Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said he would not receive orders from President Muhammadu Buhari regarding exempting oil companies from flying into his state. Wike, lamenting about flights
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The United Nations on Thursday received delivery of vital health supplies to support the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria on a flight funded by APM Terminals. The supplies, made
Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education, has told China to pay repatriation to African countries over the Coronavirus pandemic. Ezekwesili, in a post on ‘The Washington Post’, said China
Former Lagos State governorship aspirant, Babatunde Gbadamosi has said the lockdown order is not a cure for Coronavirus in Nigeria. Gbadamosi took to his Twitter page on Thursday, calling on
The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 general elections, Peter Obi has demanded accountability from the Federal Government and agencies in handling the COVID-19
An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has demanded transparency in the process leading to the identification of indigent Nigerians and vulnerable people within communities at grassroots
Nigeria has recorded 35 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 442. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in a tweet on
Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege has appealed for calm over the protests in Sapele, Delta State against the state government’s two-week extension of lockdown. Omo-Agege also condemned, in
Commuters and other road users were on Wednesday stranded for over an hour on the Umuikaa, Isiala Ngwa South LGA axis of Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway as youths in the area
Mr. Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has said that the Federal Government has made payment of over N200 billion to the power sector towards
Goods worth millions of naira were burnt in an inferno that swept through the popular Dugbe Market in Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Wednesday. NAN reports that the fire, which
The Jigawa State Police Command on Wednesday, said that a 15-year-old girl has committed suicide by taking rat poison in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state. SP Abdu Jinjiri,
The Akwa Ibom State Government on Wednesday said it had discharged three Coronavirus patients, and three others earlier suspected of having the virus from the Isolation Centre at Ibom Specialist
The federal government on Wednesday, sealed Med Contour in Lagos State. The Federal Competitive and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) stormed the building following allegations of failed plastic surgeries. The FCCPC
Niger State Police Command has arrested three persons for allegedly attempting to abduct and sell a four-year-old boy, Abdulrahaman Bello in Suleja, Suleja Local Government Area of the state at
Despite Plateau State being under total lockdown following the Coronavirus pandemic, Hura village in Kwall District of Bassa LGA has been attacked by armed assailants. The State Police Command confirmed
The National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, Barrister Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq, has warned of disaster if the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government fails to, as a matter of urgency,
The Federal Government has introduced palliative measures to support Nigerian farmers. The government’s task force on fertilizer said the cost of one bag of the product has been reduced to
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola on Wednesday confirmed that the State has discharged six coronavirus patients. Oyetola in a series of tweets said the patients are part of the 127
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Wednesday confirmed Thirty-four new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. NCDC, in a tweet on its official Twitter page, disclosed that the confirmed
