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Saudi Arabia jacks up VAT 200%

Saudi Arabia will increase its value-added tax (VAT) from five to 15 per cent in July, as part of moves…

Headlines, Opinion

How Coronavirus is Finishing the Job of American Collapse

Coronavirus — or more accurately — the lack of response to it will probably finish off what’s left of the…
Oby Ezekwesili and Wike

Metro

Oby Ezekwesili blasts Wike over demolition of hotels

Oby Ezekwesili, former Nigerian Minister of Education, has reacted to the decision of the Rivers state government to demolish two…

Opinion

General Buhari The Taqiyya Master

General Buhari was a member of General Sani Abacha’s cabal. He was not just a member, he was a prominent…
Wike

Metro

Wike suspends lockdown for 2 days in Rivers

Governor Nyesom Wike has announced a two-day temporary lifting of the total lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government…
Ambassador Kabiru Rabiu

Metro

Kano’s index case of Coronavirus, others discharged

Ambassador Kabiru Rabiu, an index case of Coronavirus in Kano state has been discharged after recovering from the disease.
Anti lockdown protesters

World News

Australian anti-lockdown protesters receive backlash

Australia Medical community representatives on Monday, accused protesters who broke the law of social distancing restrictions, of jeopardising an early…
Vietnam reopens schools after easing coronavirus curbs

World News

COVID-19: Vietnam reopens schools

With just 288 infections and no deaths, Vietnam has re-opened schools on Monday from a months-long closure over the coronavirus…
South Africa

World News

Coronavirus cases surpass 10,000 in South Africa

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has reached 10,015, with 595 new cases reported in the…

World News

COVID-19: New Zealand to reopen malls, cafes, schools

Many businesses including malls, cinemas, cafes, and gyms in New Zealand will reopen on Thursday after some of the tightest…
A worker arranges harvested coffee cherries inside a tractor (Reuters file photo)

Business

Coronavirus delays coffee growers from harvest

South American coffee growers may delay harvest this year and limit the number of workers they employ as the novel…

Metro

Gov Tambuwal loses Commissioner

Sokoto State Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Alhaji Surajo Marafa-Gatawa under the administration of Governor Aminu Tambuwal has died.

Headlines, News

Stop criticising govts for closing Churches, Bakare attacks Oyedepo, Oyakhilome

Founder and Senior Pastor, Citadel Global Community Church, CGCC, Tunde Bakare has attacked Bishop David Oyedepo and Pastor Chris Oyakhilome…

World News

Boris Johnson not lifting coronavirus lockdown yet

The coronavirus lockdown will not end yet, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday.

World News

India develops antibody testing kit

India's National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, has successfully developed the country's first antibody testing kit to combat COVID-19.
oil prices

Business

Oil glut drives oil prices lower

Oil prices opened about 1% lower on Monday in Asia as a persistent glut continued to weigh on prices and…
Testing for COVID-19 in Abuja Nigeria

Headlines

Graphics: Nigeria’s 10 worst-hit states by coronavirus

Ten states and the Federal Capital of Abuja bear the greater burden of the coronavirus pandemic.

Headlines, News

Coronavirus strikes eight people dead in Kano in single day

The deadly Coronavirus pandemic has killed eight people in Kano State in a single day to compound the poor state…
Trump supporters call Mike Pence traitor

Headlines, World News

U.S. Vice President Pence self-isolates for coronavirus

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is self-isolating away from the White House, Reuters reported, quoting a Bloomberg reporter.

Headlines, News

Nigeria hit with 248 new cases of Coronavirus, 17 deaths

Nigeria has recorded another 248 cases of Coronavirus, with 17 new deaths.

Metro, News

Kaduna captures 2 COVID-19 patients who bolted away

Security agents in Kaduna have arrested the two COVID-19 positive persons who bolted from their homes after they were notified…

World News

South Sudan announces 36 new cases of COVID-19

South Sudan's ministry of health on Sunday announced 36 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases…

World News

ECA suggests 7 lockdown exit strategies as Africa loses $65.7b to COVID-19

ECA estimates $65.7 billion loss to African countries in the month-long lockdown against COVID-19 and proposes 7 exit strategies

News

12 more patients recover from COVID-19 in Borno 

The Deputy Governor of Borno, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, says 12 patients, who recovered from the novel coronavirus in the state,…

News

SERAP to Wike: You displayed rascality in demolishing hotels

The Socio-Economic Right and Accountability Project, SERAP, has reacted to the demolition of two hotels by the Rivers State Governor,…
PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus suspended

Politics

NWC nullifies Ogun PDP’s congress, dismisses new executives

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the weekend nullified a purported congress held in Ogun…

News

Senate President okays Yobe govt’s probe of ‘mystery deaths’

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has commended the Yobe State government for ordering an investigation into the mystery deaths…

News

Senate President mourns ex-Adamawa Senator, Paul Wampana

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has commiserated with the family of a Second Republic Senator, Paul Wampana who died…

Headlines, News

Bakare offers Church facility to LASG as Isolation Centre

Founder and Senior Pastor, The Citadel Global Community Church, CGCC, Tunde Bakare has offered part of his church facilities at…

Metro

Coronavirus kills policeman in Ogun 

Barely a week after a pregnant woman died while awaiting her test result which later came out positive for Coronavirus…
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