Year: 2020
Lockdown: Bauchi imposes fines on violators
Gov. Bala Mohammad of Bauchi state has imposed fines on violators of the partial lockdown order by the government to…
Coronavirus: Edo records 29 confirmed cases, 3 deaths
Edo Government says the state has recorded 29 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) with three deaths.
Tit for tat : Nigerian Reps seek repatriation of Chinese
Members of Nigeria's House of Representatives on Tuesday said they will investigate the legality of Chinese nationals living in Nigeria…
Coronavirus: Adamawa records second index case
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa on Tuesday said a second index case of COVID- 19 had been recorded in the…
Coronavirus: Delta extends lockdown till Thursday
The Delta Government has extended by two days, the current total lockdown in the state, saying it will now end…
Kyari: Union, Lee Engineering, monarch condole with Buhari
The Radio, Television, Theatre Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) has condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari on the passage of…
Lockdown: Cross River reinforces ‘no entry’ order at boundaries
The Cross River Government on Tuesday reinforced it “no entry, no exit” directive with neighbouring states in a bid to…
Coronavirus: Private sector donations now N27.160bn – CBN
The Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), has so far realised about N27.160 billion to help fight the coronavirus…
JUST IN: Senate gives Buhari nod to obtain N850bn loan
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday granted the request of President Muhammadu Buhari to obtain N850 billion fresh loan to fund…
Police intercept truckload of stolen goods in Anambra
Anambra Police Command said it has intercepted and recovered a truckload of cement from notorious robbers.
Coronavirus: Ondo NYSC donates sanitizers to NUJ
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Ondo State on Tuesday donated hand sanitizers to members of the Nigeria Union…
Nigeria’s Coronavirus infections at a glance: Deaths, survivors, active cases
Nigeria has recorded 1,337 confirmed cases of Coronavirus since the pandemic hits the country on 25 February, 2020.
Coronavirus: 120 inmates infected in 4 Turkish prisons
One hundred and twenty inmates in Turkey have tested positive for the coronavirus so far in four prisons, Justice Minister…
Coronavirus: We’re committed to flattening the curve – Lagos govt
The Lagos State Government Monday reiterated its commitment to ensuring a flattening of the curve in the spread of the…
JUST IN: Halima Shitu first female Kano Hisbah commander dies
A pioneer female Hisbah Commander in Kano state, Mrs. Halima Shitu has died at the age of 55.
Ogun extends palliative packages to 100,000 youths
Ogun State government in the bid to ease the lockdown has distributed palliatives to over one hundred thousand youths in…
Breaking: Coronavirus lands in Nasarawa
The deadly Coronavirus has landed in Nasarawa, one of the four states that were yet to record any case of…
Palliatives: Oyigbo LGA residents celebrate Wike
The people of Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State on Monday celebrated Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for…
Coping with coronanomics, economic disease of coronavirus
Coronavirus pandemic has put commodity dependent countries like Nigeria, Algeria and Angola, in dire straits. Many businesses in the Micro,…
COVID-19: NCDC announces 2 more molecular laboratories
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the inclusion of two more laboratories into the country’s COVID-19 pandemic…
PDP blasts Buhari over national broadcast on COVID-19
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s nationwide speech on Monday as appalling.
Tantalizers adopts home delivery system
Tantalizers Plc, Nigeria’s largest indigenous Quick Service Restaurant brand has signed a partnership agreement with OyaNow Logistics and Concorde Express…
Lockdown relaxation: Presidency clears air on reopening of schools
The Presidency has made clarifications on school resumption following the gradual relaxation of the lockdown. President Buhari had ordered a…
Family of late Rivers hotelier rejects coronavirus death claims
Controversies are trailing the third confirmed coronavirus infected person who is a 61-year-old manager of Mingi hotel and his late…
FRSC advises Nigerians to maintain social distancing
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged Nigerians to continue maintaining social distancing to avoid further spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
Pope urges obedience to coronavirus lockdown rules
Pope Francis on Tuesday urged people to obey rules aimed at preventing a devastating second wave of coronavirus infections.
Coronavirus: Trump wants to hold China accountable
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that China could have stopped the coronavirus before it swept the globe.
Rivers COVID-19 committee collaborates with healthcare professionals
In continuation of the fight against the spread of Coronavirus in the State, the Rivers State Inter-ministerial Committee on COVID-19…
I won’t distribute FG’s relief materials to my people – Gov. Udom
Governor Udom Emmanuel said he will not share the rice from the Federal Government of Nigeria to the people of…
Coronavirus: Ogun extends stimulus package to security personnel
As part of efforts to appreciate the role being played by security personnel during the lockdown in Ogun State as…