...
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Friday sacked a suit filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by...
The ongoing trial of Nicholas Ashinze, former aide to ex- National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki continued on Friday at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The...
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...
