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EU, UN commends Fintiri on passage of VAPP

European Union, United Nations commend Gov. Fintiri

The European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN) agencies in Nigeria have lauded Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa for the…
Lagos logs 62 COVID-19 deaths in two days

COVID-19: Nigeria records 4 more deaths, 379 new infections

Nigeria on Monday recorded four more COVID-19-related deaths and 379 new infections from 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory…
Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, Lagos state Commissioner for education

Lagos releases schools resumption guidelines

Adefisayo said the adoption of staggered resumption for Model Colleges and Upgraded Schools is due to the presence of 2020/2021…
Chief Gbalipre Turner

Gunmen kill 2 security operatives in Bayelsa, kidnap Chief Turner

Some gunmen attacked operatives of a Joint Task Force codenamed Operation Doo Akpor in Bayelsa on Monday.
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike: Controversies trail his selection to lead Ogoni stakeholders in discussion with FG on resumption of oil production in OML 11

Wike threatens fresh COVID-19 lockdown in Rivers

He said that daily figures released from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that both the transmission and…
IPOB members burn vehicle carrying goods worth N30m

ICYMI: IPOB thugs burn truck carrying spare parts

Hoodlums suspected to be enforcing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) sit-at-home order in Nsukka, Nsukka local government Area of…
Nigerian scammer Gideon jailed for duping Chinese Yeon N11m

Nigerian scammer Gideon jailed for duping Chinese Yeon N11m

Nigerian internet fraudster, Damisa Gideon (aka Captain Kim Lee) has been jailed for scamming a Chinese man Kim Soo Yeon…
Gunmen abduct BEDC driver in Ondo, demand N10m

A woman’s story: How I escaped from kidnappers who killed Sowore’s brother

Emmanuella Anyawu, one of the five victims kidnapped last Saturday has narrated her ordeal in the hands of their abductors…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

Who is who in Osinbajo-led Health Sector Reform Committee

The committee has members drawn from private and public sector health care management professionals, development partners, representatives from the National…
Gombe declares cholera outbreak, records 10 deaths

2,141 dead: Silent cholera epidemic ravages 23 states, Abuja

The deaths and cases were reported by 23 states, most of them in northern part of Nigeria and the Federal…

Buhari seeks support for vaccination drive

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday sought the support of the rotary club's in the nation for a vaccination drive.
Impressive: 31 students of 2 Kwara schools score between 300 and 358 in UTME

AbdulRazaq swears in 2 commissioners

The two commissioners are Florence Oyeyemi – Finance, and Harriet Oshatimehin (Youth Development).
Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, ex-D-G of NCDC emerges Chief Transformation Officer of FIND, global alliance dedicated to transforming diagnostic testing

Ifedayo Adetifa to takeover as new DG of NCDC

The new man at the NCDC, is a Clinical Epidemiologist and an Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology at the…
Banks comply with CBN’s directive to work weekendsome of the defaulting banks

Niger shuts UBA, Stanbic IBTC, First Bank, Union Bank, others over N456m debt

 The Niger State Internal Revenue Service (NGSIRS) on Monday shut down eight commercial banks and the state head office of…
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi congratulates President Buhari and Nigerians on the occasion of Nigeria's nation’s 62nd Independence anniversary

Buhari to inaugurate 20 mega projects in Ebonyi

Governor Dave Umahi disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of a closed-door meeting with the…
Lagos launches SDGs Youth Alliance 

Lagos launches SDGs Youth Alliance 

The Lagos State Government on Monday launched the Lagos SDGs Youth Alliance aimed at amplifying and repositioning the broad tendencies…
Sowore and his murdered junior brother

Why I won’t attend my brother’s burial on Thursday – Sowore

Omoyele Sowore, founder of Sahara Reporters on Monday said he would not attend the burial of his brother, Olajide Sowore,…
Nigerian troops in an operation in North East

War in Zamfara: Nigeria mounts air, land offensive against bandits, many killed

Several camps have been raided, a large number of the bandits have been neutralised, said a security source
INEC reacts to allegation of obstruction of BVAS inspection in Edo

INEC suspends physical voters registration in Anambra

INEC chairman said that the decision was to enable the commission to prepare for the state governorship election scheduled for…
Minister of Labour Chris Ngige to meet JOHESU members

FG, JOHESU leaders set for talks today to avert strike

JOHESU had on 3 Sept., issued the Federal Government a 15-day ultimatum, saying it will commence an indefinite strike at…
Abducted Senator Nelson Effiong

Ex-Akwa Ibom Senator, Nelson Effiong abducted by gunmen in Uyo

The former lawmaker was picked at his lounge along Oron road Uyo by three armed men on Sunday evening.
Danbatta, NCC Vice Chairman : what is good for Zamfara not good for Katsina

NCC denies telecoms shutdown in Katsina, affirms Zamfara’s

Both Zamfara and Katsina, President Buhari's home state, are plagued by a wave of banditry and kidnapping.
Obasa

Open grazing, VAT bills scale second reading at Lagos Assembly

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday committed the bill on open grazing to the committee on agriculture after…
NCC

No plans to shutdown telecom services in Katsina – NCC

The National Communications Commission (NCC) has refuted a social media story claiming that the commission had ordered telecom service providers…
Osinbajo to hit Lagos for unveiling of Kumuyi's biography

Osinbajo to hit Lagos for unveiling of Kumuyi’s biography

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will be the chairman at the unveiling of the biography of Pastor William Kumuyi,…
Maxwell Opara sues DSS

Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer Maxwell Opara drags DSS to court

Opara claimed the DSS violated his fundamental human right to dignity when he visited Kanu last week.
Bishop Wale Oke

Bishop Wale Oke: God‘ll punish wicked people in Nigeria

Bishop Francis Wale Oke, the National President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), said those behind the woes besetting Nigeria will…
Dr Peter Hawkins of UNICEF reveals 120 cases of vaccine derived polio in Nigeria

120 cases of vaccine-derived polio in Nigeria

Vaccine-derived polio cases are rare, and they differ from wild cases.
Olajide Sowore

Burial date for Olajide Sowore announced

Olajide, the younger brother of a former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, will be buried on Thursday.
Chidinma Ojukwu, the suspect in murder of Super TV CEO Usifo Ataga says police tore the statement she wrote on the allegation against her

Super TV CEO: Chidinma & her sister Chioma to face trial at High Court

A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday ordered that Chidinma Ojukwu be charged with murder of the Chief…