Year: 2020
Staff of US Vice President Mike Pence tests positive
A staff member in the office of US Vice President Mike Pence has tested positive for coronavirus, Pence’s spokesperson said…
COVID-19: Zamfara govt to quarantine long distance vehicles
Zamfara state government has announced that it will henceforth seclude vehicles coming from a long journey into the state and…
FUTA suspends academic activities, begins fumigation
The authorities of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), has directed that all academic and related activities in 2019/2020…
Italy sets new coronavirus records, tightens lockdown
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Italy leapt by 627 on Friday to set a new record of…
Italian who brought coronavirus to Nigeria discharged
The Italian who was first diagnosed with Covid 19 in Nigeria is now free of the virus and was, on…
Coronavirus hits Madagascar
The island nation of Madagascar confirmed its first cases of coronavirus on Friday.
Explosion: LASEMA retrieves another body, one victim missing
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, revealed that another body was retrieved on Friday at…
Boris Johnson closes United Kingdom
Prime Minister Boris Johnson effectively closed down the United Kingdom on Friday, ordering pubs, restaurants, theatres, cinemas and gyms to…
Coronavirus: BBNaija’s Tacha vows not to return from UK
Controversial Big Brother Naija housemate, Natacha Akide, better known as Tacha, who is presently in the United Kingdom has said…
Illinois shuts down for coronavirus
Illinois has announced a stay-at-home order in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the third U.S. state to do so ,…
ICPC to commence tracking, monitoring constituency projects
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) said it would soon commence tracking and monitoring of constituency…
Lagos explosion occurred at Soba, not Abule-Ado – Baale
The Baale of Soba Town, Jimoh Agbebeji, on Friday said that the name of the site of March 15 explosion…
Oshiomhole officially presents `complete gentleman’ to Buhari
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday officially presented the new National Deputy Chairman…
Coronavirus: Fayemi orders civil servants to work from home
Governor of Nigeria's state of Ekiti, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has ordered some categories of civil servants in the state to…
Video: Wasiu Ayinde sings Covid-19 warning
Music legend, Wasiu Ayinde, has urged his fans and other Nigerians to listen to the guidelines by health officials on…
BOI raises €1bn to boost SMEs, others
The Bank of Industry (BOI) has raked in €1 billion from international capital market to boost Small and Medium Enterprises,…
Coronavirus: New York locks down 20 million people
New York, the Big Apple City, has joined California in imposing tough new restrictions, limiting the activity of 60 million…
Coronavirus: Lagos to conduct clinical trial on effectiveness of Chloroquine
The Lagos State Government will be conducting clinical trial on the effectiveness of chloroquine in the prevention or management of…
COVID19: Doctor-patient ratio puts Nigeria at high risk
The Environmental Health Officer Association of Nigeria (EHOAN) has expressed concern over inadequate personnel in the country saying only 7,000…
“Business now at a standstill”: Lagos hoteliers decry low patronage
The Lagos Hoteliers Association (LHA) on Friday decried low patronage in hotels, attributing it to people’s reaction to the spread…
Coronavirus: Mercy Aigbe mocks those returning from UK, US
Amidst coronavirus pandemic, Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe has decided to share a joke about people coming from outside Nigeria.
Eniola Badmus returns from UK amid Coronavirus outbreak
Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus, has returned to Nigeria after fears she might be stuck in the United Kingdom in the…
Nigerian Army embarks on mass recruitment
The Army Headquarters said it has embarked on mass recruitment of personnel into its Special Forces Concept Training nationwide.
Coronavirus: Yahaya Bello orders closure of schools, bans public gathering
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has ordered the closure of public and private schools (tertiary, secondary and primary) in the…
Enugu shuts primary, secondary schools
Enugu State Government has directed all primary and secondary schools in the state to close for the term on or…
Jobless man Olushola jailed for vandalizing a car
A Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos sentenced an unemployed man, Tunde Olushola, to nine months imprisonment with hard labour for…
WAEC postpones WASSCE 2020 indefinitely
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has postponed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, 2020…
Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu orders arrest of people gathering in large numbers
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the police and other security agencies to arrest people gathering in large number…
Coronavirus-proof houses for sale in Turkey
Some estate realtors in Turkey are selling “coronavirus-proof” houses online in the wake of COVID-19 in the country.
Keystone Bank, LCCI partner to empower MSMEs
Keystone Bank Limited recently partnered with the Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) to launch an annual SME Support…