Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
COVID-19: 100 persons tested in Nasarawa, 3 positive
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa says over 100 persons have so far been tested for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in…
Lagos orders civil servants back to work Monday
Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola has conveyed the approval of the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu that…
Osun extends lockdown by three days
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has extended the lockdown of the state over Coronavirus by three days.
Enemy of the State
You have possibly watched the 1998 action-thriller film with the above title, starring Will Smith. It was the box office…
National Lottery Commission faults Lagos blacklisting some licensees as illegal operators
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has noted with dismay, series of publications recently by the Lagos State Lotteries Board…
Buhari extends tenure of NDDC Interim Committee
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of the Professor Keme Pondei-led Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development…
Senate debunks alleged approval of ‘fresh’ N850bn loan
The Senate has denied alleged report suggesting that the upper chamber on Tuesday gave a fresh approval for a loan…
Breaking: Lagos discharges 12 more Coronavirus patients
The Lagos State Government has discharged another 12 Coronavirus patients who tested negative twice for the virus.
Nigerian govt orders civil servants back to work Monday
The Nigerian Government has ordered civil servants to resume for work on Monday.
Danger: Coronavirus positive nursing mother escapes in Edo, declared wanted
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has declared one Mrs. Amaka Okoro, who tested positive for coronavirus disease, wanted for treatment.
How to pull Nigeria from the brink
On Monday, April 27, 2020, British oil and gas giant, BP, became the latest in a growing number of energy…
COVID-19: Lagos issues guidelines for transport operations
The Lagos State Government on Thursday issued fresh guidelines for transport operations in the state as part of the controlled…
Coronavirus: More than 60,000 Americans are now dead
More than 60,000 people have died from coronavirus in the United States, as the virus continues to spread massively.
No respite: Lagos hit with 87 new Coronavirus infections, 2 deaths
There is no respite for Lagos, as the state recorded its biggest Coronavirus infections in a single day, ramping up…
Nigeria records 196 new cases of Coronavirus
Nigeria has recorded 196 new cases of Coronavirus, the highest in a single day, with the virus spiking up in…
Six patients survive Coronavirus, discharged in Katsina
The Chief Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, Katsina, Dr Bello Suleiman, on Wednesday disclosed that six out of the 14…
Coronavirus lockdown: 65 fun seekers arrested in Lagos
The police in Lagos on Wednesday said they have arrested 65 fun seekers for violating the coronavirus lockdown in the…
Oyo Govt. births new solid waste management system
Oyo State Government says it has birthed a new waste management system in the State, adding that it has no…
Buhari’s appointment of dead man into Commission: Our story – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared the air on the alleged appointment of a ‘dead’ man from Ebonyi as…
Update: Borno in trouble, as Coronavirus death toll hits nine
There is more trouble in Borno State as death toll arising from the deadly Coronavirus has reached nine.
Businesses, markets, malls, eateries in Lagos get 6-hour operation time
Businesses, markets, malls and eateries in Lagos has been given six hours to operate beginning from Monday, 4, May as…
Sanwo-Olu to inaugurate committee on controlled easing of lockdown
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu says he will formally inaugurate a committee on controlled easing of the Lockdown in the…
Coronavirus: Lagos suspends Okada operations statewide
The Lagos State Government has suspended the operations of okada riders all over the state until further notice in a…
Schools, churches, mosques, entertainment centres remain shut in Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday said all schools, churches, mosques and entertainment centres, such as event centres, bars,…
Breaking: Lagos discharges 49 more Coronavirus patients
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday disclosed that the state has discharged another 48 Coronavirus patients after they tested…
Coronavirus strikes another three people dead in Borno
The deadly Coronavirus disease has killed another three people in Borno, Northeast Nigeria.
Fani-Kayode pens emotional birthday message for daughter
Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode has penned down emotional birthday message for her first daughter, Oluwafolakemi, as she adds another year on…
Union Bank posts N42.6bn gross earnings in first quarter of 2020
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc on Wednesday announced gross earnings of N42.6 billion in its unaudited financial statements for the…
Union rejects 25% deduction of workers’ salaries by Kaduna Govt
The Joint Unions of Tertiary Institutions of Kaduna State (JUTIKS) has rejected the deduction of 25 per cent of workers’…
Amotekun: Are the Yoruba States in Nigeria asking for sovereignty?
Amotekun: The six states of the Yoruba ethnic group of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recently demanded from Nigeria Government…