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COVID-19: Massive economic crises loom, says CBN
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday said the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic would lead to massive economic crisis capable of…
BREAKING: Nigeria coronavirus cases rise to 44
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced two new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of persons infected in the country to 44. The NCDC made this known via its Twitter handle on Tuesday. NCDC tweeted,…
Girl who killed her ‘attempted rapist’ charged with murder
A 16-year-old girl (name withheld), who allegedly stabbed to death a 51-year-old man that attempted to rape her, was on Tuesday charged with murder. The police arraigned the teenager, a Senior Secondary…
BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu shuts down Lagos markets
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the closure of markets, stores in the state with effect from Thursday. According to him, markets that sell essential commodities such as medical…
BREAKING: 3 of Abba Kyari’s staff test positive for Coronavirus
THERE are palpable fears at the State House as three staff of the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19). A presidential source confirmed the development. Meanwhile,…
BREAKING: Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed, Tests Positive For Coronavirus
The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19). The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, announced this in a statement on Tuesday.…
Coronavirus: I’m in support of total shutdown –Bola Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said he was in support of total shutdown if necessary to halt the spread of Coronavirus. Nigeria has…
Sick passenger on Air Peace flight causes coronavirus panic in Kano
A video clip of a sick passenger on an Air Peace flight from Lagos that landed at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Tuesday caused fear of a COVID-19 spread in the city. The one-minute-four-second clip suspected to have…
Presidency To Move Abba Kyari To Lagos For Treatment After Testing Positive For Coronavirus
There are currently plans by Nigeria's Presidency to move Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, to Lagos for urgent medical…
Coronavirus: Ministry makes clarifications on international flights’ restriction
As Nigeria joins the world in efforts to contain the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, the Federal Ministry of Aviation has made clarifications on the restriction of international…
BREAKING: CBN retains MPR at 13.5% to allow ‘interventions play out’
The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted unanimously to retain the monetary policy rate at 13.5%. This was announced by Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, on…
Coronavirus: Atiku reacts as Kyari tests positive
Former Vice president Atiku Abubakar has reacted to news that the Chief of Staff Abba Kyari has tested positive for coronavirus. Atiku sent prayers and greetings on Twitter, he wrote; ”My thoughts and prayers are with Chief…
BREAKING: Nigeria records two new coronavirus cases — toll now 42
Nigeria recorded two new coronavirus cases in Lagos and Ogun states. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this via its Twitter handle on Tuesday. It said one case is a returning traveller while the second…
Pastors with supernatural powers should visit hospitals and heal coronavirus patients – Hilda…
Hilda Dokubo, Nigerian actress, has called on pastors who are sure they possess supernatural powers to visit hospitals and heal those infected with COVID-19.…
BREAKING: Aso Villa Shuts Down After Buhari’s Chief Of Staff, Abba Kyari, Tests Positive For…
Activities in Nigeria's seat of power, Aso Villa, Abuja, has been shut down following the confirmation on Tuesday that Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu, had tested positive for…
COVID-19: Apprehension over imminent lockdown of Nigeria
There is growing apprehension in Nigeria over an impending lockdown on the country following continue spread and infection of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Nigeria recorded…
Abba Kyari: Kingibe, Mustapha, others to be tested for Coronavirus
The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Thisday newspaper reports, citing presidential sources. There is no official…
Manu Dibango, Cameroonian saxophone legend, dies from coronavirus at 86
Manu Dibango, Cameroonian musician and songwriter, has passed away at 86. According to a statement on his official Facebook pageon Tuesday, the legendary saxophonist died from coronavirus on Monday. “Dear family, dear friends, dear…
Coronavirus: ASUU tells FG to use Nigerian scientists against pandemic
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Monday, urged the Federal Government to use Nigerian scientists and other critical stakeholders to fight the Coronavirus (COVID-19),…
Senators worried over COVID-19 status of 35 colleagues
Fear heightened on Monday over the fate of about 35 senators who have not complied with the measures to determine their Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) status. The senators last week returned from a trip to the United Kingdom (UK),…
FAKE NEWS ALERT: 45m Nigerians to die of coronavirus? Verifying claims in viral WhatsApp audio
A voice message went viral on Sunday claiming the World Health Organisation estimates that 45 million Nigerians would die from coronavirus if the outbreak escalates in the…
Coronavirus: Miyetti Allah asks members to shut cattle markets
Bello Bodejo, national president of the Miyetti Allah Kautal, has asked members to shut down cattle markets across the country. According to the Sun newspaper, Bodejo said the decision was taken as a measure to curb the spread of…
BREAKING: Buhari Tests Negative for COVID-19, Kyari is Positive
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has tested negative for the COVID-19 virus (Coronavirus), following a test for the disease that was carried out yesterday on the president by the Nigeria Centre for…
Saraki’s ex-aide emerges monarch in Ondo
The Ondo state executive council has approved the appointment of Ebenezer Ogunmolasuyi, a former aide of ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki, as the olupenmen of…