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El-Rufai

Headlines, Metro

El-Rufai extends Coronavirus lockdown by 30 days

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has extended the lockdown order being enforced in the state for another 30 days.
Gov. Babagana Zulum

Headlines, News

Danger: Two Coronavirus patients abscond in Borno

Two people who tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus have absconded in Borno State, sending panic of mass infections.

Headlines, Metro

Deadly Coronavirus snuffs out two lives in Osun

Osun State has recorded its first two Coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began, Governor Gboyega Oyetola said on Sunday.

Headlines, News

Coronavirus strikes 17 police officers dead

The deadly Coronavirus pandemic has killed 17 police officers, after they were infected while enforcing the nation's lockdown.

News

Buhari mourns Adamu’s 106-year-old dead mother

President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu over the transition of his mother, Hajiya Fatima…
Police

Metro

Lockdown: 39 strippers arrested in Lagos

The police in Lagos have arrested 39 suspected strippers at a hotel in Idimu during Coronavirus lockdown.

Metro

620 lockdown violators arrested in Lagos, charged to Court

The Lagos State Police Command on Sunday said it has arrested 520 violators of Coronavirus lockdown in the state.

Opinion

Between Prof. Osinbajo and Abba Kyari

Millions of Nigerians hold a wrong perception about the relationship that existed between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the late…

Headlines, Metro

Respite, as Lagos records sharp drop in Coronavirus infections

Respite has come the way of Lagos, as the state recorded sharp drop in Coronavirus infections on Saturday, with 33…

Headlines, Metro

Nigeria records 87 new cases of Coronavirus, total figures now 1,182

Nigeria has recorded 87 new cases of Coronavirus, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC said late Saturday night.

Metro

Lockdown: Lagos scales up enforcement, impounds 20 vehicles

Lagos State Government on Saturday scaled up enforcement, with 20 vehicles and several motorbikes impounded for violating the Coronavirus lockdown…

News

Obaseki appoints new Chief of Staff

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has appointed Osaze Ethan Uzamere as his Chief of Staff.

Headlines, Metro

Medical doctor infects four people with Coronavirus in Ekiti

Ekiti State has recorded four more Coronavirus cases , Governor Kayode Fayemi said on Saturday.
DBN partners GAIN to empower 350 Nigerian women entrepreneurs

Business

Development Bank donates N100m to fight against COVID-19

Development Bank of Nigeria Plc, DBN, has announced a donation of N100 million towards the fight against the deadly coronavirus…

Metro

12 fresh Coronavirus cases hit Osun

Twelve new Coronavirus cases have hit Osun State, the government announced on Saturday.

Headlines, World News

Coronavirus: More than 20,000 are dead in UK

Over 20,000 people are dead in United Kingdom's hospitals, as the deadly Coronavirus continues to sweep through the land.

Headlines, News

Coronavirus deaths surpass 200,000 worldwide

The deadly Coronavirus pandemic has killed over 200,000 people in the world, according to figures from John Hopkins University.
Taiwo Akerele

Politics

Akerele: The ‘poli-trics’ of Obaseki’s CoS resignation

News of the resignation of the Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Francis Taiwo Akerele, pervaded…

Headlines, Metro

Sanwo-Olu sets 209 prisoners free over rising Coronavirus cases

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the release of 209 prisoners across various Correctional Centres in the state.

Headlines, News

Lagos to hold mass burial for bodies not evacuated from morgues in two weeks

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday said the government would conduct mass burial for bodies in state mortuaries not…

News

Ramadan: Lagos directs Muslims to observe prayers at home

The Lagos State Government has directed Muslims across the State to observe their Taraweeh Prayers from home during the Ramadan…

Headlines, Metro

Lagos’ 80 new Coronavirus infections highest in a single day

Lagos State has recorded a staggering 80 new cases of Coronavirus, the highest it has recorded in one day.

News

Lagos approves e-lecture portals for state-owned tertiary institutions

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved special e-portals that will allow Lagos State tertiary institutions commence online lectures as part of…

Headlines, News

Nigeria’s Coronavirus cases surpass 1,000, with 114 new infections

Nigeria's Coronavirus cases have surpassed 1,000, as the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced 114 new infections on Friday.

Metro

Lagos shortlists 10 firms for Fourth Mainland Bridge

The Lagos State Government has shortlisted 10 firms out of the 32 eligible companies that responded to the call for…

Metro

Obasa’s Daily breakfast bread ends as Ramadan begins

The Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has announced the end of his ‘breakfast bread’ programme…
Seyi Makinde

Metro

Breaking: Oyo records another Coronavirus case

Another case of Coronavirus has been recorded in Oyo State, Governor Seyi Makinde reveals on Friday night.

Metro

Mikano Limited sacks 600 workers

Mikano International Limited, Lagos, Nigeria, has sacked over 600 workers as a result of biting Coronavirus effect.

Metro

Ogun to begin face mask enforcement May 1

Ogun Government says it will begin enforcing the wearing of face masks as from May 1, 2020.

Headlines, News

10 worst hit Coronavirus States in Nigeria; How they fare

As at Thursday, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has released 981 confirmed Coronavirus cases in Nigeria. The positive…