Tag: Nigeria
1,655 declared free of COVID-19, infections stuck on slow lane
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 1,655 people were diagnosed free of the COVID-19 in the last 24…
#FuelHikePrice: Massive queues hit Lagos petrol stations
Frustration is growing in Nigeria as fuel scarcity hit Lagos, Abuja, and several other cities across the country.
COVID-19 deaths surpass 2,000 mark in Nigeria
COVID-19 deaths have surpassed 2,000 mark in Nigeria, according to figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC,…
Jigawa, Edo lead in COVID-19 deaths as cases slowdown continues
The slowdown in COVID-19 cases in Nigeria continued on Monday, with 371 new cases announced by the NCDC, amid a…
Breaking: COVID-19 cases decline sharply , deaths rise in Nigeria
Daily COVID-19 cases in Nigeria took another deep plunge on Saturday, falling from 371 on Friday to a very new…
Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba must surrender ethnic identities to Nigeria
We need to build a Nigerian identity. All ethnic nationalities must surrender their individual identities to a Nigerian identity. Like…
Nigeria begins COVID-19 vaccination, Cyprian Ngon first to get the jab
Nigeria on Friday commenced its COVID-19 vaccination as the first set of health care workers received a jab of the…
Exclusive: Nigeria’s foreign reserve plunges despite higher oil prices
Nigeria's foreign reserve has declined rather than being boosted by higher crude prices, figures published by Central Bank of Nigeria…
Cross River, FCT record most COVID-19 deaths as vaccine arrives
Cross River state recorded four Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday as close to four million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine arrived Abuja.
Nigeria almost seeing-off COVID-19, new cases diminish further
The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be receding from Nigeria as confirmed cases sank further to 240 on Sunday from 341…
Nigeria to become gold exporter in June
The Nigerian-Canadian company, mining gold in Nigeria’s Osun State is to start exporting the precious metal in June this year.
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases fall extremely low
Only 341 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded by Nigeria on Saturday, the lowest in February and since the second…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 latest: 600 new cases, 11 fresh deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced Friday night 600 new cases of COVID-19, with total infections in the…
NCDC announces 634 new cases of COVID-19
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 634 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total infections in the country…
NCDC announces 12 new COVID-19 deaths, 571 new cases [Graphics]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced 12 deaths, 571 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the national total…
15 die of COVID-19 in Lagos, national death toll hits 1862
More COVID-19 deaths were recorded on Monday, with Lagos recording 15 of the 23 reported throughout Nigeria.
COVID-19 cases, deaths fall further in Nigeria
Nigeria recorded 521 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, much lower than the 660 on Saturday. The daily death toll…
Delta leads as COVID-19 kills 18 Nigerians in 24 hours
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 645 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as Delta posted 12 deaths…
Nigeria may get COVID-19 vaccines in 10 days – Minister
Nigeria's Minister of Health, Dr Osagie says COVID-19 vaccines may start arriving in the country in the next 10 days.
Benin Republic not aspiring to be Nigeria’s 37th state: Minister Onyeama
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has debunked the trending report that the Republic of Benin was aspiring to…
Lai Mohammed: How Nigeria exited economic recession
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says Nigeria exit the latest recession with through deliberate planning by government.
COVID-19 infection rate slows in Nigeria, major slump in cases
COVID-19 infection rate in Nigeria appears slowing down as another major slump in confirmed cases was reported on Friday.
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria top 150K, deaths over 1800 [Graphics]
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria reached two double milestones on Thursday, with the death toll crossing 1,800 and confirmed cases now…
Nigeria bolts from second recession, GDP grows in 4th Quarter
Nigeria’s GDP grew by 0.11 per cent in Q4 2020, from the 6.11 per cent contraction in Q3, signalling a…
The biggest losers if Nigeria breaks up
Splintering Nigeria has often been exalted as the remedy to Nigeria’s problems. But this is a defective reasoning as all…
Nigeria not on UK red list of 33 countries for COVID-19 quarantine
Nigeria escaped being red-listed today among the 33 countries that the UK said will face tough COVID-19 new measures on…
Ebola outbreak: Nigeria on alert, says NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) said it is evaluating the risk to Nigeria of the new Ebola outbreak in Guinea.
Breaking: 5 die of COVID-19 in Lagos as Nigeria’s daily cases fall
Nigeria announced fresh eight COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, with Lagos accounting for five, taking the death toll in Nigeria's most…
UAE suspends flights from Nigeria, says Air Peace
The Management of Air Peace on Thursday announced that the UAE Government had stopped the airlifting of passengers from Nigeria…
Breaking: Nigeria places fresh travel restrictions on 100 passengers
The Federal Government of Nigeria has placed a six months travel restriction on 100 passengers for flouting COVID-19 directives.